Dimitar Tomov was born on 29 October 1957 in the town of Pavlikeny. In his native town he studied in St. Kliment Ohridski School and in Bacho Kiro High School.
I le graduated in Bulgarian Philology from the Faculty of Slavic Philologies and in Law from the Law Faculty of St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia. Foi ten years he was deputy editor-in-chiel ol Sofia University newspaper.
When the St. Kliment Ohridski University Press was founded in 1986, he was appointed its deputy director, and in December 2989 was elected dira tor.
I le is а member of the Union of Bulgarian Writers.
In 2004 he was awarded the "Nikolay Haitov" Prize for his book "The Eternal Katun (Gypsy Stories)"
( ihairman of the Bulgarian-Russian Judiciary Club. Married, with three children.
