Lada Galina

Lada Galina was the pen name of Ganka Slavova Karanfilova (; February 6, 1934 – March 31, 2015), a Bulgarian writer.

Her work was first published in the literary journals Literaturen front (for which she was later editor) and Narodna mladezh. She was editor for the magazine Plamŭk (Flame) and for the Publishing House of the Central Council of Bulgarian Trade Unions. She was also chief playwright for the state theater of satire.

She later came to the United States and founded the Bulgarian Education and Culture Center in Washington. She died at a rehabilitation center in Washington from complications following a stroke at the age of 81.

Selected works Source: Drugijat brjag na zaliva (The other side of the bay), stories (1963) Aerogara (Airport), novel (1965) Tsvetut na izvorite (The colors of springs), novel (1966)