Society of Novi Sad Writers

The Society of Novi Sad Writers (Serbian: Друштво новосадских књижевника, DNK) is a literary association based in Novi Sad, Serbia. It was founded on 27 June 2018 at the founding assembly held in the Assembly Hall of Matica Srpska, bringing together around thirty of the most significant and respected authors from all active literary generations of Novi Sad. The society was established with the aim of enriching the cultural and literary life of the city through a new, representative and relevant literary organization. The society's honorary president is Sava Damjanov. From 2019, the president of DNK has been Nenad Šaponja. Its headquarters are located at Trg slobode 3, Novi Sad. The society engages in a range of activities: it organizes literary events in Novi Sad, participates in literary manifestations, cooperates with other associations and cultural institutions, and monitors and promotes events on the literary and cultural scene of Novi Sad. DNK also develops publishing activities focused on promoting the works of Novi Sad's literary tradition and contemporary creativity, with publishing projects based on anthologies of prominent Novi Sad authors. In addition to projects in the physical world, DNK has developed activities in the virtual domain. It founded an online magazine, Međutim, DNK, edited by Miloš Jocić. The society carries out projects such as "Perpetuum mobile Novi Sad," a media-literary project consisting of several events throughout the year, "Week of Novi Sad Writers," and the "Literary Map of Novi Sad," presented on its online platform. DNK maintains an active YouTube channel and social media pages where it publishes creative and other content related to its activities. The society has honorary members including Vladimir Pištalo, Boris Lazić, and Mario Liguori. Deceased members include Draško Redžep, Stevan Tontić, Pal Bender, Zoran Đerić, and Dušan Radak.

The Society of Novi Sad Writers (Društvo novosadskih književnika, DNK) was founded on 27 June 2018 in Novi Sad. The founding assembly took place in the Assembly Hall of Matica Srpska, attended by around thirty of the most significant and respected authors from all active literary generations of Novi Sad. They decided to establish a new, representative and relevant literary organization to enrich the cultural and literary life of the city. At the assembly, Sava Damjanov was elected honorary president. The assembly also elected the board of directors, consisting of Đorđe Pisarev, Bojana Kovačević Petrović, Đeze Bordaš, Zdenka Valent Belić, Stevan Tontić, Nenad Šaponja, and the supervisory board comprising Miroslav Aleksić, Dušan Radak, and Olena Plančak Sakač. From 2019, the president of DNK has been Nenad Šaponja. The society's headquarters are at Trg slobode 3, Novi Sad. Since its founding, DNK has organized literary events in Novi Sad, participated in literary manifestations, cooperated with other associations and cultural institutions, and monitored and promoted events on the literary and cultural scene of Novi Sad. It has developed publishing activities based on anthologies of prominent Novi Sad authors, promoting both literary tradition and contemporary creativity. The society also established an online magazine, Međutim, DNK, edited by Miloš Jocić, and carries out projects such as "Perpetuum mobile Novi Sad," "Week of Novi Sad Writers," and the "Literary Map of Novi Sad." It maintains an active YouTube channel and social media pages.

• Founding assembly held in the Assembly Hall of Matica Srpska; Sava Damjanov elected honorary president.

• Nenad Šaponja becomes president of DNK.

A representative and relevant literary organization enriching the cultural and literary life of Novi Sad.

• Online magazine Međutim, DNK

  An online magazine founded within DNK, edited by Miloš Jocić.

• Perpetuum mobile Novi Sad

  A media-literary project consisting of several events and lasting throughout the year.

• Week of Novi Sad Writers

  A project of DNK.

• Literary Map of Novi Sad

  A project presented on its online platform.

1. 1Wikidata: Society of Novi Sad Writerswikidata.org
2. 2Wikipedia (Serbian): Друштво новосадских књижевникаsr.wikipedia.org