Vladimir Arenev

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Nationality Ukrainian Name Vladimir Arenev		Period 1998 — present Role Fiction writer

Born October 1, 1978 (age 46) Kiev, Ukraine ( 1978-10-01 ) Occupation writer, journalist, editor, screenwriter, translator Genre Science-fiction, Fantasy for adults and young adults

Vladimir Arenev (Ukrainian: Volodimir arєnєv, Russian: Vladimir arenev) is a pen name of Ukrainian science fiction, fantasy award winning writer, journalist and screenwriter Vladimir Puziy. Writes in Russian and Ukrainian languages, resides in Kiev, Ukraine.

Biography

Vladimir Konstantinovich Puziy (Volodimir Kostyantinovich Puzіi) was born October 1, 1978 in Kiev. In school he was very fond of biology, attended young naturalists group at Kiev Zoo, admired Gerald Durrell and James Herriot, and seriously engaged in keeping exotic amphibians and insects in vivarium at home. In 1995 applied to Biological faculty, but failed. For the next year Arenev worked as a sweeper at Kiev Zoo. In 1996 he successfully applied to Institute of Journalism of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. After receiving Master’s Degree with distinction he started teaching the history of literature and numerous students’ courses on writing skills.

Science fiction and fantasy writer

For the time being Arenev has 21 books published in Ukrainian and Russian. His numerous short stories and novellas have been published in Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Lithuanian, Estonian, French and English (more than 150 publications in periodicals and anthologies)^,. Debuted in fiction in 1998 with science fiction short story "Guardian Angel" (Russian: angel-hranitel') published in the first issue "Maidan XXI" anthology. First usage of pen-name Vladimir Arenev dates 2000, when he started a series of typical mainstream post-Tolkien fantasy. This period ended at 2005 and after a pause Arenev changed the format, working on fiction with a social narrative since 2008. Arenev’s short stories and novellas were published at such anthologies as "Best of the year" (Russian: Luchshee za god) and "New Legends" (Russian: Novie legendi) at Azbuka Publishing House (Russian: azbuka), "SF&Fantasy" (Fantastika) at AST, "Fantasy" (Fentezi) at Eksmo, and in several magazines in Ukraine, Russia, Lithuania, Germany and Poland.

Journalist, editor, translator

Under his name Vladimir Puziy is known as awarded literary critic and book reviewer, lecturer at SF&Fantasy conventions on Literary criticism issues. Also works as a freelance journalist for newspapers and magazines in Kiev, Moscow and Saint-Petersburg.

1999–2003 — an executive editor of students anthology ‘Sviatiy Volodymyr’ (Ukrainian: Svyatii Volodimir).

2003–2006 — regular author at "Realnost’ Fantastiki" (Real'nost' fantastiki) magazine, Moscow.

2004–present — author at "Mir Fantastiki" (Mir fantastiki) magazine, Moscow, columnist at "Modern intellectual prose" section since 2010.

2005–2008 — supervisor of screenplay department of "Ragnesis-online" MMORPG project ("Intelligent Soft") developing the game world and coordinating screenwriters. The matherial was also used for the novel "An Affair of Honour".

2011–present — biographical and historical articles at "Lichnosti" (Russian: Lichnosti) magazine, Kiev.

Arenev also participated in editorial process of numerous fiction anthologies. Currently supervises and edits the "Dark fantasy" series of ‘Ripol-classic’ (Ripol-klassik) Publishing House, Moscow. He wrote forewords and afterwords to the books of the well-known fantasy writers Maryna and Serhiy Dyachenko, H. L. Oldie, Jacek Piekara, Dmytro Skiriuk. Translated Glen Cook’s "Tides Elba" short story and Andrzej Sapkowski’s "Spanienkreuz" into Russian (2011). Translation editor of Jacek Dukaj’s short novel "Serce Mroku", Jakub Nowak’s short novel (Russian: Dominichka govorit) and Jacek Piekara’s novels about Mordimer Madderdin published in Russia.

Literary Awards

Vladimir Arenev was awarded with various literary awards in the science fiction and fantasy in the Commonwealth of Independent States and Europe. Featured awards are:

EuroCon (ESFS Awards) 2004 — Encouragement Award.
Twice nominated (shortlisted) for Debut award (for the short stories series "We, humanses" (Mi, lyudiki) In 2003 and for the novel "All Adam’s Race" (Vse plemya adamovo) in 2011.
In 2011 have been at long list for the novel "Rings on the Ground" (Krugi na zemle).
International Ukrainian-German O. Gonchar Award for novel "Rules of the Game" (Pravila igri) (2001).
International convent of fiction writers Star Bridge (received the award 2001, 2005 and have been nominated a number of times).
Alexander Belayev prize (2008).
"Interpresscon" Award in 2006 from the Literary criticism nomination. Also was nominated for the short novel "It Runs in his Blood" (To, chto v ego krovi) in 2011, for the novel "Magus" (Magus) in 2007, for the short novel "Speechless Teacher" (Nemoi uchitel') in 2003.
Nominated for The Marble Fawn award (Mramornii favn) for two articles (2004) and short novel "The White Dame" (2010).
"Die Kleine Nordklinge" for the best short story published in Germany in Russian (2003, 2011).
Nominated for "Activation of the Word" Award for the novel "All Adam’s Race" (Vse plemya adamovo) in 2011.
"FantLab's Book of the Year Award, 2012", award for best on-line publication for short novel "Souluary" (Ukrainian "Dushnitsya").
Nominated for FantLab's Book of the Year Award for novel "Master of the Road" (Master dorogi) in 2013.
"New Horizons 2014" award for Ukrainian Edition of a short novel "Souluary" (Ukrainian: Dushnitsya).
"Best creator of children’s ScienceFiction or fantasy books", Spirit of Dedication EuroCon (ESFS Awards) 2014 in Dublin, Ireland, for Ukrainian Edition of a short novel "Souluary" (Ukrainian: Dushnitsya). Alexander Prodan also has been awarded for artwork for the book.

Novels

2000 — Dragons' Despair (Otchayanie drakonov)

2000 — Hunt for a Hero (Ohota na geroya)

2000 — Rules of the Game (Pravila igri)

2001 — The Return of the Creator (Vozvraschenie Sozdatelya)

2001 — The Cursed Treasure (Ukrainian: Zaklyatii klad) The book is sometimes considered to be a novella.

2005 — The Juggler's Pilgrimage (Palomnichestvo zhonglera) The beginning of the The Master of Heavenly Manor (Hozyain nebesnogo zverintsa) series. A working title of the second novel is "The Fate of the Juggler" (ZHrebii zhonglera).

2006 — Rigs on the Ground" (Krugi na zemle)

2006 — Magus" (Magus)

2008 — An Affair of Honor (Delo chesti) The first novel from "Palimpsest" (Palimpsest) series (trilogy). A working title of the second novel is Rust on the Blade (Rzhavchina na klinke). Published in 2014 as Sommandant of the Dead Fortress (Komendant mertvoi kreposti).

2011 — All Adam’s Race" (Vse plemya adamovo)

2013 — The Cursed Treasure (Ukrainian: Bіsova dusha, abo Zaklyatii skarb). New edition with artwork. ISBN 978-966-518-633-5

2014 — Commandant of the Dead Fortress ISBN 978-5-17-080002-5

Novellas (Short novels)

2000 — "The Bookeater" (Knigoed) Joint authorship with Yuri Nikitinskiy For children.

2001 — "Speechless Teacher" (Nemoi uchitel')

2004 — "The City of Thousand Doors" (Ukrainian: ) For children.

2004 — "Uncle Sam's Cabin" (Hizhina dyadyushki Sema)

2005 — "Under Blue Skies" (Pod nebom golubim...)

2006 — "Wind Never Lies" (Veter ne lzhet)

2010 — "The White Dame" (Belaya Gospozha)

2011 — "It Runs in his Blood" (To, chto v ego krovi)

2014 — "Souluary" (Ukrainian: Dushnitsya) ISBN 978-966-518-656-4 The title refers to words soul and ossuary. The novella describes the world where souls of dead people are still communicating with the relatives; those souls are put in balloon-shaped devices and kept in a special sacred place called souluary. The book won two ESFS Awards 2014.

Collections of short stories

2003 — "Devil's Soul" (Ukrainian: Bisova dusha)

2003 — "Lucky Coin" (Monetka na udachu)

2004 — "The City of Thousand Doors" (Ukrainian: Mіsto Tisyachі Dverei) For children.

2005 — "Wild Lords" (Ukrainian: Diki volodari)

2006 — "Speechless Teacher" (Nemoi uchitel')

2009 — "Picture Me the Heaven" (Ukrainian: Zobrazit' meni rai).

2013 — "Roads Master" (Master dorogi)

References

Vladimir Arenev Wikipedia

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