The Elizabeth Kostova Foundation for Creative Writing (EKF) is a nonprofit organization founded by the American writer Elizabeth Kostova in 2007.

Joined February 2012
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26 May 2023
Looking forward to CapitaLiterature: Loss&Grief on 12-14 June in Sofia. Join us for discussions with writers from Bulgaria, Norway, the USA, and Ukraine, along with a short film screening and poetry performance: ekf.bg/news/article/303
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19 May 2023
We interviewed women writers from Bulgaria and the world to explore their experiences as writers and the challenges they encounter during their professional development (3/3). Join the survey: forms.gle/D2fomLppnEsEVKRU7 Apply for our writing residency: ekf.bg/news/article/300
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19 May 2023
We interviewed women writers from Bulgaria and the world to explore their experiences as writers and the challenges they encounter during their professional development (2/3). Join the survey: forms.gle/D2fomLppnEsEVKRU7 Apply for our writing residency: ekf.bg/news/article/300
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19 May 2023
We interviewed women writers from Bulgaria and the world to explore their experiences as writers and the challenges they encounter during their professional development (1/3). Join the survey: forms.gle/D2fomLppnEsEVKRU7 Apply for our writing residency: ekf.bg/news/article/300
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11 May 2023
Writing is not just about tapping on a keyboard. It also involves thinking, reading, feeling, and drawing from life experiences for inspiration. Discover 10 days of uninterrupted creative work surrounded by the awe-inspiring beauty of the mountains here: ekf.bg/news/article/300
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20 Apr 2023
We are excited to welcome the 2023 Sozopol Fellows to our family. Dear, Antoniya, Danila, Evgenia, Helen, Izidora, Katerina, Keenan, Mike, Paulina, Sean, welcome! Learn more about our amazing Fellows here: ekf.bg/news/article/295
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12 Apr 2023
The call for our Translation Atelier in May is open and the program this year offers plenty for literary translators to enjoy. Apply by April 25 here: ekf.bg/news/article/292
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6 Apr 2023
Professional writing is a challenging form of work, especially for women. Take a few moments to complete our poll and helps us identify opportunities to support you: Poll in English: forms.gle/D2fomLppnEsEVKRU7 Poll in Bulgarian: forms.gle/aM4PPxTzUtgH6wVG8
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22 Mar 2023
#throwback Professional dancer Dan Denev interprets Ivan Shopov's "The Story of L" for our 2022 Leap Off Page Festival in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. Check out the video trailer here: youtu.be/Wz7cSHL45v8
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7 Mar 2023
Check out the video trailer for "This Is to Inform You about the Sightings of the Dot", a text-based dance performance by dancer Tsveta Doycheva and writer Sofie Verraest, part of our Leap Off Page Festival of literature and contemporary dance 👇 youtu.be/ubNfFBXn-to
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26 Feb 2023
🌊 Come to our writing house in Sozopol if you have books. In your hands, in your head, in your heart, wherever. 2️⃣ days until the deadline to do something truly important for your writing career here: ekf.bg/sozopol/edition/2023/
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25 Feb 2023
🔔Announcing the 2023 Sozopol Seminars faculty and visiting speakers (4/4)
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25 Feb 2023
🔔Announcing the 2023 Sozopol Seminars faculty and visiting speakers (3/4)
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25 Feb 2023
🔔Announcing the 2023 Sozopol Seminars faculty and visiting speakers (2/4)
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25 Feb 2023
🔔Announcing the 2023 Sozopol Seminars faculty and visiting speakers (1/4)
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22 Dec 2022
We are thrilled to announce that the Sozopol Fiction Seminars are back! The workshop for writers that has been changing lives and opening new opportunities since 2007 is now accepting applications. How to apply: ekf.bg/news/article/289 About the Seminars: ekf.bg/sozopol/page/42/
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9 Nov 2022
We are now part of the 2022 Creative Pioneers Fund administered by the Moleskine Foundation. 1/3 of Fund participants are led by women 🦸‍♀️ #CreativityPioneers #CreativityForSocialChange #MoleskineFoundation #ElizabethKostovaFoundation
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18 Oct 2022
Excited to be launching our international festival for literature and contemporary dance, Leap Off Page, on November 5th in Veliko Tarnovo. More information available here ekf.bg/news/article/276
3 Oct 2022
Стартираме проекта Литература в движение/Fiction in Motion в партньорство със студио Robo Lab и с подкрепата на @minculturebg, за да достигне съвременната българска литература до нови публики тук и по света. Повече информация тук: ekf.bg/news/article/274
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22 Jul 2022
On July 26th, @AimeeNez will join #CapitaLiterature 2022 to tell us more about her world of wonders, and how poetry can help us understand the urgency of the climate crisis. facebook.com/events/s/world-…
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