Oksana Lushchevska

Her books were awarded several Ukrainian children’s literature awards. Some were included in the White Raven Catalogue and shortlisted for the BBC Ukraine Children’s Book Award. She won the Earth and Sky Poetry Contest funded by the Gloucester Culture Trust in 2020 and held in Charlotte, NC. Oksana’s books are translated into 6 languages and published in 8 countries. Oksana is the official Ukrainian translator of Eric Carle’s children’s books and Julia Donaldson’s funny poetry books for children. She is currently a children’s literature consultant and a creative curator on STORY+I Creative Workshop Group. Oksana lives in State College, Pennsylvania.

Oksana Lushchevska studied at Pennsylvania State University, University of Georgia and Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University. The recorded working language is Ukrainian. The field of work recorded is children's literature and literary criticism. Residence is recorded at Charlotte. Employment is recorded with International Board on Books for Young People. Distinctions recorded are Granoslov.

• Name — Oksana Lushchevska • Born — 17 February 1982 • Birthplace — Talne, Ukraine • Birth Name — Oksana Lushchevska • Occupation — Children's book writer • Genre — Picturebooks • Awards — White Raven Catalogue, 2017; shortlisted for the BBC Ukraine Children's Book of the Year; Best Children's Book Design, 2022. • Website — lushchevska.com

Oksana has a PhD in Education and has taught children’s literature courses at the University of Georgia. She completed a master's degree in Comparative Literature and a Graduate Certificate in Children's Literature from the Pennsylvania State University. She received her B.A. in Ukrainian Language and Literature, English Language and Literature, and World Literature from Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University.