Maria Liudkevych

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

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.

Books
As of 2024 half of Mariya's 44 books are written for young readers, with the notable ones being:


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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.

Awards
Many honours were bestowed upon Mariyta for her artistic and civic endeavours. Among the awards are:


 * Order of Princess Olha 2nd Class of Ukraine.png 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