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Brief Professional Bio
Ivanka Dimitrova is a Bulgarian-American author, Business graduate and travel journalist. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America, SCBWI, CBI, 12x12, WNBA, CBA, and Storyteller Academy. A mother of two and mentor with the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation, she writes fiction and nonfiction for both children and adults.
Published Work
See below Ivanka's published work. Her debut picture book The Night the Moon Split is now sold in over 15 countries around the world. Ivanka's poetry anthology The Spring of Life is exclusively sold in Bulgaria.
The Night the Moon Split
The Night the Moon Split
Ivanka Dimitrova
The Spring of Life
The Spring of Life
Ivanka Dimitrova
“And above all watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
Those who don't believe in magic
will never find it ”
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Favorite Book Quotes
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I stepped inside
and immediately felt at ease,
as though in the presence of close friends among the many books with the colorful spines,
the towering wooden shelves,
and the scent of old paper, mustiness,
and memories.
Heather Webber
/ Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe
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His favorite moment, even more than the sweet shop and the single large jawbrakers she would occasionally buy for him was a chance to look at the children's books at the library and find something new to borrow. Becasue ... inside the pages of each and every book was a whole other world.
Natalie Jenner
/ The Jane Austen Society
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The best moments in reading are when you come across something – a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things – which you had thought special and particular to you. Now here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out and taken yours.
Allan Bennett
/ The History Boys
Training & Professional Affiliations
Ivanka has been an active member of the writing community for over a decade. Her memberships include the Mystery Writers of America, SCBWI, North Texas SCBWI, ACFW, 12x12 Challenge, and WNBA,. She is a mentor with the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation, Multicultural Children's Book Day reviewer and a Children's Book Insider. A Business graduate from San Jose State University in California, Ivanka is also a graduate of Susanna Hill's Making Picture Book Magic course and Children's Book Academy as well as a student with Storyteller Academy.
My Name is...
Ivanka Dimitrova
Welcome to my Author Page, home to information about my published work, background, professional affiliations, as well as Kidlit resources and interviews. When I am not at my office job as an Accounting Manager, I love writing fiction and nonfiction for children in hopes to inspire and uplift a future generation of writers, readers and innovators. I currently reside in Rowlett, TX with my family and pets, decorating our new home and learning to garden in North Texas, having grown up in Europe where the soil is significantly different. I love books, horses, photography and exploring the world. I love travel around the world and visiting family in Italy and Bulgaria. Thank you for visiting my author page. For more information on this website and my Literary Lifestyle and Travel blog check out my About page.
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