Margaryta Yakovenko (Ukrainian: Маргарита Яковенко; born 1992) is a Ukrainian-born Spanish language writer and journalist.
Margaryta Yakovenko | |
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| Born | 1992 (age 31–32) |
| Citizenship | Spain |
| Alma mater | University of Murcia, Pompeu Fabra University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, Writer |
| Employer | El País |
| Notable work | Desencajada |
| Awards | Gaudi Gresol Literary Award (2022) |
Biography edit
Yakovenko moved with her family to Los Alcázares in 1999 when she was seven years old. She studied journalism at the University of Murcia and completed a master's degree in International Political Journalism at Pompeu Fabra University. She has been an editor at PlayGround magazine, a writer El Periódico de Catalunya, and a writer at La Opinión. She currently works at El País. She published the short story No queda tanto (English: Not Much Left) in the anthology Cuadernos de Medusa (2018), from the editorial Amor de Madre. Desencajada (English: Displaced) was her first novel and published in 2020.[1][2]
Awards edit
- Gaudi Gresol Literary Award (2022)
- Mandarache Award Finalist (2023)
Bibliography edit
- Cuadernos de Medusa (2018, Amor de Madre)
- Desencajada (2020, Caballo de Troya)
References edit
- ^ "Artículos escritos por Margaryta Yakovenko" [Articles written by Margaryta Yakovenko] (in Spanish).
- ^ "Desencajada de Margaryta Yakovenko" (in Spanish).