Elena Alexieva (1975) is one of the most emblematic contemporary Bulgarian writers and playwrights. Her works have appeared in periodical publications and anthologies in English, German, French, Polish, Russian and Spanish. Her short story collection Who was published in Spain (Nocturna Ediciones, 2010), followed by The Knight, the Devil and Death in Montenegro (Octoix, 2012) and The Nobel Laureate in France (Actes Sud, 2015). Elena’s novel Saint Wolf (2018) is the winner of the national Novel of the Year award (2019) and the Peroto for contemporary Bulgarian fiction (2019). The title has been translated in Macedonian (Prozart, 2022), Arabic (Mamdouh Adwan, 2024) and is forthcoming in Serbian (Blum). Elena’s latest short story collection – The Breaking of Samsara (2021) is already translated and warmly welcomed in Greek (Vakxikon Publications, 2026) and is forthcoming in French (Grassroots Publishing, 2026), Italian (Keller Editore, 2026) and Slovenian (Založba Goga). Elena’s latest novel Vulcan was published in Romanian (Editura Trei, 2026) and listed among the 10 best selling translated fiction titles during Bookfest 2026 in Bucharest.