Maria Reva is a Canadian writer.Dana Gee
"Maria Reva revisits old country in clever novel about survival in tough times"
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'', March 26, 2020. She is most noted for her short story collection ''

Good Citizens Need Not Fear ''Good Citizens Need Not Fear'' is a 2020 debut book of Canadian writer Maria Reva, a collection of her short stories.Dana Gee"Maria Reva revisits old country in clever novel about survival in tough times" ''Vancouver Sun'', March 26, 2020. Mari ...

''. Born in

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, Reva moved to Canada with her family in childhood, and grew up in

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. She is an MFA graduate of the

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. ''Good Citizens Need Not Fear'', her debut collection, was based in part on family stories of life in Soviet-era Ukraine. In 2025, her debut novel ''Endling'' was published. Apart from writing fiction, Reva writes

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s for operas working with various composers, including her sister, Anna Pidgorna. Her work has been published in ''

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'', ''

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'' and the Best American Short Stories anthologies.

Awards and nominations

* 2018: RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers for the short story "The Ermine Coat". *2019: '' National Magazine'' Award for Fiction, for the short story "Unsound", republished as the novelette "Little Rabbit" in the collection ''Good Citizens Need Not Fear'' ''Good Citizens Need Not Fear'' was considered for several awards: *2020: A shortlisted finalist for the 2020

Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize The Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, formerly known as the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, is a Canadian literary award presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada after an annual juried competition of works submitted by publishers ...

."Thomas King, Gil Adamson among finalists for $50K Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize"
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'', October 6, 2020. *2020: Shortlisted for the

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*2022: Recipient of the Kobzar Literary Award

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reva, Maria 21st-century Canadian short story writers 21st-century Canadian women writers Canadian women short story writers Ukrainian emigrants to Canada Writers from Vancouver University of Texas at Austin alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people)