Stoianka Boianova (Стоянка Боянова), born March 29, 1955, Manolsko Konare, near Plovdiv, Bulgaria, award-winning poet and author of 12 books of poetry, novels, short stories, and more than 120 publications and articles. Serves on the editorial board of the BHU journal Хайку свят (Haiku World), as chairwoman of Haiku Club Рlovdiv, and on juries for national haiku competitions. Resides in Sofia and Plovdiv.