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Olesya Mamchich, also spelled Mamchych (born 1981) is a Ukrainian poet and children's writer.

Olesya Mamchich
Олеся Олександрівна Мамчич
Born	1981 (age 40–41) Kyiv
Nationality	Ukrainian
Occupation	poet, children's writer

Early life and education

Olesya Mamchich was born in 1981, in Kyiv.[1] She completed studies in creative writing at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.[2]

Career

Olesya Mamchich debuted in 2005.[2] Her poems for children are taught as part of Ukrainian elementary school curriculum.[1] Her works have been translated into English, Polish, Belarusian, Georgian, Romanian, Russian, Lithuanian, Latvian and Hebrew.[1] Her texts inspired songs of the Ukrainian band OY Sound System.[3]

Mamchich organised many poem reading events at the Euromaidan protests.[2][4] She is a curator of a Ukrainian children's literature award.[1]

Publications

Poetry

• Перекотиболе, 2005[1]
• Обкладинка, 2014[1]
• Сонце пішло у декрет, 2014[1]

Children's books

• А на нас упав ананас, 2013[1]
• Тиранозавр Оленка, 2017[1]
• Електромобіль Сашко, 2018[1]
• Хто з’їв мою піжаму?, 2018[1]

References

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