Skribonauti

Skribonauti is a Croatian non-profit organization dedicated to promoting literature, artistic production, and informal learning among marginalized groups. According to its official website, the organization advocates for engaged reflection on art, viewing art as a tool for social change achievable through direct artistic and cultural work with marginalized groups, and through the production and promotion of artistic practices that question existing social relations and structures, as well as models of artistic creation and cultural work. The organization has been present in the prison system since 2011. To date, it has realized a cycle of literary events in 6 prisons and art workshops in a total of 8 prisons and 2 penitentiaries. Its programs and projects have involved more than 300 prisoners, who in their evaluations overwhelmingly highlighted the need for cultural and artistic content in the prison system, the desire for such programs to be continuous, and regret that such programs are not more frequent. The festival "Zgodne žene spašavaju stvar" ("Good Women Save the Cause") was first held in Split in August 2013 and has since been held annually with the aim of promoting women's creativity and direct work with women and girls from marginalized groups. The festival consists of two parts: a cycle of art workshops with girls from the children's home "Miljenko i Dobrila" and girls from the Home for Children and Youth, and a four-day festival open to the public. After two years of reading stories by Croatia's best short story writers in installments through a literary club with more than 500 active readers, "Nastavi priču" ("Continue the Story") in 2020 became a collection of 12 previously unpublished short stories based on fragments whose authors are participants of the creative writing workshop and literary club led since 2016 by Luiza Bouharaoua and Paula Zore at the Požega Penitentiary. The organization continues to call on authors to continue the story.

Skribonauti is a Croatian organization for the promotion of literature and culture. According to its official website, it has been active in the prison system since 2011. It has organized a cycle of literary events in 6 prisons and art workshops in a total of 8 prisons and 2 penitentiaries. These programs have involved more than 300 prisoners. In August 2013, the festival "Zgodne žene spašavaju stvar" was first held in Split, and it has been held annually since then. The festival aims to promote women's creativity and involves direct work with women and girls from marginalized groups, including art workshops with girls from the children's home "Miljenko i Dobrila" and the Home for Children and Youth, followed by a four-day public festival. Since 2016, a creative writing workshop and literary club have been led by Luiza Bouharaoua and Paula Zore at the Požega Penitentiary. After two years of reading stories in installments through the literary club, which has more than 500 active readers, the project "Nastavi priču" in 2020 resulted in a collection of 12 previously unpublished short stories based on fragments written by participants of the workshop and club. The organization continues to call on authors to continue the story.

• 2020

  "Nastavi priču" becomes a collection of 12 previously unpublished short stories.

• 2016

  Creative writing workshop and literary club led by Luiza Bouharaoua and Paula Zore start at Požega Penitentiary.

• 2013

  First edition of the festival "Zgodne žene spašavaju stvar" held in Split in August.

• 2011

  Skribonauti begins activities in the prison system.

Non-profit cultural organization focused on social change through art and literature with marginalized groups.

1. 1Skribonauti official websiteskribonauti.hr
2. 2Wikidata entry for Skribonautiwikidata.org