Maria Reva

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

Life 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. She is an MFA graduate of the University of Texas. In 2025, her debut novel Endling was published.

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

Awards and nominations 2018: RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers for the short story "The Ermine Coat", republished in Good Citizens Need Not Fear 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 2020: Shortlisted for the Canadian Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize 2022: Recipient of the Canadian Kobzar Literary Award Endling: 2025: Long-listed for the Booker Prize 2025: Winner of the Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize 2026: Winner of the Aspen Words Literary Prize 2026: Winner of the Amazon Canada First Novel Award.