Association of Writers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Association of Writers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Društvo pisaca Bosne i Hercegovine, Друштво писаца Босне и Херцеговине) is a professional organisation of poets, essayists, novelists, and other writers in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
History[]
The Društvo pisaca Bosne i Hercegovine, founded in 1993 by Zlatko Topčić,[1] is the legal successor of the Udruženje književnika Bosne i Hercegovine, which was founded on 8 September 1945 by , Isak Samokovlija, Skender Kulenović and . Branches were formed in Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Tuzla, Zenica and Mostar.[2]
Membership and presidency[]
In 2015, the association had 190 regular members and 16 honorary members.[2]
The current president of the association is , elected on 1 April 2018. The other members of the presidency are , , , Aleksandra Čvorović and .[3]
References[]
- ^ "Ne treba Sidranu P.E.N., nego P.E.N. nasušno treba Sidrana". stav.ba. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ a b O Društvu pisaca BiH (in Serbo-Croatian)
- ^ Hadžem Hajdarević novi predsjednik Društva pisaca BiH (in Serbo-Croatian), klix.ba, 1 April 2018
External links[]
- Bosnia and Herzegovina writers' organizations