At the regional state scientific library named after Olena Pchilka on December 22, during the exhibition "The World of the Volyn Book – 2004," the laureates of the competition of the same name were announced. Among them are the following Volyn authors.
In the nomination "Prose," Yosyp Strutsyuk was recognized for the book "Stokhid," Vasyl Slapchuk for "Wild Flowers," Volodymyr Lys for the book "And the Judge Shall Come," and Ivan Chernetsky for writing the book "I Will Finish Tomorrow…."
Nina Horyk, author of "The Return of Mavka," and Petro Makh, from whose pen was born "The Swallow with Wings of Sorrow," received diplomas and prizes in the nomination "Poetry."
Volyn authors submitted the most works in the nomination "Historical and Local History Literature." Its laureates were: Ivan Denysyuk for the book "A Song from the Shores of Lake Turske," Volodymyr Rozhko for the books "Ukrainian Orthodox Saints of Historical Volyn of the 9th–20th Centuries," "The Volyn Theological Seminary 1796–2004," Volodymyr Denysyuk for authorship of "Possessed by Creativity" and for compiling and editing the books "The 60th Anniversary of the Liberation of Volyn from Fascist Occupiers," "Ethics and the Journalist," "Oleksandr Rysak – Teacher, Scholar, Writer." They were also joined by Oleksandr Kondratovych, author of the book "Childbirth, or the Candle Given by God: Birthing Customs of Western Polissia," Oleksandr Ohorodnyk and Vasyl Hey, the fathers of the book "And the House Is Rich with Song," Yevhen Hishchynsky, compiler of "For the Freedom of Ukraine," and Mykola Velma, creator of "Makers of Life."
In addition, at the competition "The World of the Volyn Book – 2004," laureates in the nominations "Children's Literature," "Scientific Literature," and "For Artistic Design" were congratulated.
This competition was organized by the Regional Department for Press and Information Affairs, the Volyn Organization of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine, the "Society of Book Lovers," and the library named after Olena Pchilka.