Lesya Voronyna
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| Native name | Леся Воронина |
| Born | 21 March 1955 |
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Olena Anastasiyivna Voronyna (Ukrainian: Олена Анастасіївна Воронина), popularly known as Lesya Voronyna (Ле́ся Воро́нина, born 21 March 1955 in Kyiv), is a Ukrainian children's book writer, translator, journalist, and member of the Association of Ukrainian Writers.[1]
In 2008, Voronyna won the "BBC Book of the Year" award for her book Нямлик і балакуча квіточка ("Nyamlyk and the Chatty Flower").[1] In 2009, her book Сни Ганса Християна ("Dreams of Hans Christian") won First Prize in "The Best Book of Ukraine 2009".[1] In 2012, her book Таємне Товариство Боягузів та Брехунів ("The Secret Society of Cowards and Liars") won the "BBC Children's Book of the Year" award.[2][1]
Controversy
On 25 April 2025, Voronyna faced a wave of criticism on Ukrainian social media after referring to a 12-year-old boy with autism as "a creature that attracts attention to itself" during a children's books presentation in Kyiv. She later apologized for her words.[3][4][5]
