About Zirka Menzatyuk
Born 1954. Zirka Menzatyuk is a Ukrainian journalist and writer.
Zirka Menzatyuk is a Ukrainian children's book author and journalist; from 1995 the Member of National Writers' Union of Ukraine. She lives and works in Kyiv.
Biography
She was born in 1954 in Mamaivtsi in Chernivtsi Oblast.
After winning first place at the regional Olympics for Ukrainian language and literature, she was able to study journalism at the Ivan Franko University of Lviv from 1972 to 1977 on the recommendation of the Writers’ Union. After graduation she worked as a correspondent for various Soviet-Ukrainian newspapers in the region and nationwide. Dissatisfied with the situation of false reporting, she gave up her journalism career and as of 1988 devoted herself to writing literary texts.
Writing career
The first fairy tale book of the author was published in 1990 under the title "" (A Thousand Umbrellas). Her second book "" (Arnica, 1993) is a story about a Carpathian magic potion.
After the Ukrainian book market crisis, during which Zirka Menzatyuk published her texts in magazines, a book about famous churches and monasteries in Ukraine was published in 2002.
Zirka Menzatyuk also published a book entitled "" (Kyiv Stories, 2006) about Kyiv and its fairy-tale aspects with heroes such as the sorceress Dobrada. In the same year, one of her the most famous book "" (The Mystery of the Cossack Sabre) was published.
Recognition
The books of Zirka Menzatyuk have been published in Ukraine and in the United States, and have been awarded the Lesia Ukrainka Prize (2007). She has received prizes in Slovakia and Poland, won the US International Literary Competition, and was awarded the Natali Zabila Literary Prize for her work (2005).
Books Тисяча парасольок. Казки.- К.: «Веселка», 1990 Арніка. Казка.- К.: «Веселка», 1993 Оповідання з історії Києва. Підручник для 5 класу загальноосвітньої школи.- К.: «Гранд», 1998 Мільйон мільйонів сестричок. Казки.- К.: «Лелека», 1999 Наші церкви: історія, дива, легенди. Нариси для дітей середнього шкільного віку.- К.: «Соняшник», 2002 Київські казки.- Львів: «Видавництво Старого Лева», 2006 Kyiv Stories. Переклад Оксани Луцишиної.- Львів: «Видавництво Старого Лева», 2006 Казочки-куцохвостики.- Львів: «Видавництво Старого Лева», 2006 Таємниця козацької шаблі. Пригодницька повість.- Львів: «Видавництво Старого Лева», 2006 Катрусині скарби. Оповідання,-Чернівці: «Букрек», 2007 Як до жабок говорити. Казки.- К.: «Грані-Т», 2007 Макове князювання. Казки.- К.: «Школа», 2008 Український квітник. Есе.- К.: «Грані-Т», 2010, 2011 Дочка Троянди. Драма-казка.- Острог: «Острозька академія», 2012 Зварю тобі борщику. Казки.- Львів: «Видавництво Старого Лева», 2012 Зелені чари. Нариси.- Чернівці, «Букрек», 2012 Arnica. Переклад на англійську мову Стівена Кента і Віри Міченер. Електронне видання amazon.com (США), 2013. Як я руйнувала імперію.- Л.: «Видавництво Старого Лева», 2014 Чарівні слова. Казочки про мову. — Чернівці: «Букрек», 2016 Київські казки — Ранок, 2017 Дике літо в Криму — Абабагаламага, 2018 Ангел Золоте волосся, 2019 Величні собори України: нариси для допитливих.- Чернівці: «Букрек», 2020
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Zirka Menzatyuk?
Ukrainian children’s book author
When was Zirka Menzatyuk born?
Zirka Menzatyuk was born on 21 October 1954 in Mamaivtsi.
What is Zirka Menzatyuk's occupation?
Zirka Menzatyuk is a journalist and writer.
What nationality is Zirka Menzatyuk?
Zirka Menzatyuk is Ukrainian.
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