On 12 December 2025, Elena Kostioukovitch will be a guest of Sofia International Literature Festival, featuring in a conference at the Sofia National Palace of Culture (NDK).

The event, moderated by Daria Karapetkova, will be focused on Elena's experience translating Umberto Eco's works and will be called "Translating Umberto Eco".

The conference, organized by the Italian Culture Insitute and the Italian Embassy in collaboration with the Bulgarian Book Association, will take place at NDK (Bulgaria Blvd, 1463 Sofia, Bulgaria) at 18:00.

The event will be held in Italian with simultaneous Bulgarian translation.

More info here:

https://iicsofia.esteri.it/it/gli_eventi/calendario/festival-internazionale-di-letteratura-di-sofia-tradurre-umberto-eco-elena-kostioukovitch-in-dialogo-con-dariya-karapetkova/