He teaches Bulgarian language and literature at the VEDA Private German Language High School in Sofia and at the National Aprilov High School in Gabrovo. He teaches an annual course in creative writing for high school students. Kaloyan Hristov’s literary studies have been published in the magazine “Literature” and others. His scientific works include: “The Geometry of Spaces in Chavdar Mutafov’s Decorative Novel “Dilettante”; “The Square and the Cabinet as Topoi of the Village and the City”; “The Cultural Biography of Vasil Aprilov and the Gabrovo School through the Eyes of Petko Slaveykov”; “The Square and the Study as Topoi of the Village and the City” etc.
In 2018, his first book of poetry, “Coincidences,” was published. His poems have been published in the Literary Newspaper, the magazine New Anti-Social Poetry, the magazine Literary World, the magazine Plamuk, the anthology Zornitsa, LiterNet, the anthology Poetry Against War, etc. He participated in the international poetry festival Sofia Metaphors in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. At the invitation of the musicians from the band SoulBmoll, he wrote the lyrics for the song Nova Posoka (New Direction), which became part of the band’s first album. In 2020, his second poetry collection, “Salty Molecules” (published by Znatsi), was released. In 2024, his third poetry book, “Apology of Sensitivity” (published by Znatsi), was released.
He is the winner of: First Prize for Poetry in the National Competition “Nikola Vaptsarov” (2019), Grand Prize for Poetry in the National Literary Competition “More” (2020), the Aprilov Award for Book of the Year in the Young Author category (2021 and 2024), and has been a finalist twice in the Milly Duels International Poetry Competition (2019, 2021), a nominee on the longlist for the Peroto National Literary Award (2021), honorary diploma from the Vladimir Bashev National Literary Competition (2021). His poems have been translated into English, Arabic, Serbian, Spanish, and Greek.