Dzvinka Matiyash

Dzvinka Matiyash (Ukrainian: Дзвінка Валентинівна Матіяш; born 1978) is a Ukrainian prose writer, children's author, poet and translator.

Early life and education Dzvinka Matiyash was born on 16 November 1978 in Kyiv. at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, then continued her education with postgraduate studies at the European Collegium of Polish and Ukrainian Universities (2002–2006) in Lublin, Poland. Her books have received two nominations for the BBC Ukrainian Book of the Year title Works by Matiyash have been translated to Polish, Історії про троянди, дощ і сіль Марта з вулиці Святого Миколая, 2015 Перше Різдво, 2016 Дорога святого Якова, 2017 Подарунок від святого Миколая, 2018 Мене звати Варвара, 2021 Histoires sur les roses, la pluie et le sel, translator Justine Donche-Horetska, Paris: les Éditions Bleu & jaune, DL 2020.