May 13, 2026, 7:31 p.m.
(Yevhenia Genova. PHOTO: Intent/Natalia Dovbysh)
Yevhenia Henova , editor of Intent , was among the winners of the Ukrainian Book Institute's art contest. The list includes Odesa authors and writers whose works are related to Odesa region and Crimea.
This was reported by Yevhenia Genova, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Intent.
Back in January, the Ukrainian Book Institute announced an artistic competition for cultural and artistic projects aimed at producing book products. In April, the expert councils completed the evaluation of applications and approved the list of winners, which was approved by the UIK Supervisory Board. After that, the results were submitted to the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine for approval.
The list of winners includes authors from different regions of the country, including writers, journalists and historians whose work is related to Odesa and Crimea.
Among them is Odesa-based writer, journalist and PhD in philology Yevhenia Henova with her book Nogaytsi. The Erased Memory of the Ukrainian Steppe. The author was born and works in Odesa, is the deputy editor-in-chief of the Intent publication and the communications manager of the Odesa regional organization of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine. Much of her work is devoted to Crimea, historical memory and the fate of the Crimean Tatar people.
Other winners include historian, writer, and publicist Ihor Stambol with his project "At the Top of the Pyramid. His research for many years has been devoted to the history of "Ukrainian Odesa," the activities of the Lyp family, and the Prosvita Society. The list also includes his second book, Ivan and Yurii Lypa.
The list also includes the Shevchenko Prize winner Kateryna Kalytko with her book Maror. The writer actively cooperates with the local cultural environment. In particular, in 2024, the Vasylko Ukrainian Theater in Odesa hosted a presentation of her collection Open Voice Fracture, and she also participated in artistic video projects related to the south of Ukraine.
The winner of the competition was Yevheniia Zavalii, a writer, volunteer, and civic activist from Odesa, with her book Polar Bears. She is the founder of the project "March in Embroidered Shirts. Chornomorsk" project and the book blog "Exemplars," and is actively involved in the cultural and volunteer life of the region.
The list of supported projects also includes writer and journalist Aliona Puliaieva with her children's book The State of Ukraine. A Guide for the Youngest. The author lives and works in Odesa and writes a blog about the city's writing life and culture.
The experts paid special attention to the topic of Crimea and Crimean Tatar history. Among the winners is historian, writer, and researcher Gulnara Abdulayeva with her book The Executed Revival of the Crimean Tatars: The Tragedy of 1938. She is one of the leading researchers of the history of the Crimean Khanate and the Crimean Tatar people. In recent years, she has been regularly participating in events in Odesa dedicated to the resistance to the occupation of Crimea and the preservation of Crimean Tatar cultural heritage.
Among the winners was also writer and journalist Oleh Kryshtopa with his books "History of Ukraine in the First Person. The Modern Period" and "How the Classics Loved". In his texts, the author has repeatedly referred to Odesa as one of the important centers of Ukrainian social and criminal transformations of the 1990s.
In March 2025, Vivat Publishing House published the book "Free Voices of Crimea. Stories of Crimean Journalists - Prisoners of the Kremlin," co-authored by Odesa journalist and Intent editor Yevhenia Henova. It includes stories of civilian journalists who opposed the occupiers and became political prisoners.
Also in November, the writer's new book, My Grandmothers Didn't Live to See the War, was presented to Odesa residents at the Hrushevsky Library. The story consists of family memoirs and is dedicated to the formation of national identity in the families of residents of the Ukrainian South.
Анна Бальчінос