Ihor Zarudko

Olesya Zdorovetska is a Dublin-based performer, composer and curator, originally from Kyiv, Ukraine. Her work has been described as ‘an emotional and intellectual explosion’ by the Dash Arts, UK. She performs internationally as a soloist and collaborator, also working regularly in theatre and film. She is a founder of the Ukrainian-Irish Cultural Platform and co-curator of Phonica, a festival of experimental music and poetry.

I was born in Shostka, Sumy region in 1997. After school, she entered the SDPU named after A. S. Makarenko. I have been interested in writing since my teenage years. In 2024, my first book was published, which is called «Maizhe khoroshi khloptsi».

Olga Olkhova (Sukhomlyn)
Founder and
CEO of LitCom (mobile application of book-related content and literary
podcasts), poetess, manager of literary projects, researcher. Literary curator of the Lutsk Literary Residence, PhD in Social
Communications. The author of 4 poetry books, and the author of multiple
scientific and methodical works.
Her poems are translated into English, Polish, Belarusian, Lithuanian, Bulgarian,
French, and Georgian.
Literary curator of the Lutsk Literary Residence.

Yulita Ran was born in Kharkiv. Master of Theater Arts. The author of more than 30 books: Magic things, Traveling tales, Magic stories about… series Enchanted adventures of fairies, Alf the detective cat, The mirror of wishes and others. The author of more than 40 plays, librettos of choreographic performances and the opera The Green Circle. Cooperates with leading publishing houses of Ukraine: Ranok, Vivat, Assa, Chitarium.

The winner of professional literary and theatrical competitions.

Wrote and translated short stories for the “Wake up, the war is here” anthology, is one of the authors of the Defilyada podcast

Founder of the first Ukrainian school of calligraphy «ArtiYa«. The mission of professional activity is the development of the calligraphy and type culture in Ukraine. Co-author of educational publications on calligraphy, collection of font design «Living Font«, art album «From Learning to Experiments«. Curator of font and calligraphy exhibitions within the Book Arsenal since 2015.

Teacher of courses at the «Art and Ya« calligraphy school since its foundation in 2011. She has developed the study books: «Italic calligraphy: Latin & Cyrillic«, «Brush-pen calligraphy in different styles«, «Ukrainian cursive«, «Calligraphy in the Copperplate style.« Artist, participates in annual calligraphy and font art exhibitions at the Book Arsenal.

Ella Yevtushenko is a translator, poet, musician. She was born and lives in Kyiv. Author of poetry collections «Lichtung« (2016, «Krok«), «In the heart of the house« (2023, Bruno Doucey, in Ukrainian and French). She compiled and translated into French the anthology of Ukrainian poetry «Ukraine : 24 poètes pour un pays« (2022, Bruno Doucey). She translates prose and poetry from French and English.

I promote reading among children. I’m author and host of the children’s educational podcast called «Cool Word», the goal of which is to introduce children in the historical and cultural context of Ukraine in an interesting way. I dream of there being plenty of high-quality Ukrainian-language content for Ukrainian children.