Olesya Mamchich

Olesya Mamchich
Олеся Олександрівна Мамчич
Born1981 (age 42–43)
Kyiv
NationalityUkrainian
Occupation(s)poet, children's writer
AwardsLesya Ukrainka Award

Olesya Mamchich, also spelled Mamchych (born 1981) is a Ukrainian poet and children's writer.

Early life and education

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

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

Poetry

  • Перекотиболе, 2005[1]
  • Обкладинка, 2014[1]
  • Сонце пішло у декрет, 2014[1]

Children's books

  • А на нас упав ананас, 2013[1]
  • Тиранозавр Оленка, 2017[1]
  • Електромобіль Сашко, 2018[1]
  • Хто з’їв мою піжаму?, 2018[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Мамчич Олеся". Простір української дитячої книги (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  2. ^ a b c "UKRAIŃSKIE POETKI O WOJNIE". Wizje (in Polish). 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  3. ^ Piwowar, Małgorzata. "Ukraińskie historie i dramaty". Rzeczpospolita (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  4. ^ "Ołesia Mamczycz". ArtPapier. ISSN 2658-1086. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  5. ^ 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.
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