Dear ladies and gentlemen!
The Ukrainian Coordination Center Frankfurt invites you to a series of literary meetings as part of Buchmesse 2025 under the slogan "And the Word Will Sprout." We created this project for live communication, inspiration, the opportunity to discover new names in Ukrainian literature and culture, and to chat with writers you already know!
Every meeting is an opportunity to see the power of culture, which can heal, support, and help you survive the most difficult times!
We invite you to familiarize yourself with the schedule of events during the international book fair Buchmesse:
October 14, 2025
Literary meeting with Ukrainian writer Alina Ross in Frankfurt and presentation of the book "I (didn't) die at 34"
Mystery, tension, depth of psychology, and a journey into yourself — all this in the new novel by Alina Ross, an author whose books have already won the hearts of thousands of readers.
Date: October 14, 2025
Time: 18:00
Location: Mainzer Landstraße 293, auditorium 0006, Frankfurt am Main
Admission is free!
To participate, please fill out the registration form .
"From Cossack thoughts to the songs of today's struggle, we sing together"
• Halyna Pokhylevych — a researcher of folk songs and traditions, who revives the voices of the past
• Vasyl Melnyk is a popularizer of Ukrainian culture who makes history come alive for everyone.
The songs you will hear range from the Cossacks to the modern Great War, about the struggle of Ukrainians for freedom, about strength and love for their native land. We sing together, from children to grandparents, creating a true family atmosphere of unity and joy.
Who: Ukrainian Coordination Center eV
Where: Mainzer Landstraße 293, Frankfurt am Main
When: 10/14/2025
Time: 19:00
To participate, please fill out the registration form at the link .
October 15, 2025
"Summer, when the sun turned black" - life after the disaster: the story of a generation
Participants:
• Kostyantyn Klymchuk — author of the book, writer, journalist, cultural figure
• Tetyana Vygovska — publisher, translator of the book into Polish
• Svitlana Balagula — artist, journalist, cultural manager
The presentation will bring together authors, publishers, and readers in a conversation about the place of Chernobyl in Ukrainian and European culture. Kostyantyn Klymchuk's book opens a new dimension of understanding the tragedy - through individual experience that becomes collective memory.
Who: Ukrainian Coordination Center eV
Where: Mainzer Landstraße 293, Frankfurt am Main
When: 10/15/2025
Time: 17:00
To participate, please fill out the registration form at the link
Presentation of the second edition of the book "A History Worth Feeling"
(based on the personal diary of a military doctor from 2022–2023)
The book contains heroic stories of Ukrainians, of which the author became a witness and participant.
Yevhen Dubrovsky is a doctor of medical sciences, head of a private clinic in Kyiv, infectious disease specialist, virologist, military doctor, veteran, and medical blogger. He gained fame in Ukraine and abroad during the coronavirus pandemic — treating patients in the largest COVID hospital, conducting research on the virus, and providing people with the most accurate and up-to-date information through the media.
Who: Ukrainian Coordination Center
Where: Mainzer Landstraße 293, Frankfurt am Main
When: 10/15/2025
Time: 18:30
To participate, please fill out the registration form at the link .
Literary event "Cultural Forces"
A unique literary event from the Cultural Forces, an association of artists and military personnel.
Ostap Ukrainets: writer, translator, philologist, blogger, cultural figure, author of the educational project and publishing house "Your Underground Humanist", laureate of the Gongadze Prize "The Future of Ukrainian Media".
Remembering the past, constructing the future.
Ostap Ukrainets's author's event combines a meeting with readers and a lecture on civic education: within the framework of a conversation about literature, we will talk about the modern image of Ukraine in the world, the desired image of the future born from the realities of war, as well as the role that culture and art should play in building this future.
Vladyslav Golovin is a Ukrainian journalist and military serviceman, who worked for leading Ukrainian and international media (Forbes Ukraine, Reuters, The New York Times), covering the events of the Revolution of Dignity and modern warfare.
The presentation of the book "Armed People of Ukraine" is twenty stories about those who did not break.
Who: Ukrainian Coordination Center
Where: Mainzer Landstraße 293, Frankfurt am Main
When: 10/15/2025
Time: 20:00
To participate, please fill out the registration form at the link .
10/16/2025
Literary evening with Ukrainian writer and defender Bohdan Kolomiychuk
Bohdan Kolomiychuk is a Ukrainian writer, author of detective, historical and adventure novels, former curator of the Transcarpathian Literary Residence in the Lviv region. His works are distinguished by vivid plots and historical depth, thanks to which he has become one of the prominent voices of modern Ukrainian literature.
Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, Bohdan Kolomiychuk has stood up for Ukraine with weapons in hand. Today, he combines the roles of writer and defender, embodying the resilience and strength of Ukraine both in culture and on the front. We invite you to an inspiring literary evening and conversation with Bohdan Kolomiychuk at the Ukrainian Coordination Center in Frankfurt.
Who: Ukrainian Coordination Center eV
Where: Mainzer Landstraße 293, FFM
When: 10/16/2025
Start: 18:30
To participate, please fill out the registration form at the link .
Presentation of Natalka Marinchak's poetry collection "Antidepressant" / "Desperate" (Kulturalis, 2025)
A powerful remedy against despair, disappointment, and hopelessness. Art therapy for experiencing war and overcoming its consequences from the famous Ukrainian poet Natalka Marynchak.
Method of creation: an illustrated collection of poems written in Kharkiv during the most intense phase of the first 365 days of the Nine Years' War, which has been going on for almost 400 years.
The active ingredients: prayers for loved ones; curses on the enemy; respect for those in the trenches. And above all, love, love, love.
Instructions and dosage: This book is for those who seek true feelings, sophisticated poetic language and visual aesthetics. For those who choose victory over evil. Overdose is impossible.
Participants: Natalka Marinchak, Neil Titman, Dayana Sheludkevych
Where: Mainzer Landstraße 293, Frankfurt am Main
When: 10/16/2025
Time: 20:00
To participate, please fill out the registration form at the link .
10/17/2025
Presentation of the project "Returning cultural heritage to Ukraine"
Invited guests:
Hanna Horobets — director of the Horobets publishing house, founder and head of the project “Returning Cultural Heritage to Ukraine”,
Olena Bashkatova is the PR director of the project “Database of Ukrainian manuscripts of the 11th–16th centuries”.
The project "Returning Cultural Heritage to Ukraine" includes 12 facsimile editions of significant manuscripts of the 11th–16th centuries, the Ukrainian origin of which has been proven by scholars. In particular: the Reims Gospel of the 11th century, known as the Bible of Anna Yaroslavovna, which is kept in France; the Lutsk Psalter of 1384, which is kept in Florence; the Prayer Book of Prince Volodymyr - kept in the New York Public Library; the Prayer Book of Gertrude - a monument of book art, kept in the city of Cividale (Italy); the Vienna Octoich - kept in the Austrian National Library.
Where: Mainzer Landstraße 293, Frankfurt am Main
When: 10/17/2025
Time: 17:00
To participate, please fill out the registration form at the link .
10/17/2025
"WARning! A Safe World Is Closed"
The anthology "WARning! A Safe World Is Closed" is a collective voice of contemporary Ukrainian poetry about the war in Ukraine. This unique publication combines poems and photographs, transforming personal experience into a living document of our time.
A book about pain and loss, about love and resilience, about memory and hope. It reminds us that war is not just headlines in the news, but the reality we live in every day.
Participants: Ksenia Fuchs, Svitlana Balagula, Kostyantyn Klymchuk, Tetyana Vygovska
Where: Mainzer Landstraße 293, Frankfurt am Main
When: 10/17/2025
Time: 18:30
To participate, please fill out the registration form at the link
10/17/2025
"Echo" - Stage performance-polyphony
Echo is an art performance for the international stage, created by Ukrainian artists to convey the scale and depth of the losses suffered by Ukrainian culture during the war.
This is not just a performance, but a living polyphony of memory - when the voices of contemporary authors intertwine with the voices of those who are no longer among us.
The performance centers on ten poetic texts dedicated to deceased artists. Each piece features a quote from the works of deceased or missing writers. The simultaneous sounding of several voices creates the effect of a multilayered presence — a shared breathing of memory, in which the deceased continue to speak through the living. And the audience takes an active part and becomes a witness to the echo.
The main message of Echo is a call to become an echo of the voices of those you already have around you.
Participants: Idea and concept: Olena Gerasymiuk
Authors of the texts: Olena Gerasimyuk, Pavlo Matyusha
Promotion: Victoria Matyusha
Where: Mainzer Landstraße 293, Frankfurt am Main
When: 10/17/2025
Time: 20:00
To participate, please fill out the registration form at the link .
18.10.2025
Unlearned Lessons: Literature Between Past and Future
Ukrainian writer Bohdan Kolomiychuk will reflect on whether history can help predict the future. The conversation will touch on the “unlearned lessons” of the past reflected in literature, and how historical narratives in his novels resonate with the challenges of the present and raise questions about the paths that lie ahead.
18.10.2025
Time: 10:00–10:55
National Ukrainian stand. Book Fair.
"And the word will sprout. Ukrainian word in folk art"
We invite you to a series of workshops on Ukrainian folk art. Folk art is the living voice of the soul and the eternal word of the people, combining craft and poetry. Through it, wisdom, beauty, and deep knowledge are passed down from generation to generation.
Who: Ukrainian Coordination Center eV, Frankfurt am Main
Where: National Ukrainian stand. Buchmesse
When: 10/18/2025
Time: 12:00–16:00
Panel Discussion: "Publishing Industry: Challenges in Time of War"
Participants:
The conversation will highlight the following questions: how publishing houses survive in times of war, what new challenges and opportunities arise, and what invaluable experience is gained in preserving and disseminating Ukrainian literature in the world.
After the panel, there will be special book presentations:
Additional information will be available on the Buchmesse website.
When: 10/18/2025
Time: 16:00 — 19:00
Where: Hotel An der Messe, Westendstrasse 104, 60325 FFM
Who: Ukrainian Coordination Center
To participate, please fill out the registration form at the link
19.10.2025
Panel discussion: “Increasing the presence of Ukrainian literature on the European map”
Participants:
National Ukrainian stand. Book fair
19.10.2025 Time: 10:00–10:55
"And the word will sprout. Ukrainian word in folk art"
A series of workshops on Ukrainian folk art.
Who: Ukrainian Coordination Center eV, Frankfurt am Main
Where: National Ukrainian stand. Buchmesse
When: 10/19/2025
Time: 12:00–16:00