BBC Ukrainian Book of the Year 2016: talk with Svitlana Pyrkalo
Date and time:
Thursday 9 March, 2017
19:00 - 20:30
Location:
Ukrainian Institute London
79 Holland Park
London
W11 3SW
"Oblivion" ("Забуття") by Tanya Malyarchuk and "Thirteen Tales in the Dark" ("Тринадцять історій у темряві") by Halyna Tkachuk were awarded the BBC Ukrainian Book of the Year and Children’s Book of the Year 2016 awards at a ceremony in Kyiv in December 2016. BBC Ukrainian announced the winners of its Book of the Year 2016 awards presented in partnership with the Cultural Programme of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
The BBC’s Book of the Year Award was established in 2005 and has become a prestigious prize, highlighting achievements of contemporary Ukrainian literature. The “BBC Children’s Book of the Year” award was established 4 years ago.
More on BBC Ukrainian Book of the Year here
The talk will be moderated by Marina Pesenti, Director, Ukrainian Institute London.
This event will be held in English.
FREE
Speaker
Svitlana Pyrkalo
Svitlana Pyrkalo is a London-based Ukrainian writer and journalist. She currently works for the EBRD as a press officer. Until April 2011, she was a journalist with the BBC Ukrainian service and presented the interactive Friday evening programme in Ukrainian from London. She is also the founder of the BBC Ukrainian annual book prize.
