Born in 2001, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sophia will be substituting Kateryna Mikhalitsyna for the first ARTWP session in Roskilde. Her poetry and prose were translated into English, German, and Lithuanian. Sophia’s poetry films were presented at international festivals in the USA, Greece, and Mexico.

Sophia is a participant in the artistic project “Between Sirens: Poetry and Music” as part of the concert series “Muses are not silent” by the Myroslav Skoryk Lviv National Philharmonic and in a series of literary events by the PEN Ukraine. She is also a participant in the festival-workshop for young authors called “Propysy” by PEN Ukraine.

Aldo Mella (musician (double bass and electric bass player, arranger and composer). He has a long experience as a musician (he is my age) and above all he is a musician who often collaborates with Susan and Salvatore (in fact Susan and Salvatore are very happy with this choice). We think it could be the best choice because he has the possibility to relate to Susan and Salvatore both before and after the stage in Roskilde.

Born 1978 in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. Oleh is in many respects the father of contemporary Ukrainian creative nonfiction. He is the author of eight books of prose, which include novels, creative nonfiction, and collections of literary reportage. In 2013, Oleh was the first winner of the new Samovydets Literary Reportage Award in Ukraine for his travelogue Ukraine: Scale 1:1. He has helped foster and mentor a new generation of journalists in Ukraine, whose goal is to write highly engaging and vivid literary reportage. Oleh’s more recent nonfiction has focused heavily on the war in Ukraine and the country’s war-torn East, though he continues to maintain an informed balance in his depictions of the country enlarge. He is currently a lead correspondent for Ukraine’s 5 Kanal (Channel 5) television station. He lives in Kyiv.