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Maya Lyubenova

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Born in Bulgaria.
Survived communist dictatorship and breast cancer.


 

Graduated from the English Language Schhol, later she studied English Philology in Veliko Tarnovo University. Works for one of the bst publishing houses in Bulgaria.

Writes poetry in English and Bulgarian, publishes free verse, visual poems and haiku in many English language magazines, online ezines  and anthologies like Frogpond, The World Haiku Review, Shamrock Haiku Journal, Moonset, Haigaonline, Sketchbook- a Journal for Eastern and Western Short Forms, 3Lights Gallery, Gean Tree Press, Simply Haiku, Lynx, La Ville, Aha The Anthology, etc.

Author of Flecks of Blue - a Bulgarian-English haiku book.

Contest winner of
- WHA Haiga Contest: Master Haiga Artist of the World Haiku Association 
(2009);

- Second National Haiku Contest in Bulgaria - First Prize (2009)
- 17th Kusamakura International Haiku Contest - Third Prize (2012)

Photo exhibitions:
- Minimalsm - 2011
- Image & Sound - 2012

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