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Irina Tetiana Kovalenko

Writer focused on essays, Kyiv

🇺🇦 Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
1990 to 2014
English, Russian

I've been writing from 1990 to 2014. First as a hobby, then as a job and finally as the thing I couldn't stop doing. I run a small writing group that meets every second Thursday. I always make time for a proper cup of tea.

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Some of my pieces still make me wince. Some, I'm proud of.

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Essays Investigative reporting

What gifts mean to Irina: A gift would give me a bit more time to write instead of taking on extra work.

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