Halyna Tkachuk

Author of 15 books for children and teenagers. She studied comparative literature at the National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”, and graduated in 2010. Her children’s books have won numerous awards in Ukraine, including the BBC Children’s Book of the Year 2016. Also she is editor and translator of children’s books, creative writing teacher for children and teenagers in various creative projects, and the manager of reading clubs at the Shevchenko Central Library for Kids.

Yevhenii Stasinevych was born in Kyiv. He studied philology in NaUKMA; he is a popular lecturer, curator of art projects (Ukraine WOW, Lesya Ukrainka: 150 names, Land: incredible Ukraine, The World of Skovoroda), TV and radio presenter, senior research officer at the Kharkiv Literary Museum.

Masha Serdiuk is a writer, journalist, screenwriter, and food blogger. The author of children’s gastronomic books. She also wrote biographies about the lives of famous people for children.

Victoria Narizhna was born in 1982 in Dnipro, where she still lives and works. She is a co-founder of the Book Space International Book Festival.

A Kyivan, a writer, a librarian, a traveller, a dreamer, in love with her city. She has a favorite family and a favorite job. Books are published by the Old Lion Publishing House, Teza, Bratske, Bright Books.

Poet, novelist, playwright. Lesya Movchun writes mainly for children. She is the Laureate of the Korniy Chukovsky prize, the Platon Voronko prize, “Blagovist”, the winner of literary contests, in particular “Children’s Coronation”. Doctor of Philological Sciences. Chief editor of the children’s magazine “Krylati”.

Ukrainian contemporary writer, winner of the Golden Writer of Ukraine award, winner of the Lesia Ukrainka Prize of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, author of nearly thirty books. She writes under the pen-name Dara Korniy.

Writer, musician, communication manager. He is the author of six poetry books, two novels, and a short stories book. His most recent books are the poetry collection Conifer and the novel Key Valves. Three of his books have been translated and published in Poland and Slovakia. He plays drums in several bands, and is the author of electronic music albums: HOROBRO, ZOOVSIM, CHERVONOZEM. He is a member of PEN Ukraine.

Born in 1976, Sashko Dermansky has written and published several dozen books for children.