The collection entitled "All the names are occupied, but one is vacant" ("All the names are occupied, and one is free") was released by the imprint of the famous Canadian poet Stuart Ross Proper Tales Press.

The collection includes both new poems by the author and those that have already been published in Russian. Gala Uzryutova and Stuart Ross worked together on translations of texts into English. The reviews of the collection, which are posted on its cover, were written by poets Dag T. Straumsvag (Norway) and Lillian Nechakov (Canada).

The book is already receiving the first responses from critics. So, in his article, the Canadian poet, literary columnist Rob McLennan called the author's style "dark surrealism".

The Russian and Canadian poets were introduced by the Vilenica International Literary Festival in Ljubljana, where Stuart Ross gave readings, and Gala Uzryutova worked in the writer's residence. Stuart Ross has published about 20 books (poetry, fiction, non-fiction, essays). He is known for many literary events that he held on the streets, in bars, art galleries, cafes, shopping malls. The winner of several literary awards, in 2017 Ross was awarded The Canadian Jewish Literary Award for the poetry collection "A Sparrow Came Down Resplendent". In 2019, Ross was awarded the Harbourfront Festival, an annual award given to authors for their works and contributions to Canadian literature. Critics write about Stewart as an author who rejects the trends of Canadian poetry, and his texts are characterized as surreal and absurdist. Earlier, Gala Uzryutova translated the author's poems into Russian.

Stuart Ross (Canadian poet also authored the cover of the collection).

Soon the author's copies will arrive in Ulyanovsk, and the collection will be available not only in Canada, but also in Russia.

Recently, the Vega Film company ("The City has Fallen Asleep", "Loved Ones", "Conference") announced the completion of the filming of a full-length film based on the young adult book by Gala Uzryutova "Sasha's Country", released by KompasGid publishing house in 2019. Director, screenwriter was Yulia Trofimova ("Commentator"), producers - Katerina Mikhailova, Konstantin Pham. The main roles were played by Mark Eidelstein, Evgenia Gromova, Maria Macel, Daria Rumyantseva, Dmitry Endaltsev and others. The film is expected to be released in 2022.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Poet, novelist, playwright. Born in 1983 in Ulyanovsk. Graduated from Ulyanovsk State University. Books: collection of verse "Turned around, and there is a forest" (Russian Gulliver, M., - 2015), collection of prose "Snow that I missed" (Bookscriptor, M., – 2018), young adult book "Sasha's Country" (KompasGid, M., - 2019) - filmed by Vega Film; collection of poems in English translated by author and Canadian poet Stuart Ross "All the names are occupied, but one is vacant" (Proper Tales Press, Canada, 2021). The texts were translated into German, English, Slovenian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Italian, Ukrainian, and Chinese. Winner of the Garage Museum competition dedicated to self-isolation (2020); scholarship holder of the Goethe-Institute Program "Culture in Motion" (2019); winner of the Russian-Italian Literary Award "Rainbow" (Verona, 2019); drama competition of the European network Eurodram (2018); Bookscriptor Literary Award 2018; international drama competition Badenweiler 2016; N. N. Blagov Poetry Prize (2016); special award "Russian Gulliver-2014"; diploma holder Dmitry Gorchev Literary Awards (2017). She has worked in writer's residencies in Slovenia, Latvia, and China. Publications: Grand Tour (The Anthology of European poetry), World Poetry book "Poetic Encounters", Esquire, "Snob", "Arion", "October", "Modern Drama", "Berlin.Shores", "Guideon", "Colon", "Volga", "Simbirsk"; Russian-German anthology "Poetic diversion", etc. Member of the Moscow Writers ' Union  www.galauzryutova.com