Balgarianovinite.com Svishtov marked the 163rd anniversary of the birth of celebrated Bulgarian writer Aleko Konstantinov with a series of events, culminating Tuesday in the awarding of this year’s Aleko International Short Story Competition to Bulgarian author Deyan Enev.
Enev was named the winner in the contest on January 5.
The ceremony took place at the Svishtov community centre, where the jury, led by literary scholar Yordan Eftimov and including Mihail Veshim, Rumen Belchev, Tanya Likova, and Veselina Spasova, announced the winner. Enev’s story, The Black Panther, was read to the audience. The tale, inspired by a widely reported incident in June 2025 when a black panther was spotted in the Shumen Plateau, was selected from 91 submissions sent by 62 writers from nearly 20 countries.
During the celebration, Eftimov praised Enev’s long-standing contribution to Bulgarian literature, noting that he has published 697 weekly texts over 13 years, establishing himself as a prolific master of the short story. Enev expressed gratitude to the jury and the town of Svishtov before reading an additional story dedicated to Aleko Konstantinov.
He received a statuette, a certificate, and a portrait of the writer from Svishtov Mayor Gencho Genchev.
The evening also featured a performance of the musical comedy Bai Ganyo European by the Konstantin Kisimov Musical-Drama Theatre from Veliko Tarnovo, with ticket proceeds supporting the 100th anniversary of Svishtov’s History Museum. Earlier in the day, celebrations included a school ceremony at the Aleko Konstantinov Vocational High School, an exhibition of works by Petar Borsukov at the Nikolay Pavlovich Art Gallery, a torch procession from Konstantinov’s birthplace, and a citywide homage at his bust in the town garden. Deyan Enev Receives International Short Story Contest Award 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-13 22:57:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
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