International Novi Sad Literature Festival

The International Novi Sad Literature Festival (Serbian: Međunarodni književni festival) is a literary festival held annually in the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. It was founded by the Association of Writers of Vojvodina ( Serbian: Društvo književnika Vojvodine) in 2006.[1] 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.[2] The Festival includes readings, performances, exhibitions and music. More than 900 writers from Serbia and abroad participated in the first thirteen festivals.[2] 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 their 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 Serbia.[2] 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
  • Two awarding ceremonies:
    • Branko’s Award Ceremony at Sremski Karlovci
    • International Literary Award Of Novi Sad Ceremony on Trg mladenaca
  • Daily picnics in which participants may take a boat ride on the Danube from Novi Sad to Sremski Karlovci and visit monasteries on Fruska Gora.

Participants on Festival

International participants
AuthorCountry
Ben OkriNigeria
John Hartley WilliamsEngland
Matthew SweeneyIreland
Andrey KurkovUkraine
Tone HødnebøNorway
Dieter M. GräfGermany
Christian TeisslAustria
Philip TewEngland
Matt ThorneEngland
Tibor FischerEngland
Maja DlgačevaBulgaria
Søren Ulrik ThomsenDenmark
Jens-Martin EriksenDenmark
Tatjana ŠčerbinaRussia
Robert MinhinnickWales
Stephen RodeferUSA
Elena FanailovaRussia
Vicent BerenguerSpain
Milan RichterSlovakia
Vsevolod EmelinRussia
Peter RaczHungary
Dan ComanRomania
Gabor G GyukicsHungary
W. N. HerbertEngland
Ide HintzeAustria
Øyvind BergNorway
Claudiu KomartinRomania
Nicholas BlincoeEngland
Ayten MutluTurkey
Grisha TrifonovBulgaria
Jean PortanteFrance

Serbian authors
* Vladimir Tasić* Marko Vidojković* Vićazoslav Hronjec
* Miro Vuksanović* Dragan Jovanović Danilov* Oto Tolnai
* Goran Petrović* Nina Živančević* Slavko Almažan
* Zivlak Jovan* Đorđo Sladoje* Kornelija Farago
* Vida Ognjenović* Milan Nenadić* Janoš Banjai
* Danilo Nikolić* Dragan Dragojlović* Alpar Lošonc
* Mileta Prodanović* Zoran Đerić* Dušan Pajin
* Jovica Aćin* Ivan Negrišorac* Aleksandar Jerkov
* Igor Marojević* Zlatko Krasni* Mladen Vesković
* Milica Mićić Dimovska* Ranko Risojević* Vladimir Gvozden
* Franja Petrinović* Radomir D. Mitrić* Novica Milić

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 Sremski Karlovci.

The most important Branko Award’s Laureates

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:

References
  1. "Novi Sad International Literature Festival". lit-across-frontiers.org. 27 August 2014.
  2. "International literature festival of Novi Sad". festivalfinder.eu. August 2019.
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