Ukrainian Jewish Encounter Prize Ceremony 2024

“Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize” ™ is designed to be based on the common centuries-old experience of Ukrainians and Jews, which has found expression in fiction and non-fiction literature. The prize is awarded annually for the most influential work of fiction and non-fiction (in 2024 -nonfiction) that promotes Ukrainian-Jewish understanding, helping to strengthen the position of Ukraine as a multi-ethnic society and embodying the motto "Our stories are incomplete without each other". The award ceremony will be held with the participation of Ukrainian writer Yuriy Skira, whose nonfiction book “Solid. The Life-Saving Footwear Factory” won the 2024 prize; Ihor Balynskyy, co-founder of the Choven publishing house; jury members Olexander Scherba, Ukrainian diplomat and author who worked as Ambassador of Ukraine to Austria in 2014–2021 (Ukraine/Jury Head); Iuliia Bentia, Executive Editor at Krytyka journal and Senior Research Fellow at the Modern Art Research Institute, the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine (Ukraine/Jury Member); Alexander J. Motyl, professor of political science at Rutgers University-Newark, writer, and painter (United States/Jury Member); Igor Shchupak, Board Member, Ukrainian Jewish Encounter.

The event is supported by the US Embassy in Ukraine.