Mariana Savka

Mariana Savka, also spelled Maryana Savka (born 21 February 1973 in Kopychyntsi) is a Ukrainian poet, children's writer, translator and a publisher. In 2003 she was awarded the Vasyl Stus Award.

Early life and education Mariana Savka was born on 21 February 1973 in Kopychyntsi. Her father, Orest Savka, was a theater director and an activist. Mariana holds a degree in Ukrainian studies During her studies, she co-created an all-female literary group ММЮННА ТУГА with Marianna Kiyanovska, Natalka Sniadanko and others.

She debuted in 1995 with poetry book Оголені русла. She also works as a translator. and of the Council of the Center for the Study of Literature for Children and Youth. She serves as the United Nations Development Programme Tolerance Ambassador in Ukraine and is the vice-president of the Big Hedgehog literary prize: the first non-governmental literary award in Ukraine dedicated to honoring authors of books for children and youth.

In 1998, Savka won in the Fackel literature competition and in 2003 she was awarded the Vasyl Stus Award.

Publications

For children

Чи є в бабуїна бабуся? (Does the Baboon Have a Grandma?), 2003 Лапи і хвости (Paws and Tails), 2005 Казка про Старого Лева (Fairy Tale about an Old Lion), 2011 Босоніжки для стоніжки (Sandals for the Centipede), 2015 На болоті (At the Swamp), 2015 Тихі віршики на зиму (Silent Poems for Winter), 2015

For adults

Оголені русла (Bare Channels), 1995 Малюнки на камені (Paintings on the Stone), 1998 Гірка мандрагора (Bitter Mandrake), 2002 Кохання і війна (Love and War), 2002 Квіти цмину (Strawflowers), 2006 Бостон-джаз: візії та вірші (Boston-Jazz: Visions and Poems), 2008 Тінь риби (Shadow of Fish), 2010 Пора плодів і квітів (Time of Fruit and Flowers), 2013 Листи з Литви / Листи зі Львова (Letters from Lithuania / Letters from Lviv), 2016 Колисанки і дрімливі вірші (Lullabies and Somnolent Poems), 2017