When: October 31 – November 2Where: Palace of Metallurgists (7 Metalurhiv Avenue)Free admission!

October 31, Friday
16:00 – 16:15Official opening of the festival.
16:15 – 17:30Book Presentation “The Lists” — Myroslav Laiuk
17:30 – 18:45“Stolen Names: Ukrainian Art in the Russian Canon” — Anna Lodyhina
18:00 – 18:45Books & Talks: Literatusa — discussion of Andriy Lyubka’s book “An Evening in Istanbul”
18:45 – 20:15Presentation of the novel “An Evening in Istanbul” — Andriy Lyubka
19:45 – 20:30Autograph session with Anna Lodyhina, Myroslav Laiuk, and Andriy Lyubka
20:30 – 21:30Zhenya Kudryk: electronic-acoustic live performance

November 1, Saturday
11:00 – 12:00Hryhorii Huseinov — “Courier of Kryvbas: People, Texts, Epochs” | Watch recording
12:00 – 14:00Creative writing workshop for teenagers (13+) and adults by Roman Khomenko
12:15 – 13:30Book presentations by Maria Matios
13:30 – 14:30Presentation of the book “The Ukrainian Alphabet of Kot Inzhyr” — Olena Pavlova
14:30 – 15:45“Dignity and Trauma: How Residents of Industrial Cities Can Speak About Themselves.” A conversation between Iryna Bozhko and Yuriy Prokhasko
16:00 – 18:00Creative writing workshop for teenagers (13+) and adults by Roman Khomenko
16:00 – 17:30Presentation of the feminist poetry anthology “The Second Wreath.”Participants: Olena Pavlova, Olia Novak, Iryna Lazorevych, Ester Nevinchanyi, Iryna Pasko, Ada Yelahina, Iryna Bozhko
17:30 – 18:30“New Works and Books by Military Authors in 2025” — Iryna Novitska
19:00 – 20:30Acoustic performance by BAHROMA | Tickets

November 2, Sunday
11:00 – 12:00
Panel discussion “Promoting Reading in Ukraine: Expectations, Tasks, Measuring Results and Impact”:
Olha Petryshyn, Rostyslav Kuzyk, Kateryna Reminna.
Moderator: Olha Honchar-Khvostova | Watch recording

12:00 – 14:00
Creative writing workshop for teenagers (13+) and adults by Roman Khomenko

12:15 – 13:30
“Voices of the New Generation” & Voices of IDPs competition | Watch recording

13:30 – 14:30
Lecture “Non-children’s Topics in Children’s Stories” — Oleksandra Ruban | Watch recording

14:30 – 15:30
Chamber readings “At the End of the Light” — Rostyslav Kuzyk | Watch recording

15:30 – 16:30
Poetry reading — Iryna Bozhko | Watch recording

16:00 – 18:00
Creative writing workshop for teenagers (13+) and adults by Roman Khomenko

16:30 – 17:30
Book presentation “I Forgot My Underwear” — Maia Tulchynska | Watch recording

17:30 – 18:30
Lecture “Women Writers of Kryvyi Rih Over 100 Years Who ‘Did Not Exist’” — Olha Honchar-Khvostova | Watch recording

18:30 – 19:30
Presentation of the film “Malevich”: Q&A with director Daria Onyshchenko

19:30 – 21:00
Screening of the film “Malevich” | Free admission