Kapka Kassabova

Kapka Kassabova grew up in communist Bulgaria, emigrated to New Zealand in her teens, and now lives in Edinburgh and the Scottish Highlands. She is the author of several poetry collections. Her childhood memoir Street Without a Name was short-listed for the 2009 Prix europeen du livre and the Dolmann Travel Club Award. Her novel Villa Pacifica (Alma Books) and dance memoir Twelve Minutes of Love, a tango story (Portobello), are out in 2011. Kapka has written for The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Times Literary Supplement, The Scottish Review of Books, and Vogue.