Kalin Terziyski


Kalin Terziyski was a Bulgarian poet and writer.

Life and career

Educated as a psychiatrist, out of necessity for additional income to supplement the low wages for young doctors in his homeland, Bulgaria, he started writing for newspapers and magazines. At the beginning of 2000, he forsook his medical career and devoted his creative time to writing.
Terziyski was one of the winners of the European Union Prize for Literature 2011.
Terziyski died on 22 January 2026, at the age of 55.

Works

Poetry

  • "Salt", Sofia, Paradox, 2008, 108 pages. The ISBN on Bulgarian bookstore sites is formally wrong.
  • "New poems at the very beginning", Sofia, Faber, 2010, 72 pages.
  • "The advantages of posing", Sofia, Ciela, 2011, 96 pages,

Short stories

  • "13 pieces of broken time", 2008 : There are only 100 pieces for the whole edition. Each book is separately illustrated by the author. Price 60 euro. Not available commercially.
  • "Strict thoughts with strange dressing", Sofia, Ciela, 2009, 98 p.
  • "Is there anybody to love you", Plovdiv, Janet 45, 2009, 160 p.
  • "Love of a 35 year old woman", Plovdiv, Janet 45, 2010, 160 p.
  • "There is a day for the good man", Plovdiv, Janet 45, 2011, 142 p.
  • "Noah gives the last orders to the animals", Sofia, Ciela, 2012, 120 p.

Novels

  • "Alcohol", Sofia, Ciela, 2010, 352 p.
  • "Insanity", Sofia, Ciela, 2011, 240 p.