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Karpiuk Vasyl

Karpiuk Vasyl

Writer, poet, essayist, children’s author and publisher

Vasyl Karpiuk was born in 1988 in the village of Brustury (Kosiv district of the Ivano-Frankivsk region).

He graduated from Ciscarpathia National Vasyl Stefanyk University (Ivano-Frankivsk). Yet during his studies, he worked on a local radio station and was actively involved in the city’s cultural life.

He started writing poetry at 11 years old and prose at 16. In 2009, his works were distinguished by literary awards such as Smoloskyp and International Ukrainian German Oles Honchar Prize.

His first book was published in 2010. Since then, Karpiuk has published a few poetry collections, an essay book and a poetry book for children. His books were shortlisted for and distinguished by various literary prizes.

Karpiuk relates to the idea of discovering Ukrainian culture and traditions via children’s and fantasy literature.

He is also a co-founder and CEO of the Discursus Publishing House (over 10 years of activity and hundreds of books printed out). As of now, the company is being rebranded as Brustury Publishing House to highlight its focus on the Hutsul topics, Ukrainian ethnography, and local identity.

As a publisher, Karpiuk returns forgotten names of Hutsul writers into Ukrainian literature, discovers new names of Carpathian authors and forms a unique niche to reflect the Hutsul people’s identity. His aim is to make Hutsul mythology and folklore recognizable worldwide.

In 2025, Karpiuk enlisted in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and he is involved in creating a military media and developing projects of the Book to the Frontline initiative via the Cultural Forces Platform.

Bibliography

  • Trash ("Мотлох"). Selected poetry. Smoloskyp Publishing House, 2010
  • Brustury. Poetry. Typovit Publishing House, 2011
  • Taking a Turtle by the Hand ("За руку з черепахою"). Children’s poetry. Fontan Kazok Publishing House, 2014
  • It’s Summer Yet, But Everything’s Clear ("Ще літо, але вже все зрозуміло"). Essays. The Old Lion Publishing House, 2016; Brustury Publishing House, 2025
  • Hot Wine on the Way to Hoverla ("Глінтвейн дорогою на Говерлу"). Poetry. Discursus Publishing House, 2017
  • Oleksa Dovbush. The Mystery of Force ("Олекса Довбуш. Таємниця Сили"). Children’s adventure book. Discursus Publishing House, 2020
  • Oleksa Dovbush. Aridnyk’s Hole. ("Олекса Довбуш. Лігво Арідника"). Children’s adventure book. Discursus Publishing House, 2021
  • An Unusual Christmas in the Carpathians ("Незвичайне Різдво у Карпатах"). Children’s adventure book. Svichado Publishing House, 2022
  • Oleksa Dovbush. The Vampire’s Blood ("Олекса Довбуш. Кров опиря") Children’s adventure book. Discursus Publishing House, 2023
  • Dovbush. Dignity or Oblivion ("Довбуш. Гідність або забуття") History novel. KSD Publishing House, 2023
  • Slow Dancing ("Повільні танці"). Short stories. Discursus Publishing House, 2024
  • A Weird Carpathian Story ("Чудернацька карпатська історія") Children’s adventure book. Brustury Publishing House, 2024

Co-author in collective books:

  • "Листи з України / Listy z Ukrainy / Letters of Ukraine". Krok Publishing House, 2016
  • 10 Stories for Boys ("10 історій для хлопців") The Old Lion Publishing House, 2017
  • The Young Ukrainian Poetry Anthology of the 3rd Millenium ("Антології молодої української поезії III тисячоліття"). A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA Publishing House, 2018
  • The Way To Christmas. Short Stories. Svichado Publishing House, 2021
  • Poerty Without a Shelter. Discursus Publishing House, 2022
  • Don’t Touch the Treats, It’s for the Holidays ("Не чіпай, то на свята"). Short stories. Fabula Publishing House, 2024