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The International Festival of Prose Writing (PROSEFEST) <\/strong>was founded in 2007.<\/p>\n The venues where the Festival has been held are: The Cultural Centre of Novi Sad<\/strong>;<\/p>\n High Schools: \u201cJovan Jovanovi\u0107 Zmaj\u201d, \u201cIsidora Sekuli\u0107\u201d, \u201cLaza Kosti\u0107\u201d, \u201cSvetozar Markovi\u0107\u201d, \u201cKarlova\u010dka gimnazija\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Festival is organised IN MID SEPTEMBAR <\/strong>each year.<\/p>\n PROSEFEST<\/strong>, the international festival of prose writing, was founded (originator and founder is Professor PhD Sava Damjanov) with the aim of returning literature to its roots, that is, the live and direct contact of the author and the reading audience. Therefore, during the Festival, the eminent domestic and foreign authors publically read their works (on the premises of the Cultural Centre of Novi Sad), they have discussions with the audience, and visit the institutions where literature is included in the curriculum (High Schools, Faculties…) and talk to the pupils and students.<\/p>\n The International Festival of Prose Writing (PROSEFEST) <\/strong>has gath\u00adered around 90 writers so far:<\/p>\n from Serbia<\/strong> (Milorad Pavi\u0107, Svetlana Velmar Jankovi\u0107, Dragoslav Mihailovi\u0107, Radovan Beli Markovi\u0107, David Albahari, Vida Ognjenovi\u0107, Oto Tolnai, Milisav Savi\u0107, Aleksandar Gatalica, Vladimir Pi\u0161talo, Radoslav Petkovi\u0107, Vladan Matijevi\u0107, Dragan Veliki\u0107, Svetislav Basara, Goran Petrovi\u0107, Zoran \u0106iri\u0107, Goran Goci\u0107, Slobodan Ti\u0161ma, Zoran \u017divkovi\u0107, Jovica A\u0107in, Vladislav Bajac, Branko An\u0111i\u0107, Sava Damjanov, \u0110or\u0111e Pisarev, Franja Petrinovi\u0107, Jelena Lengold, Vule \u017duri\u0107, Ugle\u0161a \u0160ajtinac, Ildiko Lova\u0161, Miodrag Rai\u010devi\u0107, Jasmina Mihajlovi\u0107, Milica Mi\u0107i\u0107 Dimovska, Laslo Vegel, Mihajlo Panti\u0107, Ljubica Arsi\u0107, Mirjana Novakovi\u0107, Slobodan Vladu\u0161i\u0107, Oto Horvat, Vladimir Kecmanovi\u0107, Enes Halilovi\u0107, Radivoj \u0160ajtinac and Sr\u0111an Srdi\u0107) \u2013 among whom 15 NIN Award winners<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Israel<\/strong> (David Grossman), France<\/strong> (Alberto Manguel), Hungary<\/strong> (Gy\u00f6rgy Konr\u00e1d, P\u00e9ter Zilahy, Petar Milo\u0161evi\u0107), USA <\/strong>(Alexander Genis), England<\/strong> (Christopher Hope, Vesna Goldsworthy), Russia<\/strong> (Mikhail Shishkin, Eugene Vodolazkin), Italy<\/strong> (Claudio Magris, Stefano Benni, Mario Liguori), Slovakia<\/strong> (Anton Bal\u00e1\u017e, Miroslav Demak), Germany<\/strong> (Peter Handke, \u017darko Radakovi\u0107, Jovan Nikoli\u0107, Bora \u0106osi\u0107), Austria<\/strong> (Lojze Vizer), Argentina<\/strong> (Samanta Schweblin, Guillermo Martinez, Luisa Valensuela), Australia <\/strong>(Inez Baranay), Cuba<\/strong> (Zo\u00e9 Vald\u00e9s), Peru<\/strong> (Mario Vargas Llosa, Santiago Roncagliolo), Ukraine<\/u> <\/strong>(Irena Karpa), Scotland<\/strong> (Louis Welsh, Zo\u00eb Strachan), Poland<\/strong> (Krzysztof Varga, Olga Tokarczuk), Bulgaria<\/strong> (Alek Popov, Georgi Gospodinov), Turkey <\/strong>(Nedim G\u00fcrsel, Oya Baydar), Finland<\/strong> (Susanne Ringel), FRYOM<\/strong> (Aleksandar Prokopiev, Ermis Lafazanosfski, Goce Smilevski, Lidija Dimkovska), B&H<\/strong> (Nenad Veli\u010dkovi\u0107, Muharem Bazdulj, Bekim Sejranovi\u0107), Slovenia<\/strong> (Andrej Blatnik, Jani Virk), Montenegro<\/strong> (Nikola Malovi\u0107), and Croatia<\/strong> (Ivana Simi\u0107 Bodro\u017ei\u0107, Damir Karaka\u0161, Robert Peri\u0161i\u0107, Slobodan \u0160najder, Drago Kekanovi\u0107, Borivoj Radakovi\u0107, Miljenko Jergovi\u0107).<\/p>\n The first Festival was opened by Milorad Pavi\u0107<\/strong>, who read his works.<\/p>\n The international literary award MILOVAN VIDAKOVI\u0106 <\/strong>has been awarded since the second Festival.<\/p>\n MILOVAN VIDAKOVI\u0106 (1780<\/strong>–1841) <\/strong>is the originator of the contemporary Serbian novel and one of the most important Serbian writers of the early 19th century. In addition, Vidakovi\u0107 was the most read author in Serbi\u00adan literature during the 19th century, as shown not only by the numbers of copies his works were published in and reprints of his novels (Ljubomir u Jelisiumu, Velimir i Bosiljka, \u2026<\/em>), but also by the long lists of subscribers he used to publish at the end of each book. He wrote in honour of his audiences, not for some \u201cimaginary eternity\u201d, which he stated time and again in the forewords of his novels addressed directly to the reader.<\/p>\n The Festival\u2019s Organizational Board serves also as the jury.<\/p>\n So far, the \u201cMilovan Vidakovi\u0107\u201d Award <\/strong>has been given to:<\/p>\n ALBERTO MANGEL <\/strong>(France, 2008),<\/p>\n GY\u00d6RGY KONR\u00c1D <\/strong>(Hungary, 2009),<\/p>\n CLAUDIO MAGRIS <\/strong>(Italy, 2010),<\/p>\n DAVID GROSSMAN <\/strong>(Israel, 2011),<\/p>\n SLOBODAN TI\u0160MA <\/strong>(Serbia 2012),<\/p>\n DAVID ALBAHARI <\/strong>(Serbia, 2013),<\/p>\n MILISAV SAVI\u0106 <\/strong>(Serbia, 2014),<\/p>\n EUGENE VODOLAZKIN <\/strong>(Russia, 2015),<\/p>\n GUILLERMO MARTINEZ <\/strong>(Argentina, 2016),<\/p>\n PETER HANDKE<\/strong> (\u041d\u0435\u043c\u0430\u0447\u043a\u0430, 2017)<\/p>\n MILJENKO JERGOVI\u0106<\/strong> (Croatia, 2018)<\/p>\n The special \u201cMilovan Vidakovi\u0107\u201d Award <\/strong>has been given to:<\/p>\n – Peruvian Nobel Prize<\/em> winner MARIO VARGAS LLOSA <\/strong>(2015), which was presented to him before the packed auditorium (audience of about 1,400 readers) of the Serbian National Theatre.<\/p>\n – Turkish Nobel Prize<\/em> winner ORHAN PAMUK <\/strong>(2016). He received the award in front of the full auditorium of the Ceremonial Hall of Novi Sad branch of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Novi Sad.<\/p>\n PROSEFEST<\/strong> has organized around 200 meetings with audiences, for approximately 20,000, mostly young members of audience. Discussions with writers have been held by high school pupils. Good organization, accommodation, translating service, media support, exceptional turnout, more than satisfied participants and audience show that this festival has rightfully earned its place among the top European prose festivals.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF PROSE WRITING PROSEFEST The International Festival of Prose Writing (PROSEFEST) was founded in 2007. The venues where the Festival has been held are: The Cultural Centre of Novi Sad; High Schools: \u201cJovan Jovanovi\u0107 Zmaj\u201d, \u201cIsidora Sekuli\u0107\u201d, \u201cLaza Kosti\u0107\u201d, \u201cSvetozar Markovi\u0107\u201d, \u201cKarlova\u010dka gimnazija\u201d. 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