Volha Hapeyeva

In addition, she is a translator of fiction and poetry from English, German, Chinese, and Japanese. She is a member of the Belarusian PEN-Centre and of the Union of the Belarusian Writers. Her works have been translated into English, German, Polish, Czech, Macedonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Slovenian, Georgian, Dutch, and Russian. A collection of her poetry in English, In My Garden of Mutants, appeared with Arc Publications in 2021, translated by Annie Rutherford. The collection received a PEN Translates award. Volha collaborates with electronic musicians and gives audio-visual performances.

• Awards — PEN Translates 2021 • Website — https: hapeyeva.org/ • Birthplace — Minsk, Belarus • Native Name — Вольга Гапеева

Volha Hapeyeva translates to Belarusian mainly from English, German and Chinese, but also other languages, including Japanese, Latvian and Ukrainian. She teaches translation theory and practice at Minsk State Linguistic University and gives seminars on translation studies for various initiatives and organizations. She does not use bridge languages or word-for-word translations and always translates directly from the original language. Among others, she has translated works by Robert Walser, Sarah Kane, Dai Wangshu, Mari Konno, Maira Asare and Sergei Timofeev (poet).

Volha Hapeyeva, tr. Annie Rutherford: In My Garden of Mutants – Arc, 2021 (poetry)

Volha Hapeyeva is recorded with the occupation university teacher. Recorded as playwright, writer, translator, poet and linguist. Career and activity. Hapeyeva worked in poetry, literature, linguistics, gender studies and translation. She belonged to Belarusian PEN Centre and Union of Belarusian Writers.

• Volha Hapeyeva “Reconstruction of the Sky”. – Minsk: Lohvinau, 2003. – 142 p. (poetry, prose, drama). • Volha Hapeyeva “Unshaven Morning”. – Minsk: Lohvinau, 2008. – 65 p. (book of poetry). • Volha Hapeyeva “Moiré Fringe Method”. – Minsk: Galijafy, 2012. – 76 p. (book of poetry). • Volha Hapeyeva “Embers and Stubble”. – Minsk: Lohvinau, 2013. – 60 p. (book of poetry with CD). • Volha Hapeyeva “(Incr)edible stories”. – Minsk: bybooks.eu, 2013. – (e-book of short stories). • Volha Hapeyeva “Sad Soup”. – Minsk: Halijafy, 2014. – 72 p. (a children's book). • Volha Hapeyeva “Two Sheep” (book for children in poems) – Minsk: Lohvinau. – (in print). • Volha Hapeyeva "The Grammar of Snow" – Minsk: Halijafy, 2014. – (poetry) • Volha Hapeyeva "Black Poppies" – Minsk: Halijafy, 2017. – (poetry) • Volha Hapeyeva "Words that Happened to Me" – Minsk: Halijafy, 2020. – (poetry) • Volha Hapeyeva "Camel Travel" – Minsk: Halijafy, 2020. – (novel) • Volha Hapeyeva "Under Separate Blankets" – London: Skaryna Press, 2024. – (poetry)

• «Labirynt. Antologia współczesnego dramatu białoruskiego» — Radzyń Podlaski, 2013. • “European Borderlands. Sprachlandschaften der Poesie”. – Міnsk: Lohvinau, 2009. – 96 p. • “Frontlinie–2” / Anthologie der Deutschen und Belarussischen Texten. – Minsk: Lohvinau, 2007. • “Krasa i Sila. Anthology of Belarusian Lyric of the 20th c.”/ Comp. by Skobla M.; Ed. by Pashkevich – Minsk: Limaryus, 2003. – 880 p. • “Frontlinie” / Anthologie der Deutschen und Belarussischen Texten. – Minsk: Lohvinau, 2003. – 240 p. • “Versh na Svabodu” (Poem for Liberty). Poetry Anthology. Radio Liberty, 2002. – 464 p. • “Anthology of the Young Poems”. Miensk: Uradzhaj, 2001. – 351 p.

• “Modern Poetry in Translation” (UK) • “Hopscotch” (US) • “Tint Journal” (US) • “ARCHE” (Belarus) • „Dziejaslou“ (Belarus) • „pARTtizan“ (Belarus) • “Maladosc” (Belarus) • “Krynica” (Belarus) • “Pershacvet“ (Belarus) • “Polymia” (Belarus) • “Texty” (Belarus) • “Blesok” (Macedonia) • „Die Horen“ (Germany) • „OSTRAGEHEGE“ (Germany) • „Literatur und Kritik“ (Austria) • „Manuskripte“ (Austria) • “ახალი საუნჯე” (New Treasure, Georgia)