Maria Galina

She has since published novels under her own name as well. Two of her novels, Little Boondock and Mole-Crickets, were nominated for the Big Book Award in 2009 and 2012. She is also a prize-winning poet and literary critic, writing regular columns for the literary journal Novy Mir. Her novel Iramifictions was translated into English by Amanda Love Darragh and published under the Glas New Russian Writing imprint. Her translated poetry has appeared The Cafe Review and Matter. She has mentioned writers such as Dmitry Bykov, Dmitry Gromov (writer), Oleg Ladyzhensky, Oleg Divov, Mikhail Uspensky, and Yevgeny Lukin among her inspirations. Having lived in Moscow for over thirty years, she moved to Ukraine and now lives and works in Odessa.

Maria Galina studied at Odesa University. The recorded working language is Russian, English and Ukrainian. The field of work recorded is literary activity, prose and poetry. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are poetry. Residence is recorded at Odesa. Employment is recorded with University of Bergen. Distinctions recorded are Bronze snail award and ABS Prize.

• Name — Maria Galina • Native Name — Мария Галина • Born — 10 November 1958 • Birthplace — Kalinin, Soviet Union • Occupation — Writer • Language — Russian • Awards — Moscow Account (award) • Education — Odesa University