Gleb Shulpyakov

Gleb Shulpyakov graduated from Moscow State University with a degree in journalism, and lives in Moscow. His first poetry collection The Flick (2001) was awarded the prestigious Triumph Prize. The poetry collection A Fireproof Box (Canarium Books, 2011) translated into English by Christopher Mattison, was shortlisted for the 2012 Best Translated Book Award. The English translation of Letters to Yakub (2012) was published in 2014 (Canarium Books). He is currently working on the collection Poems on a Typewriter.