Association of Writers of Bosnia and Herzegovina


The Association of Writers of Bosnia and Herzegovina 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, 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.

Membership and presidency

In 2015, the association had 190 regular members and 16 honorary members.
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.