Biography
Iryna Verano (Vikyrchak) is a Ukrainian writer, poet, translator and teacher who is engaged in active cultural activities.
Education and course "Creative Writing"
Iryna created an author's course on beautiful writing "Creative Writing", which she started conducting in 2014. This course was held in various cities of Ukraine and Poland, where she taught and inspired young authors. She also actively works as a teacher and has extensive experience in conducting literary master classes.
Career in cultural management
Iryna has a career as a cultural manager and curator of literary events in Ukraine and Europe. This allowed her to closely cooperate with prominent Ukrainian and foreign authors. She worked for more than ten years in the field of cultural management and diplomacy, in particular as the director of the Meridian Czernowitz Festival — one of the largest literary festivals in Ukraine. She is also the founder of the Intermezzo Short Story Festival and the organizer of Cultour.Ua literary tours.
Literary and cultural initiatives
Iryna acted as a curator of Ukrainian events at such international festivals as Conrad Festival (Krakow), Read My World Festival (Amsterdam) and Leipziger Buchmesse (Leipzig). She also held the position of head of the National Bureau of the European Union program "Creative Europe" and deputy director of the Development Department of the Lviv City Council.
Collaboration with Olga Tokarchuk
From 2019 to 2021 Iryna collaborated with Nobel laureate in literature Olga Tokarchuk, acting as an assistant and coordinator of the Wrocław House of Literature.
Literary activity
Iryna is the author of three poetry books, as well as a participant in international festivals and events in such countries as Greece, Poland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, Colombia, India. Selected poetry of Iryna was translated into a dozen languages. In addition to poems, she writes essays and stories, conducts interviews and teaches literature.
Scientific activity
Iryna is also working on a dissertation on the poetry of Rosa Auslender at the Department of Judaics at the University of Wroclaw, which shows her deep scientific interest in literature and culture.
Conclusion
Iryna Verano is a talented writer, active cultural activist and successful teacher who made a significant contribution to the development of the literary and cultural sphere both in Ukraine and abroad.