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Mymruk Oleksandr

Mymruk Oleksandr

writer, journalist and editor

Oleksandr Mymruk was born on 16 March 1989 in the town of Blahovishchenske, Kirovohrad region. He is a Ukrainian writer, journalist and editor, author of the books Tsukrovyk, The River Named Bird, and Oleg Sentsov.

Mymruk graduated from the European University as an economist and Ukrainian State Mykhailo Drahomanov University as a philosopher of culture.

He has been living in Kyiv and working as a journalist and editor for various media since 2013. Mymruk is the author of numerous articles about literature, publishing business, architecture, and culture in general.

Since 2017, he had been editing the book and literary media, Chytomo. In 2019, he became CEO of the Chytomo NGO.

Mymruk is a co-curator and editor of the book project about the history of art and cultural media in Ukraine, Examples XX.

He is a laureate of Smoloskyp literary prize (2016, 2017) and the Prize of the National Writers’ Union of Ukraine for the year’s brightest poetry debut (2018). Mymruk won a range of literary contests including Young Poets’ Republic, Urba-Crossroads, Haivoronnia etc.

His works have been translated into Polish, Hebrew, German, and English languages.

Bibliography

Poetry books

  • Tsukrovyk ("Цукровик"): Smoloskyp Publishing House, 2017
  • The River Named Bird ("Річка з назвою птаха"): The Old Lion Publishing House, 2024

Non-fiction

  • Oleg Sentsov ("Олег Сенцов"): Folio Publishing House, 2017. English translation - 2018
  • Examples XX ("Екземпляри XX"): curator, author of the foreword and co-editor in cooperation with Oksana Khmelyovska. ArtHuss Publishing House, 2021
  • Journey Book. Ukrainians ("Книга-мандрівка. Українці"): author of the chapter dedicated to the Kropyvnytskyi region. Knyholav Publishing House, 2025

Poetry and prose in anthologies:

  • Colored Poetry ("Кольорова поезія"): Ruta Printing House, 2016
  • Anthology of the young Ukrainian poetry of the 3rd millenium ("Антологія молодої української поезії III тисячоліття"): A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA Publishing House, 2018
  • The First Coffee Almanac ("Альманах першої кави"): Pinzel Publishing House, 2021
  • Matelot: Marine Collection 2019-2020 (Mymruk’s short story To the Edge of the Shelf ("На край шельфу") was published under the pen name Oleksandr Kostiuk; Guides&Study Books Publishing House, 2021
  • "Sunflowers: Ukrainian Poems on War, Resistance, Hope and Peace" (poetry in English translation by Ella Yevtushenko, River Paw Press Publishing House, 2022

Mymruk’s selected poetry was also published in various literary magazines, papers and online media.