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 XXX, whose nonfiction book XXX won the 2024 prize; XXX, jury members Olexander Scherba, Ukrainian diplomat and author who worked as Ambassador of Ukraine to Austria in 2014–2021; Iuliia Bentia, Executive Editor at Krytyka journal and Senior Research Fellow at the Modern Art Research Institute, the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine; Alexander J. Motyl, professor of political science at Rutgers University-Newark, writer, and painter; and Natalia A. Feduschak, Director of Communications, Ukrainian Jewish Encounter.