Sofi Stambo

Remember to RSVP for the launch of PEOPLE WHO LIVE ALONE TALK TOO MUCH at @booksaremagicbk ! @ilanstavans will be in conversation with author @sofistambo and illustrator @yana__mihaylova . 📍 Books Are Magic | Montague Store - 122 Montague St., NY 11201 🗓 Wednesday, May 27 at 7 pm 🎟 RSVP via the 🔗 in bio

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"Sofi Stambo's direct and unadorned writing, her pithy, sometimes stinging observations, make her a particularly convincing storyteller. Impressive, too, is her comedic timing, often lightening –without dismissing – heavier realities . . . relationships among family, friends, strangers – despite the everyday maelstrom of movement and chaos – compose the core of Stambo's diverse collection."
 –Shelf Awareness on PEOPLE WHO LIVE ALONE TALK TOO MUCH (5/26 @restlessbooks )

New episode of the Migrating Words Podcast is up! In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with @sofistambo , an award-winning Bulgarian-American writer whose collection of short stories People Who Live Alone Talk Too Much, will be published by Restless Books in May. Here’s a description of the book: "A nervous dog takes flight over Manhattan. A woman soothes her neighbors with multilingual telepathy. A purse snatcher inherits her victim’s scribbled lists—and her worries. In these stories, immigrants to New York City work their way through absurd situations into even messier ones, communing with their fellow diners, officemates, and the local cemetery geese, and greeting chaos with a grin. From Bulgaria to America, People Who Live Alone Talk Too Much pulls at the threads of daily life, unwinding the ordinary into scenes of hilarity, introspection, and surprising connection." As soon as I started reading it, I couldn’t put it down. Listen here: /p/episode-11-award-winning-writer-sofi.

Autumn in NY 🍂 Last days of residence with these beauties: -Santanu in his library office -Xita at dinner -Ahry playing piano -Amal at Hudson -Marina telling stories -Asali on her 45min writing -Filip at breakfast -Emma suffering from lack of light -Rare image of Matt in the sun

What a privilege to be part of this amazingly talented cohort and listen to each other’s works and read for the community ❤️

We’re excited to welcome the October-November cohort of Writers-in-Residence to Art Omi! This collective of ten gifted writers from diverse international backgrounds is dedicated to producing thought-provoking literature that spans different genres and languages. For up to four weeks, these authors will focus on developing fresh ideas and continuing existing projects, all while fostering cross-cultural dialogue. 🔗Listen to these global literary voices at the Art Omi: Writers Reading on Nov 1 at 5 PM! Register at the link in our bio! MEET THE WRITERS: Amal Abdi | U.K. Santanu Bhattacharya (@santanu_bx ) | U.K. Clara Chotil (@xo_til ) | France Ibrahim Fawzy (@ibrahim_sayed_fawzy ) | Egypt Ahry Jeon | U.S. Matt Kessler (@OMG_MattK ) | U.S. Xita Rubert (@xitarubert ) | Spain Marina Sáez Rubio | Spain Asali Solomon (@daysofafrekete ) | U.S. Sofi Stambo (@sofistambo ) | U.S./Bulgaria Philip Teir, Alum-in-Residence | Finland Design: Pan Przemysław (@panprzemyslaw.grafika )

This week we’re publishing six new stories by Nandini Bhattacharya, Sofi Stambo, Simone Martel, Tom Sokolowski, Lindsay Forbes Brown, and Andrew Hubbell. Links in bio. In “Heatwave,” a small town confront’s nature’s power; “Octavio’s Story” highlights the mysteries of human passion; “Beyond the Walls” explores confinement, liberty, and violence; “Garden Electricity” is a literary aperitivo about marriage and pumpkins; “The Animal Cruelty Handbook” speaks on behalf of women as consumers and objects of consumption; and finally, “Customer Service” tackles loneliness and cultural displacement amid the mundane moments of our lives. #riverstyx #sofistambo #lindsayforbesbrown #tomsokolowski #andrewhubbell #simonemartel #nandinibhattacharya

A Disquiet Sweep: alumni Sofi Stambo and Caitlin Scarano won LitMag Press’s Virginia Woolf Prize for short fiction (Sofi) and Anton Chekhov Award for Flash Fiction (Caitlin). Congratulations! /about/about-us/results/

We are thrilled to announce the four finalists for the 2024 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing in Fiction! 🎉 Congratulations to Annesha Mitha (@anneshamitha ) 🎉 🎉 Congratulations to Sofi Stambo (@sofistambo ) 🎉 🎉 Congratulations to Ayotola Tehingbola (@helloayotola ) 🎉 🎉 Congratulations to Haitao Xu 🎉 In this ninth year of the prize, it has never felt more important to highlight themes of migration, displacement, unrest, alienation, self-determination—of seeking home, and all the reasons one leaves home to find a better way. As it has since the beginning in 2015, the prize seeks to support writers whose work examines, with fresh urgency, how immigration shapes our countries, our communities, and ourselves. The winner will receive $10,000 and publication by Restless Books. This year’s judges—authors Priyanka Champaneri (@priyanka.champaneri ), Rivka Galchen, and Ilan Stavans (@ilanstavans )—have selected the finalists. Please join us in celebrating their work! Read excerpts from all finalists over at @commonmag through the link in our bio. #Restlessbooks #Restless #NewImmigrantWritingPrize #IndiePublishing #immigrantstories #immigrantwriter #internationalfiction #literaryfiction #literary #bookcommunity

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