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Valya Dudycz Lupescu
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This rings so true to me. It also reminds me of something Gene Wolfe used to say, about each novel being a new challenge and experience--you can only write the novel you have in front of you. You are not exactly the person you were who wrote the last story or the person you will be who writes the next story. You are the person writing this story.
Sometimes that means knowing that the person you are is not quite ready to tell a particular story, but tomorrow, or next month, or next year, or the next decade...you may be.
That always made me feel better. I just had to find the story I needed to write, right now.
Random writing thought: the best stories are often the ones that only you could have written — but also the ones that you could only write at this one moment.
I couldn't write All the Birds in the Sky from scratch now if I tried. But the me of 2013 couldn't have written The Prodigal Mother either.
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115 years since the birth of ukrainian folk artist maria prymachenko
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Last week, the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) released their longlist of nominees for the BSFA Awards, for work published in 2023. Embroidered Worlds: Fantastic Fiction from Ukraine and the Diaspora was among those listed for Best Collections! I am honored that we were included; I'm also so excited to see Ukrainian fiction on a list like this.
When I was a young reader in the 80s and 90s, I dreamed of such an opportunity; and I am heartened to know that readers are enjoying and discussing these stories by writers in Ukraine and the Diaspora.
There are so many thoughtful collections and fantastic stories on this list, and I encourage you to take a look. Congratulations to my incredible co-editors, Olha Brylova & Iryna Pasko and to all the nominees!
#BSFA#Ukraine#ukrainian art#ukrainian#valya dudycz lupescu#fantastic fiction#fantasy#scifi#british science fiction association#longlist#atthis arts
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Nice to see Ukrainian culture being shared.
Kutia on Sviat Vechir...One of my most cherished traditions. 💙💛
From the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
I wrote about the tradition in my blog (in 2011!):
The Sticky Subject of Kutia a.k.a. Ukrainian “Porridge” | Valya Dudycz Lupescu (vdlupescu.com)
#kutia#sviat vechir#svyat vechir#sviata vecheria#Ukrainian traditions#Christmas#Christmas Eve#ukraine#ukrainian#ukrainian tumblr#stand with ukraine#porridge#neil gaiman#twitter
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“Trollet som grunner på hvor gammelt det er“ by Theodor Kittelsen
“(Troll Wonders How Old He Is)”
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The kids on TikTok think that just because he was a classic country singer, Johnny Cash was conservative??? My babies he covered a Nine Inch Nails song in his seventies.
Classic country singers (the majority of which came from poor roots) were always talking about how much The Man sucked because they were taking money from poor rural folk. You’re gonna tell me that’s conservative?? Get outta here.
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“Trollet som grunner på hvor gammelt det er“ by Theodor Kittelsen
“(Troll Wonders How Old He Is)”
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Happy Autumnal Equinox.
A Skeleton of Found Roots and Tree Limbs Heralds the Beginning of Fall in Italy
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3 DAYS LEFT to grab an entire anthology of Ukrainian stories starting from $1!!
Embroidered Worlds is an anthology of fantastic stories from Ukraine and the Diaspora, edited by Valya Dudycz Lupescu, Olha Brylova, and Iryna Pasko. It's more important than ever that voices of Ukrainian and Diaspora authors are heard, considering how fiction has the power to reveal both fears and dreams.
If the project can get over $25.000 (which doesn't look impossible right now, but will need your help!), there'll be a fun digital package for every backer, which includes a little something made by me (amongst other very cool stuff!).
Please consider backing this project and please spread the word! Thank you!
Link to the Kickstarter: click.
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It’s time to unveil the cover of Embroidered Worlds: Fantastic Fiction from Ukraine and the Diaspora, as well as the list of thirty authors and their stories!
Taras Kopansky is the Ukrainian artist who created the art, "Metahutsulka" for the cover. His piece is inspired by Mykola Senkovsky’s famous 1926 photograph “Old Hutsulka” that won the Grand Prix at the European International Exhibition in Paris.
The translated stories have working titles, since our translators are working on them at the moment, but they will give you an idea of what you have to look forward to:
TATIANA ADAMENKO | Kestrel Travel Agency
VOLODYMYR ARENEV | There, Where the Garden Will Be
VIRA BALATSKA | Following Revenge
KÁROJ D. BALLA | In the Belly of the Dinosaur
ELIZABETH BEAR | Lest We Forget
ANATOLY BELILOVSKY | Iron Feliks
ÉVA BERNICZKY | Dreamers of Uzhhorod
OLHA BRYLOVA | Iron Goddess of Compassion
DAVID DEMCHUK | Three Forest Tales
VASYL DUKHNOVSKYI | A Hole in the Shape of God
OLEKSIY GEDEONOV | The Midst of Snow
MYROSLAVA HORNOSTAYEVA | The Stray Tram
YARYNA KATOROZH | The Bike Spirit
MAX KIDRUK | Closer to the Pole
OLENA KRASNOSELSKA | Scream
R.B. LEMBERG | Geddarien
HALYNA LIPATOVA | The Last of the Beads
VALYA DUDYCZ LUPESCU | Honey
ASKOLD MELNYCZUK | A Brief History of the Little : People
MIKHAILO NAZARENKO | Big-Nose and the Faun
IRYNA PASKO | The Rainbow Bridge
STEFAN O. RAK | The Long Black Veil
N.R.M. ROSHAK | Bitter Thing
IHOR SILIVRA | Family v1.1
OLEH SILIN | To See Jupiter
A.D. SUI | Svet
SVITLANA TARATORINA | Battle of the Gods
OSTAP UKRAINETS | Neptune’s Day
YURIY VYNNYCHUK | An Embroidered World
OLEKSIY ZHUPANSKYI | Havrylovna
You can read the rest of the update here:
Just a few days left to become a backer! The campaign ends on September 30th! Please help us to spread the word!
Дуже дякую! Слава Україні!
#TATIANA ADAMENKO#VOLODYMYR ARENEV#VIRA BALATSKA#KÁROJ D. BALLA#ELIZABETH BEAR#ANATOLY BELILOVSKY#ÉVA BERNICZKY#OLHA BRYLOVA#DAVID DEMCHUK#VASYL DUKHNOVSKYI#OLEKSIY GEDEONOV#MYROSLAVA HORNOSTAYEVA#YARYNA KATOROZH#MAX KIDRUK#OLENA KRASNOSELSKA#R.B. LEMBERG#HALYNA LIPATOVA#VALYA DUDYCZ LUPESCU#ASKOLD MELNYCZUK#MIKHAILO NAZARENKO#IRYNA PASKO#STEFAN O. RAK#N.R.M. ROSHAK#IHOR SILIVRA#OLEH SILIN#A.D. SUI#SVITLANA TARATORINA#OSTAP UKRAINETS#YURIY VYNNYCHUK#OLEKSIY ZHUPANSKYI
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“What does a community look like when we center love? What does a community dance like, thrive like, when we feel safe?
So the age of pleasure is our safe oasis. Taking care of each other. Those who cant take care of themselves, you give them a seat. Those who cant feed themselves, you feed them. Those who dont have people advocating for them in the White House, you advocate for them, you use your power. You try your best to be better than the generation that f*cked it up.”
—Janelle Monáe
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In our latest Embroidered Worlds update, a guest post from Michael Burianyk addresses the question, "Why do we need Ukrainian stories?"
You can read the update here:
#EmbroideredWorlds#Ukraine#kickstarter#stories#UkrainianStories#Science Fiction#Fantasy#magic realism#Michael Burianyk#literature
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An update from one of our Ukrainian editors, Olha Brylova. She writes about her experiences as an interpreter at a training center where foreign instructors are teaching Ukrainian soldiers:
"I spent August in Kharkiv shouting at armed men.
No kidding. I literally did that. I was an interpreter for a training center where foreign instructors taught Ukrainian soldiers how to enhance their chances of staying alive while causing more damage to the enemy. There were lots of soldiers, and very much noise, hence shouting.
It changed slightly when I was transferred from the infantry group to the sappers. Sappers are a silent bunch. At least until the moment when it's time to blow something up. They also tend toward gallows humor. I think every Ukrainian has developed that sense of humor since February 2022, but sappers take it up to year 11."
You can read the rest of Olha's update on Kickstarter:
Дуже дякую! Слава Україні!
#Ukraine#EmbroideredWorlds#FantasticFiction#Stories#science fiction#fantasy#magic realism#UkrainianWriters#Ukrainian women#slava ukraini#horror#weird fiction#literature#ukrainian folklore#folklore#fiction#anthology#ukrainian stories
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