Mariya Lyudkevych
Maria Yosypivna Liudkevych (born 7 January 1948) is a Ukrainian writer and poet, in addition to her work as a teacher, newspaper editor, and journalist.
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Mariya Lyudkevych

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- Name
- Maria Liudkevych
- Birth Name
- Mariya Yosypivna Lyudkevych
- Born
- 7 January 1948
- Birthplace
- Nizhnia Lipitsia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
- Occupation
- Writer and poet
- Spouse
- Orest Bilous
- Education
- University of Lviv
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Maria Yosypivna Liudkevych (born 7 January 1948) is a Ukrainian writer and poet, in addition to her work as a teacher, newspaper editor, and journalist.
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• Name — Maria Liudkevych • Birth Name — Mariya Yosypivna Lyudkevych • Born — 7 January 1948 • Birthplace — Nizhnia Lipitsia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) • Occupation — Writer and poet • Spouse — Orest Bilous • Education — University of Lviv
Early life and education
Early life and education
On 7 January 1948 she was born in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast's Nyzhny Lypytsia, in the Rohatyn Raion. She graduated from the Faculty of Journalism from Ivan Franko Lviv State University and Kolomyia Pedagogical School. She had positions as an editor of the Lviv newspaper "Galytian Youth," later a journalist for the same newspaper, and a junior high school teacher. Head of the literary studio "Dzhereltse" at the Lviv Regional Library for Children for over 30 years.
Personal life
Personal life
Mariya is married to Orest Bilous, an artist. Their daughters attended the Academy of Arts and graduated. While Olesya resides in Kyiv and works as an artistic editor, Christina started composing poems.
Books
As of 2024 half of Mariya's 44 books are written for young readers, with the notable ones being: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * • і Змій Головастик * * * * * *
Awards
Many honours were bestowed upon Mariyta for her artistic and civic endeavours. Among the awards are: • Order of Princess Olga Second Class; Third Class (2006) • Dmytro Nytczenko Prize (2003) • Blagovest literary prize (1997) • Iryna Vilde Literary Prize (2010) • Lesya Ukrainka Award (2001) • Bohdan Lepky Prize
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- 1.Марія Людкевич. Видавництво Старого Лева.
- 2.Bookforum. bookforum.ua.
- 3.Марія Йосипівна Людкевич (Білоус) – Біографія. Українська література.
- 4.Komenda, Oleg. Марія Людкевич. ЛОБД.
- 5.Марія Людкевич: життя і творчість.
- 6.Замок, Високий. "Коли зустріла у Коломиї молодого художника, зрозуміла: це моя доля" — Високий Замок. wz.lviv.ua. 2018-01-19.
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