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MARYNA SOKOLYAN
Ukrainian writer, publicist and playwright

PUBLICATIONS

Books

  • “Serdtse Garpiji (The Harpy’s heart)” novel, “Nora-Druk” publishing house, Kyiv, 2013
  • “Vezhi ta Pidzemellya (Towers and Dungeons)”, “Grani-T” publishing house, Kyiv 2008
  • “Novendialia”, “Fact” publishing house, Kyiv 2008
  • “Herem” novel”, “Fact” publishing house, Kyiv 2007
  • “Storonni v domi (Strangers in the House)”, “Fact” publishing house, Kyiv 2006
  • “Kovdra snovydy (The Sleepwalkers Blanket)”, “Fact” publishing house, Kyiv 2005
  • “Balada dlia Kryvoji Vargy (The Ballade for the Crooked Varga)”, “Nora-Druk” publishing house, Kyiv 2005
  • “Kodlo (The Evil Breed)”, “Fact” publishing house, Kyiv 2003
  • “Tsurpalky (Splinters)” short story collection, “Smoloskyp” publishing house, Kyiv 2003

Plays

  • “Kumari”, published by “Dnipro” magazine, Kyiv, 2012
  • “Retorta (The Retort)”, published by “Dnipro” magazine, Kyiv, 2011
  • “Soul lifters and the spirit of capitalism”, published by “Nora-Druk” publishing house, Kyiv 2005
  • “Dialogues of the Gods”, published by “Pokolenije” magazine, Kyiv 2003

International publications

  • “Kodlo (The Evil Breed)” (translation) novel, “Idea-press” publishing house, Moscow, 2006
  • Essay «Homines Vagabundi», published in the anthology «Ludzie, miasta. Literatura Białorusi, Niemiec, Polski i Ukrainy. Antologia tekstów». Korporacja Ha!art, Krakow, 2008
  • Short Story «Těžký život zla», published in the anthology «Expres Ukrajina. Antologie současné ukrajinské povídky». Kniha Zlin, Czech Republic , 2008

Publications in periodicals

  • Abstract from the “Harpy’s heart” novel, “Sho” magazine, №1-2(87-88) 2013
  • Short story “Fool and Death”, “Literary Ukraine” newspaper №34, 6.09.2012
  • Short story “Madonna”, magazine “Ukraine”, 2008
  • Novel “Balada dlia Kryvoji Vargy (Ballade for the Crooked Varga)”, “Courier Krivbasu” magazine, 2005

Participation in anthologies

  • “Six dreams”, anthology «Snovydy: Sny ukrajinskyh pys’mennykiv (Dreamers: dreams of Ukrainian writers)”, A-BA-BA-GA-LA-MA-GA publishing house, Kyiv 2010

PERFORMANCES

  • “Kumari” play stage-read at the Kyiv Drama Festival (May 2011)
  • “Soul lifters and the spirit of capitalism” play translated into Polish and performed as a reading in Krakow, Poland (November, 2005)
  • “Caligula” play performed as a reading in Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Kyiv, Ukraine (February, 2007)

SELECTED AWARDS

2012. “Koronatsia slova (Coronation of the word)” prize for the “Serdtse Garpiji (Harpy’s heart)” novel
2008. ESFS encouragement award, Eurocon-2008
2008. “Portal” prize for the “Herem” novel
2006. “Koronatsia slova (Coronation of the word prize for the “Retorta” play
2004. First place for literature in the “Biennale of the modern arts of Ukraine” (for the “Balada dlia Kryvoji Vargy” novel)
2003. First place in the “StArt” contest for young writers (for the “Kodlo” novel)

LITERARY FELLOWSHIPS

September – November 2005
Awarded a stipend by “Homines Urbani” program, Krakow, Poland

January 2009
Writer-in-Residence in The International House of Writers and translators, Ventspils, Latvia

May 2011 – August 2012
Member of Royal Court drama development program, held in Georgia and Ukraine