Katerina Stoykova-Klemer grew up in Bourgas, Bulgaria.
In 1995, she immigrated to the United States and for over a decade, worked as a software engineer in high-tech companies. In November, 2009, she graduated from the brief-residency MFA in Writing Program at Spalding University.
Katerina writes poetry and prose in both Bulgarian and English. She enjoys translating between the two languages, as well. Her poems and stories have appeared in numerous literary publications in the United States and in Europe.
Katerina s first poetry book, the bilingual The Air around the Butterfly / J74CEJB >:>;> ?5?5@C40B0 (Fakel Express, 2009), won the 2010 Pencho s Oak award, given annually to recognize literary contribution to contemporary Bulgarian culture. She is the author of the chapbook, The Most (FinishingLine Press, 2010) and Indivisible Number (Fakel Express, 2011, Bulgarian only). Katerina is the editor of the anthology Bigger Than They Appear: Anthology of Very Short Poems, (Accents Publishing, 2011). Her poems have appeared in publications throughout the US and Europe, including The Louisville Review, Margie, Adirondack Review and others. Katerina's latest full-length poetry book, The Porcupine of Mind was released in May, 2012 by Broadstone Books.
Katerina is the founder of poetry and prose groups in Lexington, Kentucky that have been meeting since early 2007. She hosts Accents—a radio show for literature, art and culture on WRFL, 88.1 FM, Lexington. In January 2010, Katerina launched Accents Publishing—an independent press for brilliant voices.