Biography

Basic information

  • Date of birth: December 20, 1990
  • Place of birth: Lviv, Ukraine
  • Professions: writer (fantasy), journalist
  • Membership: National Union of Writers of Ukraine

Education and professional activity

  • Faculty of Journalism, Lviv Ivan Franko National University
  • Works by profession in various Ukrainian media

Early literary steps

  • During her school years, she wrote stories about Lviv magicians, attended a literary studio
  • Works were published in periodicals, almanacs, anthologies:
  • Questions of humanity
  • Ring
  • Dnipro
  • The gate. Crimson Nights
  • DEREZA

Poetic creativity

  • Started with poetry, published in almanacs and magazines
  • Published two collections:
  • Drops of Light (2005)
  • Watercolors and aromas (2013) — dominated by love lyrics

Fantasy prose

  • Debut in the fantasy genre — the novel Guard in the Game (2018)
  • Other iconic works:
  • Hesse - BBC Book of the Year 2018 longlist
  • Amaterasu Academy — top 5 "BBC Children's Book of the Year - 2019"
  • Ceramic Hearts (2020) is a novel in the fantasy genre with psychological motives

Awards and recognition

  • Competition awards:
  • "Winged Lion"
  • "Lviv Crossroads"
  • Diploma of "Zaporizhia Toloka"
  • "Debut of the year" from "Barabuka"
  • II prize of the "Coronation of the Word" competition

Themes and style

  • An active combination of the Ukrainian context with urban fantasy
  • Special attention to characters, youth identity, magic as a metaphor for growing up
  • The style is light, visual, imaginative, with an inclination towards romantic and adventurous prose
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