Kobzar Book Award

02/05/2026

The countdown is on. ⏳

In just weeks, we’ll gather to celebrate over a century of Ukrainian Canadian storytelling and the writers who continue to shape Canada’s literary landscape.

Presented biennially, the KOBZAR™ Book Award honours outstanding Canadian literary contributions connected to the Ukrainian Canadian experience.

📅 March 26, 2026
🎟️ Early bird tickets available until February 7
🔗 Tickets: https://bit.ly/3YIG9cv

Join us for an evening of literature, legacy, and living voices.

01/30/2026

“Culture cannot survive without its language and literature,” says Ksenya Kiebuzinski, who heads the University of Toronto’s Slavic and Eastern European collections.

Thank you to The Toronto Star Staff Reporter Anastasia Blosser for highlighting the contribution of the U of T library and librarian Ksenya Kiebuzinski to protecting Ukrainian books from destruction during the ongoing war.

11/30/2025

Congratulations to Howard G. Buffet, Chairman and CEO, The Howard G. Buffet Foundation, on receiving the 2025 Journey for Truth Award from the Peterson Literary Fund! The foundation has donated $1.4 billion in humanitarian aid to Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion.

The award was presented during a gala in Toronto during which four books were awarded the 2025 Translated Book Award. Congratulations to the winners! Read the full list here http://bit.ly/4pdaCer

The Peterson Literary Fund was established by Canadian philanthropist Stanley Peterson, whose generosity and far-sighted vision created a literary fund with a global reach. The Peterson Literary Fund operates under the auspices of the Toronto-based BCU Foundation.

10/29/2025

Congratulations!

Congratulations to our 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀:
• 𝙊𝙣 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙤𝙢 [Про свободу]
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗦𝗻𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗿 – Author
𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘯𝘢 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘺𝘮 – Translator
Language of translation: Ukrainian

• 𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚: 𝘼 𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙍𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙖'𝙨 𝙍𝙪𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 [Неспроможна Держава: Іструкція з розшматування Росії]
𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝘇 𝗕𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗷𝘀𝗸𝗶 – Author
𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘙𝘢𝘬, 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘔𝘦𝘭𝘯𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘬𝘰, 𝘖𝘭𝘦𝘬𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳 𝘖𝘬𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘬𝘰, 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘋𝘶𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘢 – Translators
Language of translation: Ukrainian

• 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙖𝙧
𝗘𝘃𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗟𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗮 & 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘆 𝗟𝘆𝘂𝗯𝗸𝗮 – Editors
𝘠𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘓𝘺𝘶𝘣𝘬𝘢, 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘛𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘯 – Translators
Language of translation: English

• 𝙐𝙠𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚. 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙨𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙪𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙠 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 2000𝙨
𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗻𝗮 𝗭𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼 – Author
𝘛𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘤𝘩𝘺𝘯𝘴𝘬𝘢 – Translator
Language of translation: English

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝙙'𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝙙𝙚 𝙑𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙙𝙮𝙢𝙮𝙧 [Я перетворююсь... Щоденник окупації. Вибрані вірші]
𝗩𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗱𝘆𝗺𝘆𝗿 𝗩𝗮𝗸𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗼 – Author
𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘷 𝘕𝘺𝘦𝘮𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘷, 𝘍𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘔𝘪𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘪 – Translators
Language of translation: French

10/24/2025

Congratulations to KOBZAR Book Award winner Maria Reva on her latest novel Endling being shortlisted for the 2025 Governor General’s Literary Award in fiction!

Discover Canada's best books - the winners and finalists of the Governor General's Literary Awards (GGBooks)