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Chytomo is the largest independent media covering publishing and contemporary literary and cultural processes in Ukraine.
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Chytomo and Craft were shortlisted for the Responsibility Award 🙌 with Chapter Ukraine, in the category “Collaboration Without Borders”. The ceremony took place today, on Ukraine’s Day of Unity. Congratulations to the winners: Strichka, Cherkasy Institute of the City, and Memorial of Heroes!
January 22, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Chytomo and Craft were shortlisted for the Responsibility Award 🙌 with Chapter Ukraine, in the category “Collaboration Without Borders”. The ceremony took place today, on Ukraine’s Day of Unity. Congratulations to the winners: Strichka, Cherkasy Institute of the City, and Memorial of Heroes!
1/5 UA cities are sunk in darkness; the processes in our editorial team have slowed down, and it’s freezing cold even in apartments. A new luxury is moving to a village house with a wood-burning stove, but it’s not always possible. Here is a post from Chytomo’s cofounder, Oksana Khmelyovska:
January 21, 2026 at 9:09 PM
1/5 UA cities are sunk in darkness; the processes in our editorial team have slowed down, and it’s freezing cold even in apartments. A new luxury is moving to a village house with a wood-burning stove, but it’s not always possible. Here is a post from Chytomo’s cofounder, Oksana Khmelyovska:
Chapter Ukraine, a digital platform created by Chytomo and Craft Media, is on the longlist for the Responsibility Award. The project was selected from 165 applications — and in our category, “Interaction Without Borders: Ukraine to the World,” only 8 projects will compete for the award 🏆
January 14, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Chapter Ukraine, a digital platform created by Chytomo and Craft Media, is on the longlist for the Responsibility Award. The project was selected from 165 applications — and in our category, “Interaction Without Borders: Ukraine to the World,” only 8 projects will compete for the award 🏆
Chytomo closed the year by establishing a new award –#ChytomoPicks. We invited nearly all prominent Ukrainian literary critics to serve on the jury, and (after some real battles!)we arrived at a list of the 12 best books in fiction and autofiction. Here they are!
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Chytomo closed the year by establishing a new award –#ChytomoPicks. We invited nearly all prominent Ukrainian literary critics to serve on the jury, and (after some real battles!)we arrived at a list of the 12 best books in fiction and autofiction. Here they are!
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January 2, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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Today, on the first day of 2026, we are remembering writer, war crimes investigator, journalist, and civic activist Victoria Amelina. Today is her birthday.
We do not forget her - chytomo.com/en/her-new-s...
We do not forget her - chytomo.com/en/her-new-s...
‘Her new sisters will grow from the earth, and again will sing joyfully of life’: How Victoria Amelina’s endeavors live on
It has been a year since Victoria Amelina was killed on July 1 2023. Ukrainian writer and journalist, public figure, wife and mother, owner of a white dog named Vovchytsia, is gone.
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January 1, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Today, on the first day of 2026, we are remembering writer, war crimes investigator, journalist, and civic activist Victoria Amelina. Today is her birthday.
We do not forget her - chytomo.com/en/her-new-s...
We do not forget her - chytomo.com/en/her-new-s...
Have you spotted any new publications from mentors of the UA/UK Cultural Journalism Exchange?
December 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Have you spotted any new publications from mentors of the UA/UK Cultural Journalism Exchange?
Have you spotted any new publications from participants in the UA/UK Cultural Journalism Exchange?
December 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Have you spotted any new publications from participants in the UA/UK Cultural Journalism Exchange?
1/2 Viktor Kruglov, director of the Ranok Publishing, shared a video from Triada Print: "If you ever feel like giving up — just come to #Kharkiv. People of Kharkiv are stubborn. We don’t run. We print. And as long as we print knowledge, the country lives."
November 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
1/2 Viktor Kruglov, director of the Ranok Publishing, shared a video from Triada Print: "If you ever feel like giving up — just come to #Kharkiv. People of Kharkiv are stubborn. We don’t run. We print. And as long as we print knowledge, the country lives."
1) In an interview with Lucas Velidakis, Tanja Maljartschuk, one of the most significant voices in contemporary Ukrainian literature, speaks about Ukraine that fights and writes, about memory as a battlefield, and a way to remain human amid the absurdity of war
November 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
1) In an interview with Lucas Velidakis, Tanja Maljartschuk, one of the most significant voices in contemporary Ukrainian literature, speaks about Ukraine that fights and writes, about memory as a battlefield, and a way to remain human amid the absurdity of war
#ChytomoPicks: Writing under fire: Five must-read Ukrainian non-fiction books already available in French.
1) “Freedom or Death” / “La liberté ou la mort” by Arsène Sabanieiev – Editions Robert Laffont, 2024
(originally written in French)
1) “Freedom or Death” / “La liberté ou la mort” by Arsène Sabanieiev – Editions Robert Laffont, 2024
(originally written in French)
November 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
#ChytomoPicks: Writing under fire: Five must-read Ukrainian non-fiction books already available in French.
1) “Freedom or Death” / “La liberté ou la mort” by Arsène Sabanieiev – Editions Robert Laffont, 2024
(originally written in French)
1) “Freedom or Death” / “La liberté ou la mort” by Arsène Sabanieiev – Editions Robert Laffont, 2024
(originally written in French)
As of October 2025, more than a decade into Russia’s war against Ukraine, at least 263 members of Ukraine’s literary community — writers, translators, scholars, and others — have been killed by Russian forces. The figures were reported at the Ukrainian stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
October 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
As of October 2025, more than a decade into Russia’s war against Ukraine, at least 263 members of Ukraine’s literary community — writers, translators, scholars, and others — have been killed by Russian forces. The figures were reported at the Ukrainian stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Yuriy Tarnawsky, a Ukrainian-American writer, translator, and one of the founding members of the New York Group of Ukrainian avant-garde authors, has passed away at the age of 91 on Oct. 14, 2025, according to his wife Karina.
Ukrainian-American writer Yuriy Tarnawsky passes away
Yuriy Tarnawsky, a Ukrainian-American writer, translator, and one of the founding members of the New York Group of Ukrainian avant-garde authors, has passed away at the age of 91 on Oct. 14, 2025, acc...
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October 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Yuriy Tarnawsky, a Ukrainian-American writer, translator, and one of the founding members of the New York Group of Ukrainian avant-garde authors, has passed away at the age of 91 on Oct. 14, 2025, according to his wife Karina.
1/ The type of questions #Krasznahorkai’s publisher should answer: “We’re constantly receiving calls and letters. Since he doesn’t give interviews, all questions come to us. Today, for example, someone asked me...
October 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
1/ The type of questions #Krasznahorkai’s publisher should answer: “We’re constantly receiving calls and letters. Since he doesn’t give interviews, all questions come to us. Today, for example, someone asked me...
“Eeeeeeeeevil Eka’s Excavator Stories,” a children’s book by Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, has been published in #Latvia. It was published by the renowned Latvian publishing house Liels un mazs in a translation by Māra Poļakova, illustrated by Edmunds Jansons. chytomo.com/en/children-...
Children’s book by Victoria Amelina published in Latvia
“Eeeeeeeeevil Eka’s Excavator Stories,” a children’s book by Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, has been translated and published in Latvia. “Ekskavatora Ekas e-e-ēstāsti” was published by the renown...
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October 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
“Eeeeeeeeevil Eka’s Excavator Stories,” a children’s book by Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, has been published in #Latvia. It was published by the renowned Latvian publishing house Liels un mazs in a translation by Māra Poļakova, illustrated by Edmunds Jansons. chytomo.com/en/children-...
First pictures of the Ukrainian stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair (by Olena Odynoka, Ukrainian Book Institute) #frankfurterbuchmesse
October 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
First pictures of the Ukrainian stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair (by Olena Odynoka, Ukrainian Book Institute) #frankfurterbuchmesse
❗Georgia’s literary community calls for international attention chytomo.com/en/georgian-...
October 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
❗Georgia’s literary community calls for international attention chytomo.com/en/georgian-...
This is a house of Anna Tretyak, Chief Editor of BaraBooka and mother of three kids. Anna's family is alive. Her mother's flat is damaged. BaraBooka is the most well-known media outlet for children's literature in Ukraine. They are the winners of the Chytomo Award 2024. You can help in comments
October 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This is a house of Anna Tretyak, Chief Editor of BaraBooka and mother of three kids. Anna's family is alive. Her mother's flat is damaged. BaraBooka is the most well-known media outlet for children's literature in Ukraine. They are the winners of the Chytomo Award 2024. You can help in comments
Three Ukrainian books included in The White Ravens 2025 catalogue! None of them is about the war. And the first one here is already translated and published in French by Rue du monde.
October 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Three Ukrainian books included in The White Ravens 2025 catalogue! None of them is about the war. And the first one here is already translated and published in French by Rue du monde.
Jim Lawless, the author of “Taming Tigers: Do Things You Never Thought You Could” believes that Russian attack was intentionally timed to align with the book festival in Lviv: “Russians are very brave, hurling explosives at mothers and children. They wait ‘til nightfall to cover their shame... ↘️↘️↘️
October 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Jim Lawless, the author of “Taming Tigers: Do Things You Never Thought You Could” believes that Russian attack was intentionally timed to align with the book festival in Lviv: “Russians are very brave, hurling explosives at mothers and children. They wait ‘til nightfall to cover their shame... ↘️↘️↘️
We are accepting nominations for the 2025 Chytomo Award for outstanding achievements in Ukrainian book publishing and literature! Deadline: Oct, 31, 2025 (23:59). The Award this year is supported by the International Renaissance Foundation and Frankfurter Buchmesse:
2025 Chytomo Award is open for applications
Nominations for the 2025 Chytomo Award for outstanding achievements in Ukrainian book publishing and literature, supported by the International Renaissance Foundation, are now being accepted.
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October 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We are accepting nominations for the 2025 Chytomo Award for outstanding achievements in Ukrainian book publishing and literature! Deadline: Oct, 31, 2025 (23:59). The Award this year is supported by the International Renaissance Foundation and Frankfurter Buchmesse:
Ukrainian political scientist Halyna Herasym has won the Translated Book Award from the Peterson Literary Fund for her translation of “On Freedom,” written by US historian Timothy Snyder and released by Crown Publishing. chytomo.com/en/halyna-he... And here is the Ukrainian book cover:
October 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Ukrainian political scientist Halyna Herasym has won the Translated Book Award from the Peterson Literary Fund for her translation of “On Freedom,” written by US historian Timothy Snyder and released by Crown Publishing. chytomo.com/en/halyna-he... And here is the Ukrainian book cover:
Ukrainian publisher of Gábor Maté, Carlos González, and Michel Odent hit by Russian drone strike chytomo.com/en/ukrainian...
Ukrainian publisher of Gábor Maté, Carlos González, and Michel Odent hit by Russian drone strike
As a result of a Russian strike, the warehouse of Ukrainian publisher Smaki was damaged. During the drone attack on Dnipro on Sept. 30, 2025, Russian forces hit the publisher’s warehouse, leading to t...
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October 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Ukrainian publisher of Gábor Maté, Carlos González, and Michel Odent hit by Russian drone strike chytomo.com/en/ukrainian...
We are celebrating today’s International Translation Day with the launch of a project we’ve been dreaming about for years! 🎉
Here is Chapter Ukraine – an interactive digital platform that brings together comprehensive information about Ukrainian books available in translation: chapterukraine.com
Here is Chapter Ukraine – an interactive digital platform that brings together comprehensive information about Ukrainian books available in translation: chapterukraine.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We are celebrating today’s International Translation Day with the launch of a project we’ve been dreaming about for years! 🎉
Here is Chapter Ukraine – an interactive digital platform that brings together comprehensive information about Ukrainian books available in translation: chapterukraine.com
Here is Chapter Ukraine – an interactive digital platform that brings together comprehensive information about Ukrainian books available in translation: chapterukraine.com
We continue the series of articles on the dialogue between Ukrainian and Greek cultures with an article by Yannis Spanoudis from Kroma magazine.
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kromamagazine.com/epidaurus-uk...
From Epidaurus to the Art Shelters - KROMA
From Epidaurus to the Art Shelters Six years later, a meeting of Greek and Ukrainian creators still echoes — even in times of war. How a cultural program in Greece in 2019 became a lasting testimony o...
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September 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We continue the series of articles on the dialogue between Ukrainian and Greek cultures with an article by Yannis Spanoudis from Kroma magazine.
kromamagazine.com/epidaurus-uk...
kromamagazine.com/epidaurus-uk...