Olesya Mamchich
Olesya Mamchich | |
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Олеся Олександрівна Мамчич | |
Born | 1981 (age 42–43) |
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Occupation(s) | poet, children's writer |
Awards | Lesya Ukrainka Award |
Olesya Mamchich, also spelled Mamchych (born 1981) is a Ukrainian poet and children's writer.
Early life and education
[edit]Olesya Mamchich was born in 1981, in Kyiv.[1] She completed studies in creative writing at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.[2]
Career
[edit]Olesya Mamchich debuted in 2005.[2] Her poems for children are taught as part of Ukrainian elementary school curriculum.[1] Her works have been translated into English, Polish, Belarusian, Georgian, Romanian, Russian, Lithuanian, Latvian and Hebrew.[1] Her texts inspired songs of the Ukrainian band OY Sound System.[3]
Mamchich organised many poem reading events at the Euromaidan protests.[2][4] She is a curator of a Ukrainian children's literature award.[1] In 2022, she received the Lesya Ukrainka Award in the Literary Works for Children and Youth category.[5]
Publications
[edit]Poetry
[edit]Children's books
[edit]- А на нас упав ананас, 2013[1]
- Тиранозавр Оленка, 2017[1]
- Електромобіль Сашко, 2018[1]
- Хто з’їв мою піжаму?, 2018[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Мамчич Олеся". Простір української дитячої книги (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ^ a b c "UKRAIŃSKIE POETKI O WOJNIE". Wizje (in Polish). 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ^ Piwowar, Małgorzata. "Ukraińskie historie i dramaty". Rzeczpospolita (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ^ "Ołesia Mamczycz". ArtPapier. ISSN 2658-1086. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ^ Баранівська, Марина (2023-03-15). "Лауреатками премії імені Лесі Українки за 2022 рік стали Олеся Мамчич, Оксана Садовенко та Ірина Ципіна". detector.media (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-10-31.