Draft:Oleksandr Mymruk


Oleksandr Vitaliiovych Mymruk
Born16.03.1989
OccupationWriter, journalist
LanguageUkrainian
CitizenshipUkraine
Alma materEuropean University, Dragomanov Ukrainian State University

Oleksandr Vitaliiovych Mymruk (born March 16, 1989, Blahovishchenske, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian writer, journalist, and editor. He is the author of the poetry books Tsukrovyk and Richka z nazvoiu ptakha (The River with a Bird’s Name), as well as the non-fiction book Oleh Sentsov.

The head of the public organization Cultural and Publishing Project Chytomo As a journalist and publicist, he is the author of numerous articles on literature, publishing, architecture, and culture in general. Co-curator and compiler of the book project on the history of artistic and cultural periodicals in Ukraine, Exemplars XX.[1].

Laureate of the Smoloskyp Literary Award (2016, 2017) and the National Writers' Union of Ukraine Award For a Bright Poetry Debut of the Year (2018). Winner and finalist of numerous literary competitions, including Moloda Respublika Poetiv, UrbaPerekhrestia, Haivoronnia, and others.[2]

His works have been translated into Polish[3], Hebrew[4], German[5], and English[6]

Main works

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Poetry

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  • Tsukrovyk (Smoloskyp Publishing House, 2017)
  • The River with a Bird’s Name (Richka z nazvoiu ptakha) (Old Lion Publishing House, 2024)

Non-fiction

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  • Oleg Sentsov (Folio Publishing House, 2017; English translation, 2018)
  • Exemplars XX (curator, author of the foreword, and co-editor with Oksana Khmelovska, ArtHuss Publishing House, 2021)

Poetry and Prose in Anthologies

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  • Colorful Poetry (Ruta Printing House, 2016)
  • Anthology of Young Ukrainian Poetry of the Third Millennium (A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA Publishing House, 2018)
  • First Coffee Almanac (Pinzel Publishing House, 2021)
  • Matelot: Maritime Collection 2019-2020 (short story At the Edge of the Shelf under the pseudonym Oleksandr Kostiuk, Pidruchnyky Posibnyky Publishing House, 2021)
  • Sunflowers: Ukrainian Poems on War, Resistance, Hope, and Peace (poems translated into English by Ella Yevtushenko, River Paw Press, 2022)
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References

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  1. ^ "«Екземпляри ХХ. Літературно-мистецька періодика ХХ століття» – це видання про знакову мистецьку періодику". chytomo.com. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  2. ^ "Oleksandr Mymruk Архіви | Chytomo | The culture of reading and the art of book publishing | All about books". chytomo.com. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
  3. ^ Admin, Pisarze pl (2025-03-18). "Oleksandr Mymruk – Wiersze". Pisarze.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-03-26.
  4. ^ "אולכסנדר מימרוק: ***". נקודתיים (in Hebrew). 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
  5. ^ "Unabhängiges Literaturhaus NÖ". xn--literaturhausn-8pb.at. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
  6. ^ "Press Release: Sunflowers: Ukrainian Poetry on War, Resistance, Hope and Peace, Book Launch – River Paw Press". 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2025-03-26.