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A fascinating book, brutal, hilarious and ‘completely bonkers.’ It embraces the grotesque and the absurd in a way which is reflective of a sensibility and dark humor particular to post-Soviet nations. – KOBZAR Book Award Jury Canadian writer Maria Reva is the winner...

KOBZAR™ Book Award 2022 Shortlist Announced Winnipeg – The Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko is pleased to announce the shortlisted titles for the 2022 KOBZAR™ Book Award. Presented biennially, the $25,000 KOBZAR™ Book Award recognizes outstanding...

“Our Familiar Hunger” by Laisha Rosnau wins the 2020 Kobzar™ Book Award! The Shevchenko Foundation is pleased to announce that Our Familiar Hunger, by Laisha Rosnau, published by Nightwood Editions, is the winner of the 2020 Kobzar™ Book Award. Ms Rosnau was presented...

Kobzar Book Award 2020 Shortlist Announced The Shevchenko Foundation is pleased to announce the shortlisted titles for the 2020 Kobzar Book Award. Presented biennially, the $25,000 KOBZAR Book Award recognizes outstanding contributions to Canadian literary arts by...

The 2018 KOBZAR™ Literary Award On March 1, 2018 Ukrainian and Canadian literati and community leaders gathered to celebrate the seventh biennial awarding of the KOBZAR™ Literary Award. The sold-out gathering at the Palais Royale welcomed the five finalists...