Julia Spiridonova – Yulka
Bulgarian novelist and screenwriter (born 1972) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bulgarian novelist and screenwriter (born 1972) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Julia Spiridonova (Yulka) (Bulgarian: Юлия Спиридонова (Юлка); born October 30, 1972) is a Bulgarian novelist and a screenwriter. She was born in Sofia into a family of artists. She is the first Bulgarian nominated for the world's highest price for children’s literature, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Research by the I Read Foundation in 27 public libraries in Bulgaria showed that Spiridonova’s books are the most often asked-for and borrowed books. Spiridonova also works as a screenwriter. She is the creator and author of several TV shows and series for children and teenagers. Since 2021 she has lived in the United Kingdom.
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| Born | October 30, 1972 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Occupation | Author, screenwriter |
From 2009 to the present Spiridonova has been the founder and organizer of the weekly Who Loves Fairytales initiative at the Children and Youth Department of the Sofia Capital Library.
From 2010 to the present she has been the founder and organizer of the Where Children Live, There Should Be Children's Books campaign. The campaign aims to set up libraries of newly published books for orphanages.
From 2015 to the present she has been the founder and organizer of the Flying Pig literary teen club initiative at the Children and Youth Department of the Sofia Capital Library.
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