Yuliia Iliukha
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Iliukha in 2023 | |
| Native name | Юлія Анатоліївна Ілюха |
| Born | January 5, 1982 Hontiv Yar, Valky Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Occupation | Poet, writer, journalist |
| Language | Ukrainian |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Alma mater | Kharkiv State Academy of Culture; Ivan Franko National University of Lviv |
| Notable works | My Women, Skhidnyi syndrom, Hrafomanski virshi |
| Notable awards | BBC News Ukraine Book of the Year (2024) |
Yuliia Anatoliivna Iliukha (Юлія Анатоліївна Ілюха) born 5 January 1982), sometimes transliterated as Yulia Ilukha or Yuliya Iliukha, is a Ukrainian poet, prose writer, journalist and volunteer from Kharkiv Oblast.[1][2]
She is the author of the novels My Women, Skhidnyi syndrom, and Zero and several series of children's books.[3][4]
Awards and honours
- Oles Honchar International Ukrainian German Literary Prize (2018), small prose category.[5]
- BBC News Ukraine Book of the Year of the Year 2024 for My Women[6]
- Winner of 128 LIT’s 2023 International Chapbook Prize[7]
- Rotahorn‑Literaturpreis (Roter Ahorn / Red Maple), sponsor’s prize (Förderpreis) for excerpts from My Women, Austria, 2024.[8]
Children's literature
In 2023 she launched a children’s detective series about a Kyiv schoolboy, Sashko Siryi: Persha sprava Sashka Siroho. Zlochyn na milion. The First Case of Sashko Siryi: A Million‑Hryvnia Crime) and Druha sprava Sashka Siroho. Rodyna dlia niani, The Second Case of Sashko Siryi: A Family for the Nanny).[9][10] These books mix mystery plots with themes of friendship, family and social responsibility.[11][12]
References
- ^ "Ілюха Юлія". Читай (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ "Yuliia Iliukha". Laxfield Literary Associates. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ ""My Women" by Yuliia Iliukha, translated from Ukrainian by Hanna Leliv". 128 LIT. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ "My Women – About the Author". Barnes & Noble. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ "Two poems by Yuliia Iliukha, translated from the Ukrainian by Anna Antonova". Another Chicago Magazine. 2025-08-19. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
- ^ "Yulia Ilyukha, Grasya Oliyko, Yuriy Roketsky win BBC News Ukraine Book of the Year 2024 awards". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
- ^ ""My Women" by Yuliia Iliukha, translated from Ukrainian by Hanna Leliv". 128 LIT. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
- ^ "Rotahorn würdigt Sprachgewandtheit". meinbezirk.at (in German). 6 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ "Перша справа Сашка Сірого. Злочин на мільйон". Readeat (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ "Друга справа Сашка Сірого. Родина для няні". Vivat (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ "Як Грицик Муху-Нехочуху переміг". Наш Формат (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ "Книга Юлія Ілюха «Історії Цвірінька»". Епіцентр (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 November 2025.