Svitlana Pyrkalo
Encyclopedia
Svitlana Pyrkalo is a Ukrainian writer, journalist and translator. She graduated from the Kyiv National University, linguistics faculty, and currently lives and works in North London
, United Kingdom
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and presented the Friday interactive evening programme in Ukrainian from London. She is also the originator of the BBC Ukrainian annual book prize.
In 1998, she compiled and published The First Dictionary of Ukrainian Slang consisting of 2700 entries. It since been used and quoted by other researchers.
In 1999 her first short novel Green Margarita was awarded 2nd place in a Smoloskyp publishers contest for young writers. Subsequently it was published by Smoloskyp in 2000 and has since been republished twice (2002, 2007) by two different publishers.
In 2000 she became editor-in-chief of a TV talk show Without Taboo at the Ukrainian 1+1
TV channel, dedicated to unusual human stories, with elements of dramatisation.
In 2002, together with colleagues T. Vorozhko and M. Veresen, she published a book describing their TV experience, Without Taboo about "Without Taboo" with “Zeleny Pes” publishers.
In 2004 Svitlana Pyrkalo's second novel, Don’t Think About Red , was published by Fakt publishers, Kyіv.
In 2007 Fakt also published her collection of essays on food, travel and Ukrainian identity Egoist's Kitchen . In 2007 Svitlana Pyrkalo also translated into Ukrainian the novel Two Caravans by Marina Lewycka
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From 2007 to 2009 Svitlana Pyrkalo wrote a weekly column in the Ukrainian-language magazine Glavred .
In 2006-2010 she wrote a weekly column for the Ukrainian newspaper, Gazeta po-ukrainsky . In 2007 these collected articles, together with 3 other authors, were published as a book by Nora-druk publishers, Kyіv.
London
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Career and works
Svitlana Pyrkalo is a London-based Ukrainian writer and journalist. She currently works for the EBRD as a press officer. Until April 2011, she was a journalist with the BBC Ukrainian serviceBBC Ukrainian
BBC Ukrainian is the Ukrainian language franchise of the BBC which conveys the latest political, social, economical and sport news relevant to Ukraine and the world. It started its broadcasts in 1992. Its headquarters is based in London, United Kingdom...
and presented the Friday interactive evening programme in Ukrainian from London. She is also the originator of the BBC Ukrainian annual book prize.
In 1998, she compiled and published The First Dictionary of Ukrainian Slang consisting of 2700 entries. It since been used and quoted by other researchers.
In 1999 her first short novel Green Margarita was awarded 2nd place in a Smoloskyp publishers contest for young writers. Subsequently it was published by Smoloskyp in 2000 and has since been republished twice (2002, 2007) by two different publishers.
In 2000 she became editor-in-chief of a TV talk show Without Taboo at the Ukrainian 1+1
1+1
- History :TV channel "1+1" was founded in August 1995, headed by its original President Alexander Rodnyansky who also was its general director from 1996 to 2002...
TV channel, dedicated to unusual human stories, with elements of dramatisation.
In 2002, together with colleagues T. Vorozhko and M. Veresen, she published a book describing their TV experience, Without Taboo about "Without Taboo" with “Zeleny Pes” publishers.
In 2004 Svitlana Pyrkalo's second novel, Don’t Think About Red , was published by Fakt publishers, Kyіv.
In 2007 Fakt also published her collection of essays on food, travel and Ukrainian identity Egoist's Kitchen . In 2007 Svitlana Pyrkalo also translated into Ukrainian the novel Two Caravans by Marina Lewycka
Marina Lewycka
Marina Lewycka is a British novelist of Ukrainian origin, currently living in Sheffield, England.-Biography:Marina Lewycka was born in a refugee camp in Kiel, Germany after World War II. Her family subsequently moved to England where she now lives...
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From 2007 to 2009 Svitlana Pyrkalo wrote a weekly column in the Ukrainian-language magazine Glavred .
In 2006-2010 she wrote a weekly column for the Ukrainian newspaper, Gazeta po-ukrainsky . In 2007 these collected articles, together with 3 other authors, were published as a book by Nora-druk publishers, Kyіv.
External links
- Svitlana Pyrkalo's personal page with free books
- Svitlana Pyrkalo's personal card
- Svitlana Pyrkalo's personal sites
- http://Ukrainian%20Women%20Writers,%20including:%20Anna%20Akhmatova,%20Maya%20Deren,%20Elena%20Filatova,%20Lesya%20Ukrainka,%20Larisa%20Alexandrovna,%20Nadija%20Hordijenko%20Andrianova,%20...%20Svitlana%20Pyrkalo,%20Vira%20Vovk,%20Emma%20AndijewskaUkrainian Women Writers, including: Anna Akhmatova, Maya Deren, Elena Filatova, Lesya Ukrainka, Larisa Alexandrovna, Nadija Hordijenko Andrianova, ... Svitlana Pyrkalo, Vira Vovk, Emma Andijewska]
- 'A Torba of Cool': Svitlana Pyrkalo on Ukrainian Slang. University of Cambridge, Ukrainian Studies podcast.
- * Medianewsline on the BBC Ukrainian Style Guide
- Book review of "The First Dictionary of Ukrainian Slang", Canadian Slavonic Papers, September 2000
- The Green Margarita in Smoloskyp publishers catalogue
- List of Svitlana Pyrkalo's books available in libraries.