Biography

Biography and Education

She was born in the city of Zbarazh, Ternopil region, in a family of teachers. She grew up in Ternopil, where she graduated from a classical gymnasium and a humanitarian lyceum. At the age of 7, she began to write poems, and from the age of 13 she worked as a translator in the American missionary group Helping Hands.

In 2010 she received a diploma from the Kyiv National Linguistic University with a specialty in English language and literature. In 2017, she received her second higher education at the Faculty of International and Political Studies of Lodz University as a specialist in American Studies and Mass Media.

Professional Activity

  • At the age of 16, she began to be published in the local and all-Ukrainian press
  • At 17, she worked as a journalist in a regional magazine
  • At 18 - got married and translated her first book: "Poor Dad, Rich Dad" by Roberta Kiyosaki (in Bright Star Publishing)

Worked:

  • journalist
  • book translator
  • TV presenter
  • press secretary
  • photographer
  • editor-in-chief of the newspaper "The Answer"
  • in-vi Ezdra (first a translator, later - chief editor)

Engaged in translation in oral and written forms, in particular for:

  • Tony Anthony (author and world kung fu champion)
  • Andrii Kravchenko, director of Ezdra
  • international book forums, seminars, negotiations

Literary Creativity

  • 2009 β€” victory in the contest "Christmas miracle" in the nomination "Small prose"*

  • 2011 β€” publication of the story "Artist"

  • 2012 β€” edition of the bestseller "Warm stories for coffee", which:

  • took first place in the rating of Top-20 bookstores E

  • was awarded as European Christian Book of the Year (Marketsquare Europe, Budapest)

  • 2022 β€” publication of the book "A Ukrainian Christmas" (co-authored with Yaroslav Hrytsak) by the British publishing house Sphere (Hachette). Awarded by The Bookseller magazine

Her books were published in Ukraine, Great Britain, USA, Poland, Turkey, Armenia.

Public and Educational Activity

  • 2008 β€” member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine
  • Author and presenter of the TV program "Answer"
  • Developed and taught the program "Change your life" (later "Teach me to dream")
  • 2012 β€” taught at the specialty "Publishing and Editing" at the Ternopil University
  • 2013 β€” winner of the "Woman of the Year" competition from RIA Plus
  • 2015 β€” honorary member of the jury of the Literary competition named after John Bunyan
  • 2018 β€” graduate of Aspen Institute Kyiv

Other

  • Professional photographer β€” her works have repeatedly become book covers, including American and Canadian editions
  • Active blogger, traveler, social activist
  • Participates in church service together with her husband
  • Her informal creative name is Fairy of Joy

Since 2017 she has been working at Riggins Rights Management (USA) as a project management specialist in the field of international rights for Europe and the Nordic countries.