Myroslav Laiuk Explained

Myroslav Laiuk (uk| Мирослав Миколайович Лаюк; born 31 July 1990) is a Ukrainian writer.

Biography and artworks

Myroslav Laiuk was born in 1990 in Smodna, Kosiv Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine.

Living in Kyiv, Ukraine he graduated from National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and received a PhD degree for "Philosophy and Literature" program there. Since 2018, Laiuk teaches a creative writing course at his alma-mater university.

In 2018, Myroslav Laiuk was included to the list of Top 30 Under 30 of 2018^[1] by Kyiv Post, an award for young innovative Ukrainians achieving outstanding results in different fields.

His works are translated into different foreign languages, with published books in Lithuania, Slovakia, Belarus, and Poland.

In 2018, he became a recipient of the Emerging Writer on Tour award.^[2] He was a participant of Poetry Africa Festival (South Africa), Festival of World Literature (Croatia), Authors' Reading Month (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine), StAnza (Scotland International Poetry Festival), and others.

His first poetry book Osote! (tr: Thistle!) was published in 2013. The book was awarded the Smoloskyp Prize,^[3] Kovalevykh Foundation Prize^[4] and Litakcent Roku Award^[5] as the best poetry book of the year in Ukraine. The second poetry book, Metrophobia (2015) was also awarded by Litakcent Roku^[6] as the best poetry book of 2015. Myroslav's debut novel, Babornia (tr: The Old Ladies House) (2016) was shortlisted by the Book of the Year BBC Award,^[7] Espresso Readers Choice Prize^[8] and Litakcent Roku Award.^[9] It was named as the strongest debut and one of the most remarkable books of the year by numerous Ukrainian media.^{[10] [11]}

In 2018, he compiled Anthology of Young Ukrainian Poetry of the III Millennium.^[12] In 2019 Myroslav became a host of the show «The Poetry Time» on UA: PBC.^[13]

Books

• Thistle! (Осоте!) : [poetry]. — Kyiv, 2013. — 224 p.
• Metrophobia (Метрофобія) : [poetry]. — Lviv : Old Lion Publishing House, 2015. — 176 p.
• Old Women's House (Баборня): [novel]. — Lviv : Old Lion Publishing House, 2016. — 304 p.
• The World is not Created (Світ не створений): [novel]. — Lviv : Old Lion Publishing House, 2018. — 288 p.
• Rose (Троянда) : [poetry]. — Lviv : Old Lion Publishing House, 2019. — 176 p.
• Zaurys and his brother (Заврик і його молодший брат): [children's literature]. — Lviv : Old Lion Publishing House, 2019. — 36 p.
• Kivi Kivi (Ківі Ківі): [children's literature]. — Lviv : Old Lion Publishing House, 2020. — 64 p.
• Iron Water (Залізна вода): [novel]. — Lviv : Old Lion Publishing House, 2021. — 264 p.

English publications

• “calm rhythm^[14] ” — a poem by Myroslav Laiuk — New Statesman
• poems by Myroslav Laiuk^[15] — Poetry International
• Myroslav Laiuk — Agenda — Four poems^[16] (pp. 28 – 30)
• poems — The Frontier: 28 Contemporary Ukrainian Poets, An Anthology^[17]
• The World is not Created, fragments^[18] — New Books from Ukraine – 2019 — The Ukrainian Book Institute for The Frankfurt Book Fair)
• Iron Water, excerpt^[19] — Apofenie

Book translations

• Metrofobia — poetry, translated into Polish by Marcin Gaczkowski, Kolegium Europy Wschodniej;
• Zaurus and his Brother — children book, translated into Belarusian and Slovak.

Sources

• Myroslav Laiuk at Poetry International
• Myroslav Laiuk at Versopolis
• Myroslav Laiuk at New Statesman
• Meet the winners of Top 30 Under 30 of 2018

External links

• UKZN to host 22nd Poetry Africa festival. School of Arts
• Myroslav Laiuk | Festival svjetske književnosti
• Szablatura, Martin. Мирослав Лаюк: Поет рятує світ | MAČ2019.
• «The Poet of a Shark King (Ukrainian: Придворний поет короля акул»
• Guests at Vilenica 2020
• Metrofobia - Myrosław Łajuk
• The World is not Created, excerpts — New Books from Ukraine – 2019 — The Ukrainian Book Institute for The Frankfurt Book Fair
• Iron Water, excerpt — Apofenie
• Myroslav Laiuk at Poetry International
• On the Ukrainian Poets Who Lived and Died Under Soviet Suppression – Myroslav Laiuk for LitHub

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018-12-11 . Meet the winners of Top 30 Under 30 of 2018 - KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice . 2022-05-08 . KyivPost.
2. Web site: 2021-09-08 . Writer On Tour - Myroslav Laiuk . 2022-05-08 . Cúirt International Festival of Literature . en-GB.
3. Web site: 2012-05-04 . Лауреати премії «Смолоскип» 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150328223216/http://litakcent.com/2012/05/04/laureaty-smoloskypa-2012/ . usurped . March 28, 2015 . 2022-05-08 . ЛітАкцент - світ сучасної літератури . uk.
4. Web site: 2015-10-21 . Лауреати конкурсу Фонду Лесі і Петра Ковалевих-2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151023230254/http://litakcent.com/2015/10/21/laureaty-konkursu-fondu-lesi-i-petra-kovalevyh-2015/ . usurped . October 23, 2015 . 2022-05-08 . ЛітАкцент - світ сучасної літератури . uk.
5. Web site: 2014-02-14 . «ЛітАкцент року — 2013». Вітаємо переможців! . https://web.archive.org/web/20150321235833/http://litakcent.com/2014/02/14/litakcent-roku-2013-vitajemo-peremozhciv/ . usurped . March 21, 2015 . 2022-05-08 . ЛітАкцент - світ сучасної літератури . uk.
6. Web site: Дві книги Старого Лева – переможці премії «ЛітАкцент року-2015» . 2022-05-08 . Видавництво Старого Лева . uk.
7. News: ВВС Україна оголосила короткі списки Книги року . uk . BBC News Україна . 2022-05-08.
8. Web site: Українці визначили кращі книжки конкурсу "Еспресо. Вибір читачів" . 2022-05-08 . espreso.tv . uk.
9. Web site: 2017-01-24 . "ЛітАкцент року – 2016»: відгуки журі. Номінація «Проза" . https://web.archive.org/web/20170126201052/http://litakcent.com/2017/01/24/litakcent-roku-2016-vidhuky-zhuri-nominacija-proza/ . usurped . January 26, 2017 . 2022-05-08 . ЛітАкцент - світ сучасної літератури . uk.
10. Web site: 2016-11-21 . Самка Біолога та Дракон освіти - рецензія на "Баборню" . 2022-05-08 . BBC News Україна . uk.
11. Web site: Учителька Марія Василівна як дзеркало пострадянської провінції. Баборня Лаюка (+УРИВОК) . 2022-05-08 . texty.org.ua . uk.
12. Web site: Антологія молодої української поезії III тисячоліття А-БА-БА-ГА-ЛА-МА-ГА . 2022-05-08 . store.ababahalamaha.com.ua.
13. Web site: 2019-03-22 . На каналі "UA: Культура" у квітні стартує програма "Час поезії" . 2022-05-08 . stv.detector.media . uk.
14. Web site: 2017-03-03 . "calm rhythm" – a poem by Myroslav Laiuk . 2022-05-03 . New Statesman . en-US.
15. Web site: Myroslav Laiuk . 2022-05-03 . www.poetryinternational.com . nl.
16. Web site: Laiuk . Myroslav . Zhukovski . Alan . November 2014 . Agenda poetry journal . agendapoetry.co.uk.
17. Web site: The Frontier: 28 Contemporary Ukrainian Poets . 2022-05-03 . Glagoslav Publications . en-US.
18. Web site: New books from Ukraine.pdf . 2022-05-03 . Google Docs.
19. Web site: An Excerpt from the novel "Iron Water" . 2022-05-03 . APOFENIE . en-US.