Александра Хоменок

Country : Belarus

My name is Alexandra Khomenok, I was born on the 20th of June 1984 in a small town of Mstislavl, Mogilev region, Belarus, in the family of doctors. Now I live in Minsk. In 2002 I finished a secondary school and entered the Law College of the Belarusian State University. I graduated from it in 2005 with a qualification of a lawyer. In 2009 I got a higher education in the Law Faculty of the Belarusian State University with the Master of Law degree (LL.M.). I have two daughters born in 2005 and 2014 and an adopted cat. In the early 2000s I became a winner of the writing competition «A Letter to the Person I’ve Lost» organized among all the schools in the country. During 2012-2017 my poems were published in the literary journal «Maladost’» and the newspaper «Narodnaya gazeta». In 2016 I graduated from «The School for Young Writers» in Minsk and the Coursera platform distance course «Writing for young readers: opening the treasure chest». While I was studying at these courses I wrote 11 novels and 2 fairy tales. In 2016 I self-published my first book entitled «Ellis and Mr. Christmas» through the platform for independent authors. I became an awardee of the International creative competition «Prophetic Dream» in the nomination «Prose» with the story named «Home». I am a graduate of Daria Dotsuk’s courses «Write Like A Girrrl: Young Adult» (2019) and Marina Stepnova and Maria Karaicheva «Speak Memory!» (2020). I was shortlisted for the Korneichuk Prize in the category “Prose for Older Children and Youth. Foreign Authors» (2018). My tale was included in the short-list of the «New Children’s Book» award (2020), in the long-lists of the literary competition Mikhalkov (2020) and the literary prize named after I. Krapivina (2020). In 2021 a collection of stories about a blind girl «Claire» took third place at the Kornechuk Prize in Ukraine. I am the author of book reviews in the magazines «Magic» and «DOMIK». Awarded with a special prize «Scooter» at the competition of readers’ reviews «Book Navigator» (2019). Participant of the festival of short stories «Bark» (2020) with the story «Windowsill». My electronic and audio books can be found in the Bookmate and Liters catalogs. March of 2013 – September of 2014, May 2018 – May 2019 I was an editor in the journal «Rukovoditel’.Zdravookhraneniye» («Healthcare Manager»). I also edited two sample handbooks for lawyers. In 2015 I worked as an editor in the educational youtube channel «Psychology. What?». In 2021 I edited the collection of short stories «Ferry to Ancona» by Katherine Karpovich, published by «Goliaths». From 2010 to 2013 I was a student of the educational courses «Human Rights Protection within the European Council System», «Human Rights Education for Advocates and Lawyers» and «The Social Context of Mental Health and Illness».