The Committee for the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine has announced the longlist of works admitted to the first round of the competition for the 2027 Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine.
This was reported on the Committee’s Facebook page.
A total of 110 works are presented in fourteen categories.
PROSE
1. Yurii Vasylovych Hreshko. Historical novel “The Praetorians of the Antonivtsi Republic”.
2. Volodymyr Hryhorovych Danylenko. Novel “She Who Holds Up the Sky”.
3. Tetiana Oleksandrivna Deinehina. Novel “AGLOFABRYKA”.
4. Artur Vitaliiovych Dron. Short prose collection “Hemingway Knows Nothing”.
5. Vasyl Mykolaiovych Ivanyna. Historical novels about the Rozumovskyi family, “Kissed by God”.
6. Yuliia Volodymyrivna Kanunnikova (Yuliia Kan). Allegorical travel novel “Open Your Eyes Wider”.
7. Tetiana Leonidivna Kuzan (Tania P’iankova).Novel “The Age of Red Ants”.
8. Anatolii Hryhorovych Lishchenko. Historical epic novel trilogy “They Fought for Freedom”.
9. Vasyl Ivanovych Makhno. Novel “Angel and Donkey. With Poems About Fire and Water”.
10. Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Nikitenko. Book “The League of the Last Straw”.
11. Alina Valeriivna Sarnatska. Novel “S.K.A.M.”.
12. Mykhailo Oleksiiovych Sydorzhevskyi. Novel-essay “Land of Wrath”.
13. Andrii Hryhorovych Frolov. Fairy tale “The Magic Hyacinth”.
14. Serhii Yuriiovych Cherepanov. Novella “The Fish of My Dreams”.
15. Vasyl Mykolaiovych Shkliar. Novel “The Hare Church”.
POETRY
16. Mykola Volodymyrovych Antoshchak. Poetry collection “A Bell Tower in the Gorge”.
17. Ivan Anatoliiovych Berezhnyi. Poetry collection “The New Norm”.
18. Mariia Yosypivna Bilous (Mariia Liudkevych). Poetry collection “By God’s Gate”.
19. Anatolii Fedorovych Butenko. Poetry collection “The Power of Love”.
20. Pavlo Oleksandrovych Vyshebaba. Poetry collection “Marginalia”.
21. Borys Borysovych Humeniuk. Poetry collection “The Fourth Wave: Poems from the War”.
22. Mykhailo Mykytovych Zhaivoron.Poetry collection “Along the Blade of Grass”.
23. Svitlana Anatoliiivna Koronenko-Slaboshpytska (Svitlana Koronenko).Poetry collection “My Marble Moiré”.
24. Halyna Hryhorivna Kruk.Poetry collection “It Happens and Does Not Stop. New and Selected Poems”.
25. Roman Vasylovych Kukharuk.Poetry collection “In the Early Spring of Leaf-Fall”.
26. Roman Ihorovych Liabyha. Verse novel “Love and Power” and the poetry album “Rock ’n’ Verses”.
27. Kostiantyn Leonidovych Mordatenko.Poetry collection “Beams on an Empty Stomach”.
28. Antonina Ivanivna Nikitina (Antonina Lystopad). Poetry collection “Do Not Touch My Land, for It Is Sacred”.
29. Volodymyr Hryhorovych Oliinyk.Poetry collection “A Nightingale’s Lament”.
30. Viktor Mykolaiovych Olifirov.Poetry collection “Prometheuses-2”.
31. Oleksandr Yuriiovych Padalko.Poetry collection “Through Stone”.
32. Leonid Andriiovych Rzhepetskyi.Poetry collection “Chronicle of an Unbroken Land”.
33. Volodymyr Yuriiovych Tymchuk.Poetry collection “From Light to Light”.
LITERARY STUDIES AND ART STUDIES
34. Oleksandr Viktorovych Boron. Book “Studies of Shevchenko’s Work: A Three-Book Set of Research, Notes and Commentary”.
35. Petro Vasylovych Ivanyshyn. Work “To Kill the Dragon: The Moscow Myth and Its Elimination: A Reflection”.
36. Liudmyla Stepanivna Marchuk. Book “Teodoziia Bryzh: Sculptor and Sculpture Within the Framework of an Era”.
37. Yurii Volodymyrovych Mosenkis, Dmytro Borysovych Koliadenko. Book series “The Birth of Ukraine” (6 books).
38. Viktor Volodymyrovych Neborak. Book “Rereading the ‘Aeneid’: An Attempt at a Meaning-Based Reading of Ivan Kotliarevskyi’s ‘Aeneid’ Against the Background of Comparing It with Virgil’s ‘Aeneid’”.
39. Volodymyr Trokhymovych Polishchuk (author-compiler). Book “Literary Encyclopaedia of Cherkasy Region” in 3 volumes.
40. Andrii Oleksandrovych Puchkov. Book “Ukrainian Architectural Style: Visions, Modes, Centuries”.
41. Oleksii Oleksiiovych Rohotchenko. Book “Sixty Totalitarian Years: The Visual Arts of Ukraine”.
42. Yaroslav Ihorovych Sydorenko.“Ukrainian–English Braille Dictionary: 500 Most Powerful Words”.
43. Mykola Borysovych Slavinskyi (Slavinskyi). Book “Face to Face with a Genius. Taras Shevchenko: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow”.
44. Valentyna Oleksandrivna Sobol. Books “A Dialogue with the World Lasting Three Centuries. Pylyp Orlyk’s Diary of 1724”, “Filip Orlik and His Diary”.
NON-FICTION AND JOURNALISM
45. Olha Stepanivna Vorobiova. Book “Unconquered Irpin”.
46. Volodymyr Mykhailovych Viatrovych. Book “General Cook. A Biography of the UPA Generation”.
47. Viktor Oleksiiovych Zhadko. Non-fiction documentary publication “Not Forgotten. The Ukrainian Pantheon” in three books.
48. Vadym Vasylovych Miskyi, Tamara Asafivna Huseinova, Dmytro Mykolaiovych Khorkin. Book “Ukrainian Radio. The History of a Turbulent Century”.
49. Oleh Kostiantynovych Romanchuk. Book “The Matrix of Victory”.
50. Nataliia Anatoliivna Sokolenko, Serhii Rostyslavovych Stukanov. Multiplatform project “Founding Fathers” of Ukrainian Radio and Public Broadcasting.
51. Alina Oleksiivna Titova. Book “The Unbreakable One and the Unbroken. Mykolaiv – City of Heroes”.
52. Andrii Yuriiovych Tsapliienko.“Front” – a series of non-fiction reports.
53. Yevhen Ivanovych Shybalov. Book “The Game of Numbers. Survive for the Sake of Love”.
54. Anatolii Hryhorovych Shkulipa. Literary non-fiction novel “On a Velvet Spiderweb, or Men Can Love Too”.
MUSICAL ART
55. Sviatoslav Ivanovych Vakarchuk (composer, musician, songwriter). Original music, compositional adaptation and arrangements of Ukrainian folk songs for the song-drama “Marusia Churai”, based on Lina Kostenko’s historical verse novel.
56. Volodymyr Danylovych Zubytskyi (composer). “My Land”, a folk symphony of unity for choir, soloists and symphony orchestra to folk texts and poems by Maksym Rylskyi.
57. Olena Volodymyrivna Ilnytska (composer). Symphonic work “To Victory”.
58. Pylyp Dmytrovych Koliadenko. Music album “PAMINA” (digital release – “PAMINA (Reimagined)”).
59. Kostiantyn Valeriiovych Krepak (composer). Arts projects “Kobzar Evenings” and the vocal-choral work to the author’s own words “The Kobzar’s Monologue”.
60. Liubava Viktorivna Sydorenko (composer). Audiovisual electroacoustic poem “Solaris” for soprano, instrumental ensemble, movement group and electronics.
61. Andrii Oleksandrovych Khaiat (KHAYAT). Mini-album “Triptych”.
CONCERT AND PERFORMANCE ART
62. Yevhen Volodymyrovych Hromov (performer). A cycle of 20 monographic concert-research events exploring Valentyn Sylvestrov’s piano legacy at the Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko National Museum of Arts (2022-2023), the public release of recordings, and the final vinyl anthology edition “Moments of Silvertones”.
63. Olena Andriivna Kulyk (soloist), Liubomyr Mykhailovych Mateiko (artistic director), Oleksandr Petrovych Zhuravchak (director), Oleksandr Hnatovych Melnyk (sound engineer). Music film-concert “Dnipro Saga” based on the poetry of Taras Shevchenko.
64. Bohdan Yosypovych Plish (choirmaster, conductor). Operas: “The Lithuanians” by A. Ponchielli, “Il trovatore” by G. Verdi, “The Flying Dutchman” and “Lohengrin” by R. Wagner, “Triumphs” by C. Orff. Concert programmes: “Credo” by K. Penderecki, “War Requiem” by B. Britten, “Cantata in Wartime” by J. Widmann, Stabbat Mater, Te Deum from G. Verdi’s “Four Sacred Pieces”, “Magnificat” by A. Vivaldi.
65. Nataliia Borysivna Ponomarchuk (conductor). Concert performance and recording of the complete cycle of Yevhen Stankovych’s chamber symphonies “Dictum” (2025); a cycle of author concerts of Ukrainian composers, “Contemporary and Timeless”, delivered by the Kyiv Chamber Orchestra of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine.
66. Iryna Petrivna Chovnyk (Iryna Fedyshyn) (performer). Concert-performance arts cycle of songs on military themes “Shot Spring” (2022-2026).
THEATRE
67. Ivan Volodymyrovych Blindar, Oleh Vasylovych Panas, Olha Yaroslavivna Komanovska, Nadiia Ihorivna Levchenko, Mariia Serhiivna Stopnyk (actors). Song-drama “Marusia Churai”, based on Lina Kostenko’s verse novel of the same name, by the Ivano-Frankivsk National Academic Drama Theatre named after Ivan Franko.
68. Maksym Heorhiiovych Holenko (director), Illarion Stanislavovych Pavliuk (novel author), Oleksii Rodionovych Dorychevskyi (dramatisation), Mariia Viacheslavivna Yasynska (musical concept), Ruslan Yuriiovych Berezovyi (lighting designer). Production “I See You’re Interested in Darkness”, based on Illarion Pavliuk, at the Maria Zankovetska National Academic Ukrainian Drama Theatre.
69. Rudolf Rudolfovych Dzurynets (actor). The role of Erik Larsen in the production “Enigmatic Variations”, based on Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt’s play of the same name, at the Zakarpattia Regional Academic Ukrainian Music and Drama Theatre named after the brothers Yurii-Augustyn and Yevhen Sherehii.
70. Petro Fedorovych Kachanov (originator, director), Dmytro Heorhiiovych Todoriuk (libretto author). Rock opera “Patriot”.
71. Oleksandr Andriiovych Knyha (artistic director), Oksana Borysivna Shvets (playwright-editor), Yevhenii Oleksandrovych Reznichenko (director), Nataliia Mykolaivna Rydvanetska (production designer, costume designer), Oleksii Mykhailovych Ponomarov (music). Production “D.I.M.” by the Kherson Regional Academic Music and Drama Theatre named after M. Kulish.
72. Olha Petrivna Semioshkina (director), Akhtem Shevketovych Seitablaiev (artistic director). Production “Aeneid” by the Veterans’ Theatre.
CINEMA
73. Yurii Bohdanovych Dunai (director). Feature-length fiction film “Tired”.
74. Dmytro Viacheslavovych Moiseiev (director), Vadym Ivanovych Ilkov (director of photography). Feature-length fiction film “Grey Bees”.
75. Dmytro Mykhailovych Sukholytkyi-Sobchuk (director, screenwriter). Feature-length fiction film “Pamfir”.
76. Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Tkachenko (director), Dmytro Volodymyrovych Dokunov (cinematographer). Documentary film “Where Everything Disappears” (Where Everything Disappears).
77. Taras Mykolaiovych Tomenko (director). Feature-length fiction film “The House ‘Slovo’. An Unfinished Novel” (produced by Fresh Production Group, Ukraine).
VISUAL ARTS
78. Vadym Volodymyrovych Mykhalchuk. Painting cycle “Cossack Mamai, the Invincible Warrior”.
79. Volodymyr Ivanovych Nepomniashchyi. Lyrical and poetic paintings and graphic works from the 2024-2026 cycle “Ukraine Lives in Songs and Paintings”, “By Life’s Calling”, “Our Ukraine”: works “By the Family Home”, “The Blooming Estate of I. Yu. Repin”, “An Unbreakable Symbol of Ukraine!”.
80. Stepan Vasylovych Riabchenko. Series “Walking Cloud”, “Virtual Landscapes”, “Virtual Garden”, “Time of Blooming”, “Virtual Viruses”, “Dedication to the Spider”, “Metamorphoses”, “Black Fairy Tale” (2021-2026).
81. Svitlana Oleksandrivna Sukach. Monumental decorative ensemble “Seaside House: The Art of Meta-Historical Memory and a Strategy for Revitalising Communities”.
82. Anatolii Mykhailovych Fedirko. Arts project “Art Factory named after Prof. K. Malevych-II”, a series of works 2021-2026.
ARCHITECTURE
83. Dmytro Oleksandrovych Aranchii. Architectural and landscape work “The Landmark Grove”.
84. Serhii Volodymyrovych Derbin. National Military Memorial Cemetery (first launch complex of Phase I).
85. Hanna Feliksivna Iskierdo, Maksym Mykolaiovych Miatko (AIMM Architectural Bureau). “HORIZONS – the architecture of new horizons: from rethinking heritage to creating cultural space”.
86. Hanna Feliksivna Iskierdo. Family home “Dacha”.
PHOTOGRAPHY
87. Yurii-Bohdan Bilak (citizen of the French Republic). Photo project “Dawn” (Dawn).
88. Mykhailo Ivanovych Dorohovych. Photographic artwork “Not Lost”.
89. Yuliia Serhiivna Kochetova. Photo project “War Is Personal” / War is Personal.
90. Vladyslav Yuriiovych Krasnoshchok. Photo book “Documentation of the War” (“Documentation of the War”) (2026, Red Hook Editions, New York).
91. Kostiantyn Hryhorovych Liberov, Vlada Yevhenivna Liberova. Photo book “Eyes of War” (2025, FREIMUT publishing house, Kyiv).
92. Yefrem Lvovych Lukatskyi (documentary or reportage photography). Photo project “Ukraine. Through the Lens of History”.
93. Oleh Vadymovych Petrasiuk (documentary or reportage photography). Photo exhibition “Chasiv Yar. The Refractory”.
94. Oksana Yevhenivna Chorna (documentary or reportage photography). Photo book “Combat Operations Log” (2026, publisher Sole Proprietor Melnyk M. Yu., Dnipro).
DECORATIVE AND APPLIED ARTS
95. Nina Ivanivna Honcharuk. Series of pictorial works “Big Poppies”, “Together”, “War”, “Golden Field”, “Cathedral” (multi-layer embroidery, 2022-2026).
96. Zoia Viktorivna Stashuk. Arts project “The Golden Thread of Folk Art: the Ukrainian Pysanka”.
DESIGN
97. Lilia Mykolaivna Derman. Fez – a traditional Crimean Tatar women’s headdress.
98. Taras Viktorovych Rudenko. Memorial to the fallen soldiers of the 116th Territorial Defence Brigade.
99. Volodymyr Vasylovych Taran, Oleksandr Hryhorovych Kharuk, Serhii Hryhorovych Kharuk (artists of the Arttrium group). A selection of commemorative and collectible coins issued by the National Bank of Ukraine dedicated to wartime and patriotic themes.
100. Ivan Vasylovych Frolov. Series “Ukraine on the World Stage. Designer Costumes as the Art of Cultural Representation”.
101. Viktoriia Valeriivna Yakusha. Vase collection “TIARA”.
CREATIVE CURATORSHIP OF CULTURAL AND ARTS PROJECTS
102. Volodymyr Dmytrovych Bezrukyi (artist), Olena Feofanivna Fetisova (curator). A cycle of painting exhibitions “Colours of Resilience. Survivors of the Flames”.
103. Khrystyna Oleksandrivna Berehovska (curator), Yuliia Anatoliivna Shylenko (academic consultant, art historian). Exhibition project “HE: Taras Shevchenko. Artist”.
104. Lesia Oleksandrivna Voroniuk, Oleksandr Serhiiovych Tkachuk (curators). Project “World Vyshyvanka Day” (2022-2025).105. Tina Karol (author, curator). Cultural and arts project “House of Sound Recording – Season 2”.
106. Viktor Ivanovych Korsak, Lesia Romanivna Korsak (curators). A cycle of cultural and arts projects “MSUMK. Space of Freedom” (2022 – ongoing).
107. Kateryna Viacheslavivna Libkind, Olena Viktorivna Zhyvkova, Olha Valentynivna Novikova, Olha Volodymyrivna Nosko, Maksym Borysorvych Poberezhskyi (curators). Curatorial and arts project “Meanwhile in the Khanenko House”.
108. Kseniia Oleksiivna Malykh, Leonid Mykhailovych Marushchak, Kateryna Oleksandrivna Khimei, Ivanna Romanivna Kozachenko, Marta Vsevolodivna Bilas. Cultural and arts project “Security Guarantees”.
109. Olha Mykolaivna Melnyk, Yuliia Petrivna Naidukh, Valeriia Volodymyrivna Huievska, Serhii Yuriiovych Diptan (curators). Exhibition project “Vasyl Stus. While We Are Here, Everything Will Be All Right”.
110. Vasyl Illich Fedoryshyn, Serhii Hryhorovych Bordeniuk, Anatolii Vasylovych Hnatiuk (curators). Cultural and arts project “CHORNOBYL -YOUTH WILL REMEMBER”.