The International Novi Sad Literature Festival (Serbian: Međunarodni književni festival) is a literary festival held annually in the city of

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

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. It was founded by the Association of Writers of Vojvodina ( Serbian: Društvo književnika Vojvodine) in 2006. It is held еvery year in August and September. The festival features contemporary poets, novelist and critics, who represent and promote contemporary literature from various countries. The Festival includes readings, performances, exhibitions and music. More than 900 writers from Serbia and abroad participated in the first thirteen festivals. The works of participants of the Festival are published in literary journal ''Zlatna greda''. The winning author of the International Novi Sad Literature festival is awarded by having his or her winning book published in Serbian.

Events

The programme of the Festival includes afternoon and evening readings and discussions in various venues throughout the city (libraries, clubs, cafès, squares), as well as other towns in

. The readings represent national literatures, groups of authors or single authors. Main events are: * The evening reading on Trg mladenaca in the city centre, in front of the Poetry Gate * A symposium which is held each year to discuss important contemporary literary themes * A

poetry slam A poetry slam is a competitive art event in which poets perform spoken word poetry before a live audience and a panel of judges. While formats can vary, slams are often loud and lively, with audience participation, cheering and dramatic delivery. ...

* Two awarding ceremonies: **Branko’s Award Ceremony at

Sremski Karlovci Sremski Karlovci ( sr-cyrl, Сремски Карловци, ; hu, Karlóca; tr, Karlofça) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the banks of the Danu ...

**International Literary Award Of Novi Sad Ceremony on Trg mladenaca * Daily picnics in which participants may take a boat ride on the

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from Novi Sad to

and visit monasteries on Fruska Gora.

Participants on Festival

International participants

Serbian authors

Awards

Branko’s Award

During the Festival, a ceremony of awarding "Branko’s Award" (Serbian: Brankova nagrada) to the Young Serbian poet of the Year is held in

The most important Branko Award’s Laureates

Vasko Popa Vasile "Vasko" Popa ( sr-Cyrl, Васко Попа; 29 June 1922 – 5 January 1991) was a Serbian poet. Biography Popa was born in the village of Grebenac ( ro, Grebenaț), Vojvodina, Yugoslavia (present-day Serbia). After finishing hig ...

Aleksandar Tišma Aleksandar Tišma ( sr-cyr, Александар Тишма; 16 January 1924 – 15 February 2003) was a Serbian novelist. Biography Tišma was born in Horgoš, Kanjiža on the present-day border of Serbia and Hungary, to a Serbian father and a ...

*Borislav Radović *Rajko Petrov Nogo *Raša Livada *Mile Stojić *Branko Maleš *Nina Živančević *Dragan Jovanović Danilov * Ana Ristović *Radomir D. Mitrić

International Literary Award Novi Sad

Every year, The International Literary Award of Novi Sad is given to a world-renowned living poet for his poetic oeuvre or life achievement in the field of poetry. Previous laureates include: *

Christoph Meckel Christoph Meckel (12 June 1935 – 29 January 2020) was a German author and graphic artist. He received awards for his works which connect illustrations with the written text, sometimes texts by others. Life Born in Berlin, Meckel spent his yo ...

* Jean Pierre Faye *

Ben Okri Ben Okri (born 15 March 1959) is a Nigerian-British poet and novelist.Ben Okri"
British Council, ...

* Guy Goffette

References

External links

Official site of Association of Writers of Vojvodina
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