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Register for BCWC 2016!

It is that time of the year again! Register your school for the BCWC 2016  here The competition is open to all Bulgarian public and private school students from 6th to 12th grades who are excited to express themselves creatively…in English! The registration will be open from October 5th to October 18th, 2015.

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An unforgettable week

The award for some of this year’s finalists at the Bulgarian Creative Writing Competition was participation in the Summer Educational Camp organized by the American University in Bulgaria. They have shared with us the positive experiences. You arrive at the university campus on a summer afternoon. You walk along the whispering river which is surrounded by lush lawns and trees swaying in the breeze. When you reach Skapto 1, you’re greeted by a group of young, friendly counselors who make sure you have everything you need. After having your first dinner in the canteen (which, like any meal there, is delicious), you have two hours of team building. You begin to meet the amazing people with whom you’ll share both joy and sorrow for the next few weeks. Together you’ll go to classes, eat, play sports, write poems, sing in a circle on the grass, draw, swim, present, go on trips, shout out the windows after curfew and get into trouble. You will make friends and memories you won’t ever forget. In class you’ll meet teachers who inspire, not lecture. All of them, as well as the counselors, are open-minded, intelligent people you can talk to, the way you’d talk to a close friend. I really appreciate that. The main disadvantage of this camp is how hard it is to leave it – the moment of goodbyes. It has you dreaming of the day you will return. I really hope such a day will come for me. – Maria Bakalova, Haskovo At first I was highly skeptical of this camp: I thought it would be just another nuisance in my otherwise lazy summer holiday. I was wrong, and was so glad to be wrong! The methods of teaching there are nothing like what one can see in a Bulgarian school- everything is presented in the form of entertaining games, everybody is tolerant to opinions which differ from their own and nobody is forced to do anything. There was much more emphasis on cooperation compared to competition, which I really liked, as it encourages the exchange of ideas. All of the teachers and counselors are all energetic and rather friendly, and there is a wide variety of afternoon activities- ball sports, bowling, billiards, swimming and hiking. The evening teambuilding activities are definitely one of the highlights of the camp and a marvelous way for us campers to get to know each other better. To make a long story short, the camp was good that I stayed on for another week, and even managed to make a friend from Kazakhstan while there! I’ve already started saving up so as to go again next year, and I think you should too! – Svetoslav Yordanov, Shumen I don’t really think it’s possible to sum the experience up in just a paragraph. To me, it was all about personal growth, about learning to appreciate my strengths and figuring my flaws out, it was an opportunity to work on my confidence and my communication skills. I did not just make friends there, I found a family, I found a home. Inspiring teachers, friendly counselors, creative, loving students and tons of fun and excitement were just a part of the things I associate with the summer camp. As clichéd as it may sound, it was an unforgettable, life-changing experience. To be surrounded by so many young, intelligent and talented people, to take part in all the classes and activities was a privilege, and it had a huge impact on me. I am grateful that I was given the opportunity to participate in something so special. I created lasting friendships, I met people who changed the course of my future, I simply had the time of my life. – Ivanela Arabadzhieva, Polski Trambesh  

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2015 Bulgarian Creative Writing Competition Award Ceremony

The award ceremony for the 2015 BCWC was held this weekend in Blagoevgrad. 21 national winners and their teachers were invited to receive their prizes and to attend a seminar in creative writing facilitated by Professor Michael Cohen and Assistant Professor Dannie Chalk from the American University in Bulgaria. The seminar, the award ceremony and the official dinner were in the Skaptopara campus of the AUBG in Blagoevgrad. The ceremony started with some opening remarks by Dimitar Tsekov – CORPluS Executive Director, followed by addresses by Boryana Shalyavska – Director of Admissions at AUBG and Joy Mason – representative of the competition jury. During her speech Ms. Shalyavska announced the two special awards generously provided by the AUBG – a 3-week summer educational camp (Ivanella Arabadzhieva from Polski Trambesh) and a summer TOEFL course (Militsa Russeva from Sliven). 4 other winners will join the AUBG Summer Educational camp (http://www.aubg.bg/camp) for a week. The 6th and 12th grade winners received tablets. Zhana Zagorova introduced this year winners and their pieces of writing. Maria Bakalova from Haskovo performed 3 songs and was warmly applauded by the audience. All national winners and their teachers received books in English from the US Embassy as well as prize packages provided by Express Publishing, KLETT and Macmillan Bulgaria. Microsoft Bulgaria provided 3 prizes which went to the holders of the lucky numbers from the rafftle. Nadezhda Markova from Ruse received a signed copy of the book “Cold Snap” and 100 USD donated by a former PC Volunteer and the book’s author – Cynthia Morrison Phoel.

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2015 BCWC National results

It is our pleasure to announce the official national winners of the 2015 Bulgarian Creative Writing Competition! All regional finalist essays were read and assessed on Saturday, March 28th, by our panel of 14 native speakers and Bulgarian professionals – Angela Rodel, Bobbi Arduini, Galina Nikolova, Gergana Paraskova, Gergana Yaneva, Darina Konova, Dimitar Tsekov, Iliana Dimitrova, Ivan Landzhev, Joseph Herr, Radka Bozhilova, Valya Zavyalova,Vladimir Mihailovski and Zhana Zagorova. Needless to say the judges enjoyed themselves tremendously! Check the results at 2015 National Results There are 21 winners – 3 per grade level – and these students, as well as their English teachers (1 per school), will be invited to attend the official BCWC awards ceremony in Blagoevgrad on April 25, 2015. This trip is just one part of the prizes that will be awarded to the winners. Schools and winners will be contacted individually at a later time in order to coordinate the logistics for the event. Once again, congratulations to all! The winning essays will be unveiled for all to read on the BCWC website by the end of this month. Stay tuned!

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Who are this year’s national qualifiers? Check the list!

2015 Regional Results Some interesting statistics from this year’s competition: Schools participating – 179 Essays submitted – 4236 Regions with the highest number of participants – Plovdiv – 535, city of Sofia – 388, Burgas – 315. Regions with the highest number of national qualifiers – Blagoevgrad – 15, Burgas – 14, city of Sofia – 12. Schools with the highest number of national qualifiers – „Acad. G. Stoyanov” Language School in Blagoevgrad – 6, American College – Sofia – 5, PMG “Acad. Sergey Korolyov” – Blagoevgrad – 4. Special thanks to our regional jury members who did a great job reading and rating more than four thousand works!!!

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Are you ready for the big writing?

February 9 or 10, 2015 are the writing days for the 5th Bulgarian Creative Writing Competition. Your English teachers will provide you with more information about the time and place where your school competition will take place.

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Creative Writing Workshop for teachers

The workshop held on November 21 – 23, 2014 in Sofia inspired the participants to think, write and teach creatively! Thank you to our talented facilitators Eireene Nealand, Bobbi Arduini, Erica Carlson, Scott Bleiweis, Hannah Allen and Michael Deegan and to Bulgarian American Society for their partnership. All handouts, PP presentations and other resources from the workshop will be organized in a booklet and will be posted on the website next week.

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Register for BCWC 2015!

The competition is open to all Bulgarian public and private school students from 6th to 12th grades who are eager to express themselves creatively…in English! The registration will be open from October 8th to October 25, 2014. To register your school click here Once the registration is over we will contact all the participating schools and will send the bank account for 20 leva participation fee.

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