Background
Julia Spiridonova was born on October 30th 1972 in Sofia in the family of artists.
Julia Spiridonova was born on October 30th 1972 in Sofia in the family of artists.
Sofia University.
Her story was then included in English and French short story anthologies. In 1996 Julia Spiridonova was invited to take part in the screenplay jury of the Student Film Festival in Munich. In 2007 she was invited by the Russian Presidency as an official guest of the International Bookfair BibliObraz in Moscow to represent Bulgaria.
In 2008 Julia"s children tale The scabby frog, illustrated by the internationally acclaimed artist and illustrator Ivan Gantschev, was presented with a very positive acclaim at the International Bookfair in Hague.
In 2010 The Ministry of Education and Science has adjudged to Julia Spiridonova the Special Merit Award in recognition for the distinctive support in the development of the spiritual culture of the young generations. In 2011, a research carried out by the I Read website in 27 public libraries in Bulgaria, showed that Julia Spiridonova’s books are the most often asked for and borrowed books
Julia Spiridonova is also well known for her screenwriter work, authoring more than 400 scripts for the Bulgarian National Television. She is the creator and author of several children and teenager television shows and series.
The campaign aims to set up libraries of newly published books for orphanages.
1995 – The annual United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization award for The Pacifier short story 2005 - Europe in Fairytale competition 3rd prize winner 2006 - The children book manuscript competition, held by the Bulgarian Writers Association for the My Sweet Pathwalker novel 2010 – The annual Hristo G. Danov award nominee, Book of the Year category 2010 – The annual Konstantin Konstantinov award winner, Author of the Year category 2010 – The annual Prize ring (The) Slaveykov - Contribution to the Bulgarian Literature award winner 2011 – The annual Hristo G. Danov award nominee, Book of the Year category 2012 - The annual The Golden Apple award nominee 2012 – The Child honorary diploma for lifetime contribution to the happy childhood of Bulgarian children 2015 – The annual Hristo G. Danov award nominee, Book of the Year category 2015 - The Feather award winner, Children"s Book category.
She is a member of the Association of Bulgarian Writers.
