Author: Marsha

I write historical fiction, mostly from the perspective of young people who are thrust in the midst of war.

A special edition of Prisoners in the Promised Land

Many thanks to The Ukrainian Canadian Congress, thanks to Tania Sunak and Olya Grod of the UCC National Education Council and @InternmentCda for funding a special edition of Prisoners in the Promised Land for senior students at TDCSB Ukrainian language schools. Thank you to Scholastic Canada for making this possible. Thank you Josyf Cardinal Slipyj TCDSB for sending these wonderful pics!

The Seeds of Memory

Congratulations to Mateusz Świetlicki on the publication of this groundbreaking work. Ukrainian historical themes have been sadly absent in most popular literature, including literature for young people. This book is a comprehensive and perceptive examination of Canadian works tackling the topic, including my own.

Such an honor to have my Ukrainian-themed works so perceptively analyzed. I’m chuffed to dominate page 233!

Witnesses, Deniers and Bourgeois Troublemakers. The Holodomor and Ukrainian-Canadian Collaboration in Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch’s Winterkill (2022)

Thank you, Dr. Mateusz Świetlicki, for this thorough examination of Winterkill, particularly in terms of historical veracity and how the novel gives needed context to the Russian Federation’s current genocidal war against the Ukrainian nation and culture. This paper is a great resource for educators who are doing a novel study with Winterkill. Here’s the link.

Pic from Oct 13th HREC ED Webinar about Winterkill with Dr. Mateusz Świetlicki and Valentina Kuryliw