Rostyslav Semkiv — Ukrainian literary critic, writer, translator and teacher. He is a doctor of philological sciences and an associate professor at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, where he teaches courses in literary criticism and creative writing. Semkiv also manages the Smoloskip publishing house and actively popularizes modern Ukrainian literature. His scientific and journalistic works cover the topics of literary studies, stylistics and cultural studies. Among the famous books is "How classics were written", which analyzes the approaches of famous writers to creativity.
