Biography
Marina Troyan (née Kostyuchenko**) is a Ukrainian writer, a lawyer by education, a laureate of a prestigious literary award, who combines a professional career in the field of law with literary creativity.
Biography and education
She was born on July 10, 1984 in the town of Ivankiv, in the north of the Kyiv region. She graduated with honors from the National Law Academy of Ukraine named after Yaroslav the Wise, which became the basis for her further career in the system of prosecution authorities**.
After completing her studies, she moved with her husband to the city of Zolotonosh in Cherkasy region, where she lives and works, combining service in law enforcement with raising her son.
Creativity
The writing path of Maryna Troyan is marked by accuracy, structure, attention to details - qualities that were formed in legal practice and proved to be useful in literature. According to the author, it is organization, inquisitiveness, patience and inclination to self-education that help her in writing.
- 2013 — became the winner of the second prize of the "Coronation of the Word" contest in the "Novels" nomination for the work "Oblikovets"*
This debut proved her original voice and potential in the genre of modern Ukrainian prose, in particular at the intersection of social-psychological topics and professional ethics.
Marina Troyan is an example of how the reality of the profession can become a source of inspiration, and literature - a way of understanding society, truth and man.