Maria Reva

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Reva at the 2025 Texas Book Festival

Maria Reva is a Canadian writer of Ukrainian descent.[1][2] She is most noted for her short story collection Good Citizens Need Not Fear.[3]

Life

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Maria Reva was born in Ukraine, and lived in Kherson until she was 7 years old. In 1997 Reva moved to Canada with her family and grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia.[4] She is an MFA graduate of the University of Texas.[1] Good Citizens Need Not Fear, her debut collection, was based in part on family stories of life in Soviet-era Ukraine.[5] In 2025, her debut novel Endling was published.[6][7]

Apart from writing fiction, Reva writes librettos for operas working with various composers, including her sister, Anna Pidgorna.[1]

Her work has been published in The Atlantic, McSweeney's and the Best American Short Stories anthologies.

Books

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  • Good Citizens Need Not Fear. New York: National Geographic Books. 2021-02-09. ISBN 978-1-9848-9758-9.
  • Endling. New York: Doubleday Books. 2025. ISBN 978-0-385-54531-0. [8][9]

Awards and nominations

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Dana Gee, "Maria Reva revisits old country in clever novel about survival in tough times". Vancouver Sun, March 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Niko Bell, "For Ukrainian-Canadian Author Maria Reva, Humour is a Tool of Resistance", Montecristo Magazine, July 4, 2022.
  3. ^ Jennifer Wilson, The Place You Call Home, a Good Citizens Need Not Fear review, The Nation, July 13/20 issue, 2020.
  4. ^ Анастасія Курінська, Чи бути українському перекладу книги Марії Реви Endling, що номінована на Букерівську премію
  5. ^ Kapka Kassabova, "Good Citizens Need Not Fear by Maria Reva review – an enthralling debut". The Guardian, June 11, 2020.
  6. ^ S. Kirk Walsh (June 3, 2025). "A playfully inventive novel set in Ukraine asks serious questions". Washington Post.
  7. ^ "Endling by Maria Reva". Kirkus Reviews. March 8, 2025.
  8. ^ "She's a Snail Hunter, a Mail-Order Bride and a Kidnapper". The New York Times. 2025-06-14. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  9. ^ Powers, John (2025-06-23). "'Endling' is a shape-shifting debut that takes on heavy themes with humor". NPR. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  10. ^ Erin Balser, "Maria Reva wins $10K RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for emerging writers". CBC Books, May 31, 2018.
  11. ^ "Meet the Winners of the National Magazine Award for Fiction". LitHub. March 22, 2019.
  12. ^ Elizabeth McCracken, ‘Little Rabbit’ by Maria Reva
  13. ^ "Thomas King, Gil Adamson among finalists for $50K Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize". Toronto Star, October 6, 2020.
  14. ^ "The longlist for the Booker Prize 2025 has been announced, and features a previous winner plus two debut novelists". The Booker Prizes.
  15. ^ Cassandra Drudi, "Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Maria Reva, Roza Nozari among Writers’ Trust award winners". Quill & Quire, November 13, 2025.
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