Georgy Borisov

Georgi Borisov (b. 1950) – poet and translator, long-time editor and publisher of the legendary magazine Fakel, is one of the outstanding figures in contemporary Bulgarian literature. Founder and director of the publishing houses "Fakel" and "Fakel Express", chief playwright of the Ivan Vazov National Theater (2009–2016), he is the author of eleven poetry books, as well as the essay collections "The Crazy Wagon", awarded the first prize for humanities by "Portal Kultura" (2002) “for his “unmeasured speech”, which expands the boundaries of Bulgarian literature”, and "Hiatus. To the Navel of the Earth and Back" (co-authored with Anatoly Korolyov).

He translates Russian, French and English poets. He is the recipient of numerous literary awards, including the Vladimir Bashev Award for his first collection of poems, the Ivan Nikolov and Nikola Furnadzhiev national awards, the Orpheus Wreath Award for "extremely high achievements in contemporary Bulgarian poetry", and the Peroto Grand Prize for "comprehensive contribution to the Bulgarian literary context".