Maria Reva
Maria Reva is a Canadian writer.[1][2] She is most noted for her short story collection Good Citizens Need Not Fear.[3]
Born in Ukraine, Reva moved to Canada with her family in childhood, and grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is an MFA graduate of the University of Texas.[1] Good Citizens Need Not Fear, her debut collection, was based in part on family stories of life in Soviet-era Ukraine.[4] In 2025, her debut novel Endling was published.[5][6]
Apart from writing fiction, Reva writes librettos for operas working with various composers, including her sister, Anna Pidgorna.[1]
Her work has been published in The Atlantic, McSweeney's and the Best American Short Stories anthologies.
Awards and nominations
[edit]- 2018: RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers for the short story "The Ermine Coat".[7]
- 2019: National Magazine Award for Fiction, for the short story "Unsound",[8] republished as the novelette "Little Rabbit" in the collection Good Citizens Need Not Fear[9]
Good Citizens Need Not Fear was considered for several awards:
- 2020: A shortlisted finalist for the 2020 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.[10]
- 2020: Shortlisted for the Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
- 2022: Recipient of the Kobzar Literary Award
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Dana Gee, "Maria Reva revisits old country in clever novel about survival in tough times". Vancouver Sun, March 26, 2020.
- ^ Niko Bell, For Ukrainian-Canadian Author Maria Reva, Humour is a Tool of Resistance
- ^ Jennifer Wilson, The Place You Call Home, a Good Citizens Need Not Fear review, The Nation, July 13/20 issue, 2020.
- ^ Kapka Kassabova, "Good Citizens Need Not Fear by Maria Reva review – an enthralling debut". The Guardian, June 11, 2020.
- ^ S. Kirk Walsh, A playfully inventive novel set in Ukraine asks serious questions, June 3, 2025 Washington Post
- ^ Endling by Maria Reva, Kirkus Reviews
- ^ Erin Balser, "Maria Reva wins $10K RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for emerging writers". CBC Books, May 31, 2018.
- ^ Meet the Winners of the National Magazine Award for Fiction, March 22, 2019
- ^ Elizabeth McCracken, ‘Little Rabbit’ by Maria Reva
- ^ "Thomas King, Gil Adamson among finalists for $50K Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize". Toronto Star, October 6, 2020.
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