Plamen Chetelyazov was born in 1982, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He studied at the University of National and World Economy in Sofia and at the University of Plovdiv. In 2005, he participated in the programs for cultural exchange between Bulgaria and the United States of America and spent the summer in Seaside Heights, NJ. Plamen works as an expert in the museum sphere in Plovdiv. Before his current role, he was a probationer at Darik Radio, a lifestyle journalist at Mylife magazine, and an editor at Anonce newspaper. His literary pieces have been featured in the magazines Egoist, Kanape, and the Bulgarian edition of Glamour. Plamen is the author of two novels, Imago and Paranoia, the latter being published in Bulgarian by LiterNet in 2007. In 2015, the American publishing house Neverland Publishing released Flaws of Oblivion - an anthology of poetry, prose, and photography showcasing the talents of five emerging writers from around the world, including Plamen Chetelyazov.