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 Marko Marković, Isak Samokovlija, Skender Kulenović and Emil Petrović. 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 Hadžem Hajdarević, elected on 1 April 2018. The other members of the presidency are Jagoda Iličić, Damir Uzunović, Miro Petrović, Aleksandra Čvorović and Goran Karanović.[3]
References
- "Ne treba Sidranu P.E.N., nego P.E.N. nasušno treba Sidrana". stav.ba. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- O Društvu pisaca BiH (in Serbo-Croatian)
- Hadžem Hajdarević novi predsjednik Društva pisaca BiH (in Serbo-Croatian), klix.ba, 1 April 2018