The Association of Writers of Serbia (

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: Удружење књижевника Србије, ''Udruženje književnika Srbije'') is

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

's official writing association. Its current president is

Milovan Vitezović Milovan Vitezović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милован Витезовић; 11 September 1944 – 22 March 2022) was a Serbian writer, professor and screenwriter. He wrote poems, novels, essays, prose literature for children, reviews, aphorisms, mo ...

History

The association was founded on 26 May 1905. Its founders and first members were Aleksandar Belić, Borivoje Popović, Dobrosav Ružić, Dragomir Janković, Dragoljub Pavlović,

Dragutin Ilić Dragutin Ilić (Belgrade, 2 February or 14 February 1858 – Belgrade, 1 May 1926) was a Serbian playwright, poet, novelist, journalist and politician. Along with Matija Ban and Djordje Maletić, Ilić dominated the Serbian stage during the la ...

, Živojin Dačić, Jovan Skerlić,

Lujo Vojnović Lujo Vojnović ( sr-cyr, Лујо Војновић, 15 April 1864 – 18 April 1951) was a Serbian writer, politician, and diplomat from Dubrovnik. His older brother was Ivo Vojnović, the dramatist and poet. Biography Vojnović was born in Spli ...

Ljubomir Jovanović Ljubomir Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Љубомир Јовановић, 14 February 1865 – 2 October 1928) was a Serbian politician and historian. He was a professor at the University of Belgrade since its establishment in 1905, a member of the SK ...

Milan Milićević Milan Đakov Milićević (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Ђаков Милићевић; June 4, 1831 – November 17, 1908) was a Serbian writer, biographer, publicist, ethnologist and one of the founders of the Association of Writers of Serbia ...

Milovan Glišić Milovan Glišić (6 January 1847 – 20 January 1908) was a Serbian writer, dramatist, translator, and literary theorist. He is sometimes referred to as ''the Serbian Gogol''. Legacy Glišić is considered to be one of the best translator ...

, Milorad Mitrović,

Milorad Pavlović-Krpa Milorad Pavlović — Krpa (Belgrade, 4 October 1865 — Belgrade, 29 January 1957) was a Serbian writer, publicist, translator, and editor and publisher of ''Glasnik za zabavu i nauku'' (Entertainment and Science Herald). While studying abroad, ...

Nikola Vulić Nikola Vulić ( sr-cyr, Никола Вулић); (Shkodër, Ottoman Empire, 27 November 1872 – Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 25 May 1945) was a Serbian historian, classical philologist, prominent archaeologist, doctor of philosophy and professor at the U ...

Pavle Popović Pavle Popović ( sr-cyr, Павле Поповић; 16 April 1868 – 4 June 1939) was a Serbian literary critic and historian, a professor and rector at the University of Belgrade. He is the brother of Bogdan Popović, also a well-known and equa ...

, Petar Odavić, Radoje Domanović,

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Simo Matavulj Simo Matavulj ( sr, Симо Матавуљ, 14 September 1852 – 20 February 1908) was a Serbian writer. He was a representative of lyric realism, especially in short prose. As a writer, he is best known for employing his skill in holding up ...

(as president) and Stanoje Stanojević.Milovan Bogavac, Association of Serbian Writers 1905-1945, UKS history

Post-WWII

Association was re-established after the liberation of Belgrade on the meeting which took place on 31 December 1944. Notable signatories to the initiative included

Isidora Sekulić Isidora Sekulić ( sr-cyr, Исидора Секулић, 16 February 1877 – 5 April 1958) was a Serbian writer, novelist, essayist, polyglot and art critic. She was "the first woman academic in the history of Serbia". Biography Sekulić was b ...

, Ivo Andrić, Jovan Popović,

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Branko Lazarević Branko Lazarević (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Лазаревић; born 14 May 1984) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Born in Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lazarević played in the you ...

and others. Isidora Sekulić was elected as the first post-war president while Oskar Davičo was its first secretary. Association brought together authors who joined or supported

Yugoslav Partisans The Yugoslav Partisans,Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene: , or the National Liberation Army, sh-Latn-Cyrl, Narodnooslobodilačka vojska (NOV), Народноослободилачка војска (НОВ); mk, Народноослобод ...

and those who did not collaborate with Axis or local quislings during the Axis occupation of Serbia and the rest of Yugoslavia. In addition to its cultural and social role, association started to play prominent role as a writers' syndicalist organization. It established two separate regional sections for the

Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina The Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina ( sh, / ) was one of two autonomous provinces within the Socialist Republic of Serbia, in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The province is the direct predecessor to the moder ...

and Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo, second of which declared its intention to constitute itself as an independent organization in 1970. As a result of the

Slovene Writers' Association The Slovene Writers' Association ( sl, Društvo slovenskih pisateljev) is a non-profit association of Slovene writers based in Ljubljana. The association was founded on 21 April 1872 in Ljubljana at the initiative of Davorin Trstenjak who also be ...

's support of the

1989 Kosovo miners' strike The 1989 Kosovo miners' strike was a hunger strike initiated by the workers of the Trepča Mines on 20 February 1989 against the abolition of the autonomy of the Province of Kosovo by the Socialist Republic of Serbia. The strike quickly gained sup ...

, the UKS broke off its relations with the Slovene Writers' Association.

Presidents

(1905–1911) *

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(1911–1914) * ''No activities during the

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Branislav Nušić Branislav Nušić ( sr-cyr, Бранислав Нушић, ; – 19 January 1938) was a Serbian playwright, satirist, essayist, novelist and founder of modern rhetoric in Serbia. He also worked as a journalist and a civil servant. Life Bra ...

(1918–1937) *

Veljko Petrović Veljko Petrović ( sr-cyr, Вељко Петровић, ; c. 1780 – 1813), known simply as Hajduk Veljko (Хајдук Вељко, ǎjduːk v̞ɛ̌ːʎkɔ, was one of the '' vojvodas'' (military commanders) of the Serbian Revolutionary force ...

(1937–1941) * ''No activities during the

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* Jovan Popović * Dragan M. Jeremić * Miodrag Bulatović *

Matija Bećković Matija Bećković ( sr-cyr, Матија Бећковић, ; born 29 November 1939) is a Serbian poet, writer and academic. Life Bećković was born in Senta, in the multiethnic province of Vojvodina (then Danube Banate, Kingdom of Yugoslavia), ...

(1988–1992) *

Jovan Hristić Jovan Hristić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Христић; Belgrade, Serbia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 26 August 1933 - Sremska Kamenica, Serbia, 20 June 2002) was a Serbian poet, playwright, essayist, literary and theater critic, translator, editor ...

(1992–1994) *

Slobodan Rakitić Slobodan Rakitić (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Ракитић; 30 September 1940 – 1 January 2013) was a Serbian writer and politician. Biography Rakitić was born in Vlasovo, Prokuplje, Serbia. He attended the elementary school in Ra� ...

(1994–2005) * Srba Ignjatović (2005–2010) * Radomir Andrić (2010–2018) *

(2018–2022)

Mission

The Association of Writers of Serbia states its main goals as gathering Serbian authors in the same community, protecting the professional interests of its members, working on their interpersonal relationships, working on relations with publishers and the general public, making their job(s) easier and helping its members or their families who are in poverty.

References

External links

Official website
(in English) {{DEFAULTSORT:Association of Writers of Serbia Arts organizations established in 1905 Serbian writers' organizations 1905 establishments in Serbia