Diliana Stoyanova is a Bulgarian-Finnish spoken-word and sound poet, and a law PhD who speaks seven languages (and counting!). She is the 2023 Finnish slam champion, an avid performer who writes to take ownership of her own narrative. Her poetry motto is 'Sometimes I do the words, and sometimes the words do me.' She has been published in magazines and anthologies, most recently in the "Poetry and Settled Status for All" by Civic Leicester to support refugees and migrants. She has been a member of the Editorial Board of Beyond Words Literary Magazine since February 2023.