Andriy Lyubka

Andriy Lyubka (Ukrainian: Андрій Степанович Любка) (born 3 December 1987) is a contemporary Ukrainian poet, writer and essayist.

Author

Author of the books of poetry “Eight months of schizophrenia” (Uzhgorod, 2007), “Terrorism” (Lviv, 2009), “40 Dollars with a Tip” (Chernivtsi, 2012), collection of short stories “Killer” (Lviv, 2012), collection of poems in German translation “Notaufname” (Austria, Innsbruck, 2012), collection of short stories in Polish translation “Killer” (Poland, Wroclaw, Biuro literackie, 2013), collection of essays “Sleeping with Women” (Czernowitz, 2014), collection of selected poems in Polish “Failed suicide attempts” (Poland, Wroclaw, 2015), numerous publications in Ukrainian and foreign literary magazines, columnist at the “Radio Liberty”;

Works and awards

• Winner of literary awards “Debut" (2007) and “Kyiv Lawry” (2011)
• The curator of the International Poetry Festival “Kyiv Lawry” (2008, 2009, 2010, 2013)
• The curator of the International Poetry Festival “Meridian Czernowitz” (2012)
• The editor of the special issue of the journal “Tygiel kultury” (Lodz, Poland, 2010)
• Residence Internationalen Haus der Autorinnen und Autoren Graz (Graz, Austria, 2012)
• The Gaude Polonia Scholarship Programme for Young Foreign Cultural Professionals (2010, 2012 Warsaw, Poland)
• The International Writers' and Translators' House “Ventspilshouse” Scholarship (2010, Ventspils, Latvia)
• The “Willa Decijusza” foundation Scholarship (2009, Kraków, Poland)

The participant of literary festivals in Rio-de-Janeiro, Kyiv, Berlin, Innsbruck, Warsaw, Kraków, Lodz, Istanbul, Moscow, Vienna, Struga, Novi Sad and Vilnius. Some of his works are translated into Chinese, Czech, Serbian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, German, English, Russian and Polish.

Lives in Uzhhorod.

External links

• Andriy Lyubka - official website