Kateryna Babkina () (born 22 July 1985) is a Ukrainian poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright and screenwriter. The winner of Angelus Central European Literature Award (2021).

Career

Babkina was born in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine in 1985. She attended

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to study journalism and graduated in 2007, going on to work as a freelance journalist. She worked as a contributing editor for ''

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'' in Ukraine (2012-2014). She also has had articles published in ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' amongst others. Babkina was the first Ukrainian author to have her readings at the

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, USA. Her book ''My Grandfather Danced the Best'' won the 2021

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. In 2022, Babkina's novella for children "Cappy and the Whale" was published in translation by Penguin Random House, UK. In April 2023, the e-book "Mom, do you remember?" was published in Ukrainian (Warstwy, Poland). In October 2023, the book "Mom, do you remember?" was published in Polish, translated by Bohdan Zadura. In July 2024, it was published in hardcover in Ukrainian by Bilka publishing house.

Published work

Poetry

* ''St Elmo's Fire'' (2002) * ''The Mustard'' (2011) * ''Painkillers and Sleeping Pills'' (2014) * ''Charmed for Love'' (2017) * ''Does not hurt'' (2021)

Short story collections

* ''Lilu After You'' (2008) * ''Schaslyvi holi lyudy'' (''Happy Naked People'') (2016)

Novels

* ''Sonia'' (2013) * ''My Grandfather Danced the Best'' (2019)

Screenplays

* ''Evil'', as part of the 2013 Kinofest NYC festival

Plays

* ''Hamlet.Babylon'' (2016), an adaptation of Shakespeare's

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Children's stories

* ''Harbuzovyi rik'' (''The Pumpkin Year'') (2014) * ''Шапочка і кит'' (''The Hat and the Whale'') (2015) * ''Girls's power'' (2018, co-authored with Mark Livin) * ''Snow heaty'' (2022)

Translated books

* poetry collection ''Ask for the same for all'' (Haver Laet Publishing House, Israel) * novel ''Sonia'' (Warsztaty Kultury, Poland) * novel ''Heute Fahre Ich nach Morgen'' (Haymon Verlag, Austria) * a collection of short stories ''Szczęśliwi nadzy ludzie'' (Warsztaty Kultury Publishing House, Poland) * short story collection ''Happy naked people'' (VINTAGEbooks, Cyprus) * novel ''Nikt tak nie tańczył jak mój dziadek'' (Warsztaty Kultury Publishing House, Poland) * novella for children ''Cappy and the Whale'' (Penguin Random House, UK) * novel ''Moj deda je plesao bolje od svih'' (Blum izdavaštvo, Serbia)

References

External links

Interview in ''The Odessa Review''

Interview in ''Ukrainian Jewish Encounter''
Ukrainian women novelists Ukrainian children's writers Ukrainian women children's writers 1985 births Living people 21st-century Ukrainian journalists 21st-century Ukrainian women journalists 21st-century Ukrainian poets 21st-century novelists 21st-century Ukrainian women writers 21st-century short story writers Ukrainian women short story writers Ukrainian women poets {{Ukraine-writer-stub