Expert Bio

Tetyana Teren is a Ukrainian journalist, cultural manager, and the Executive Director of PEN Ukraine since 2018. She previously served as the head of the Ukrainian Book Institute (2017–2018) and has worked as a TV presenter, editor, and journalist for leading Ukrainian media, including Ukrainska Pravda. Kultura, Channel 5, and Book Basket on Kharkiv's А/ТВК. Tetyana is the author of five books featuring interviews with Ukrainian writers and artists. She has collaborated as a curator with prominent cultural institutions and festivals such as PinchukArtCentre, Culture Project, and Book Arsenal. Her work has appeared in outlets like Den, Tyzhden, and Harper’s Bazaar Ukraine.