Maryana Kondzelka

Since 2015, Maryana Kodzelka has led Irbis Comics, releasing over 50 comics. She manages all aspects of the publishing house, represents it at international book fairs, and speaks at various events. Previously, she was chief editor at «Debit-Credit», producing a weekly 40,000-circulation magazine. She also author the comic «Zoobs».

Nastia Leonova is a publisher and cultural manager, co-founder of ist publishing house based in Ukraine. With a sociology and art history background, she mainly focuses on artbooks and photobooks. Leonova is the curator of the Mystetska Biblioteka art library in Lviv and curator of The Naked Books corner.

Journalist, writer, photographer. In 2014 was captured in Crimea. I visited Donetsk and Lugansk region as a volunteer. In 2015 I joined volunteer battalions PDMSh and Hospitallers. Now I work as a war correspondent for local media Novynarnja, Frontliner, Local history. My books: books of poetry “Bremen’s highways” and “I’m an October for you”; collection of prose “Restless”; story for teens “Dogs which tame the humans”; collection of documentary stories of Ukrainian soldiers “Direct speech”.

Fiction and Comicbook Writer, gamedesigner and translator from Severodonetsk, Lahansk reg. Since March 2022 lives and works in Lviv

Ukrainian novelist, poet, translator, expert in creative industries and international communications.
In 2012, translated and published novel by DBC Pierre «Lights Out in Wonderland»
In 2014, debuted with the novel «Hunt, Doctor, Hunt!»
Haska’s second novel «Behind Their Backs» won the European Union Prize for Literature, two Ukrainian literary awards and is translated into 9 languages.
In 2024 the kids’ book by Haska Shyyan «Padormirs, Spomals and a Lost Daughter of Mrs. President» is expected

Natalie studied International Economic Relations at V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, after completing her master’s degree, applied for a job at Vivat — one of the largest and most awarded publishing houses in Ukraine. She started as a junior, and now Natalie manages the law department. She is responsible for the searching bestsellers and for the promotion of Ukrainian titles abroad. Natalie takes an active part in international fairs, festivals, and programs.

Former cultural journalist, since 2018 she has been a PR manager of cultural projects. PR-director of Odesa Photo Days Festival and the festival of contemporary culture PORUCH

Founder of Literary Agency Ovo (2019). Literary agent of Tamara Duda, Kateryna Babkina, Serhii Demchuk, Pavlo Matyusha, Valentyn Pospielov. Creator of “Literature illustrated” calendar.