“When you write about Galicia, you cannot ignore its multiculturalism”—Vasyl Makhno about his novel ‘Eternal Calendar’

[Editor’s note: “Our stories are incomplete without each other” is the slogan of Ukrainian Jewish Encounter, which, with the support of the Lviv, Ukraine-based “Publisher’s Forum” is sponsor of “Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize” ™.]...

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“The Encounter Prize was created so that Ukrainian writers will focus on the problems of Ukrainian-Jewish relations”—Pavlyshyn

[Editor’s note: This interview aired on Ukraine’s Hromadske Radio before Eternal Calendar by Vasyl Makhno was named winner of “Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize”™ on 16 September 2020 at the 27th Lviv International BookForum. The...

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Awards ceremony for the “Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize” ™ will take place on 16 September

The “Encounter: the Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize”™ is awarded every year for the most important work of fiction and non-fiction (in alternate years), which promotes Ukrainian-Jewish understanding by helping to strengthen Ukraine’s position as a multiethnic...

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Ukraine’s new literary prize for writers and publishers worth up to 6,500 EUR

Today we are talking about a new prize that was unveiled in December 2019: “Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize.” It is sponsored by the Canadian philanthropic fund Ukrainian Jewish Encounter, which supports this podcast featured...

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