Olena Khobta

I live in Odessa.
I am a candidate of sciences in social communications, for 20 years I taught journalism at the I.I. Mechnikova.
I give public lectures on media literacy, information wars and propaganda. Wrote a book for children «The Limits of Social Networks».

She is the co-founder of The Ukrainians Media group and the editor-in-chief of the print magazine Reporters. With 16 years of experience in journalism, she is an ambassador of the genre of literary reportage in Ukraine. She was a finalist of the professional competition ‘Honor of the Profession’ (2019, 2020), and a recipient of the Georgiy Gongadze Award in 2021. She is compiler and co-author of the book «77 Days of February« (2022), and author of the book «The Train Arrives on Schedule.’«

Writer, specialist in children’s reading, member of the jury of the best children’s book contests. The author of books for children and teenagers. The books were included in the ratings of the best editions of the year according to the versions of PEN Ukraine, the All-Ukrainian rating «Book of the Year«.

Halyna Tkachuk (born 1985) is Ukrainian author, editor and translator. She studied at the National University «Kyiv-Mohyla Academy» and completed a master’s degree in literature.
Halyna is the author of over 20 books mostly for children and teenagers. Her children’s books have won many awards in Ukraine, including BaraBooka Awards and BBC Children’s Book of the Year.
Also she teaches creative writing, and manages writing clubs at the Taras Shevchenko Central Library for the children of Kyiv.

Olga Tymchenko is a member of the board and communications director of the «Voices of Children« charitable foundation. Expert in strategic communications and human rights social advertising. For more than 12 years, she has been helping non-governmental organizations to conduct effective communication campaigns aimed at social change, protection of human rights and the fight against corruption. Author of the training course «Information campaigns for social change«, writer.

I’m really interested in children’s reading, books and educational information projects. I have been working in the cultural field and information services for about 20 years. I have a speacial education and I am constantly in search of new knowledge in order to use it in librarianship

I aspire to reach the pinnacle of excellence in my work, I have a huge desire to be useful to my city and Motherland. My position in life is constant development, both myself and children.

Educator, member of Plast National Scout Organisation of Ukraine, mother of 3 children. Head of the school cooperation department in the educational organization «Teach For Ukraine». Her first education is a teacher of Ukrainian language and literature, foreign literature and Ukrainian studies. The second is a master’s degree in social work.

Yevhenii Stasinevych — literary critic, literary scholar, popular lecturer, curator of art projects (Ukraine WOW, Lesya Ukrainka: 150 Names, Earth: Incredible Ukraine, Skvoroda’s World, Proper Names, A Star is rising), TV and radio host, one of the authors of the podcast Smell of the Word. Senior researcher at the Kharkiv Literary Museum.

From birth to 16 years old – a ward of institutional care. Currently: a fourth-year student at a higher education institution, coordinator of social and educational projects, mentor, and head of the Children and Youth Office “DIyMO”.