Оn 25 October 2024, the Consulate General of Bulgaria in Shanghai organized a meeting between the Bulgarian community and the writer Zornitsa Garkova. The event was dedicated to 1st November – the National Awakeners’ Day and took place in the only restaurant in China that offers Bulgarian cuisine – Vanca’s.

 The Consul General of Bulgaria in Shanghai Vladislav Spasov recalled the words of Vassil Drumev that “a nation that preserves its consciousness, culture, writing and science will certainly have a bright and lasting future”. He presented the author Ms. Zornitsa Garkova and her short story collections The way of the ants (2013) and They never tell (2019).

Ms. Zornitsa Garkova shared with our compatriots her experiences as a writer and a journalist at the BNR Hristo Botev program. She spoke about the creative writing of short stories and longer texts as well as her genre preferences. The author read a passage from her short story Model of the sea, answered questions and had friendly discussions with our compatriots.

Ms. Zornitsa Garkova has visited Shanghai together with six other foreign writers from different continents at the invitation of Shanghai Writers’ Association for participation at the annual Shanghai Writing Program. The Chinese hosts organized several literary events for the foreign and Chinese writers aiming to introduce them to the people of Shanghai.