Valeriy Puzik (b. 1987, Khmelnytskyi region) is a Ukrainian writer, film director, screenwriter, and artist. Author of short story collections Homeless Dogs, Monolith, Oils, and the book Live Now. A participant in the Revolution of Dignity and a volunteer in the Anti-Terrorist Operation, he served in reconnaissance. His work fuses wartime experience, urban narratives, and experimental form.
📖 His book Monolith was listed among the best debuts in Ukrainian prose. 🎥 As a director, he made several short films that won festival awards. 🖼 Also works as an artist, designing covers and illustrations. 🪖 Served in reconnaissance during the Anti-Terrorist Operation, which shaped much of his writing. 🎤 Participant in literary festivals and art residencies in Ukraine and abroad. 📚 His texts balance between reportage, diary, and fiction. 🎶 Collaborated with musicians, performing prose readings with live music. 🏅 Winner of several literary contests and awards. 📌 Curious: jokes that his first book’s print run was “stolen” by friends before the official launch. 😄 Funny fact: once read his stories in a courtyard with guitar accompaniment, and neighbours thought it was a theatre rehearsal.