A meeting of the competition committee was held regarding the investment project “Creation of a bookstore with a reading room and artistic elements on the street. Academician V. Hnatyuk, 20-22” with the participation of competition applicants who submitted their applications for the competition last year.

At the meeting, participants of the competition were heard, who confirmed their readiness to continue participating.
Following the meeting, the competition committee decided to resume the investment tender and approved the date of the next meeting to select the winner by voting.

Voting for the winner of the competition will take place on September 29, 2023. Prior to this, the members of the competition committee will have the opportunity to further familiarize themselves with the participants’ applications and presentations of their project concepts.

The participants of the competition: Dukh i Litera Publishing House, Choven Publishing House, and Staryi Lev Publishing House.

As a reminder, the investment project of the Bookstore on Akademika V. Hnatiuk Street involves creating a space for reading, presentations, discussions, debates, and coworking. The investment project aims to popularize the Ukrainian-language product, create opportunities for the development of publishing in Lviv, as well as to realize the status of the city “Lviv – UNESCO City of Literature”.

November 23, 2021 – the session of the Lviv City Council supported the implementation of the investment project
December 16, 2021 – Lviv City Council announced a competition to identify an investor for the implementation of an investment project
February 24, 2022 – the investment competition was suspended due to the start of a full-scale war in Ukraine