S05E30: A Chat With Anna Kovalova on Ukrainian Speculative Fiction

We talked with Anna Kovalova, writer and journalist for Star Fort, about Ukrainian speculative fiction, their publishing traditions, the differences between Ukrainian and Croatian fandoms, her writing and books, and the influence of the war on literature and publishing.

Big thanks to Anna for chatting with us!

Follow Anna at:

@anne.kovalova at IG & Threads   https://www.instagram.com/anne.kovalova

Other links: https://linktr.ee/anne.kovalova

Other mentiones:

Star Fort Ukrainian sf fan society: https://www.instagram.com/star_fort_/, SFera (Croatian sf fan society), Ursula K. Le Guin, Ukrainian publishing house A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA (greatest publisher name ever), Philip K. Dick, R. A. Salvatore, Arthur C. Clark, Isaac Asimov, Interliber book festival, Croatian sf conventions Sferakon, Zakon, Fantastikon, Ukrainian sf convention Fancon, manga Monster by Naoki Urasawa, Attack on Titan, Broken Earth trilogy by N. K. Jemisin, short story collection Embroidered Worlds: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1483919 , Croatian sf magazine UBIQ, Ukrainian writers Pavlo Derevianko, Kateryna Pekur, Mia Marchenko, Serhii Pyltiai, “The Dragonfly Gambit” by A. D. Sui, Volodymyr Arenev, Terry Pratchett, Jelena Dunato, Richard Morgan, Martha Wells, Liburnikon, Ivana Brlić Mažuranić.