Our partner organization, The National Centre for Writing, is inviting literary translators working from English into the languages of the countries of the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia). to apply for a month-long residency in Norwich in May 2023,...
KROKODIL's project, "Common library“ aims to raise public awareness about the significant issue of language abuse for political purposes. The goal is to find the best means to influence political structures to implement the necessary changes in legislation, which would recognize that the four "political...
Daša Drndić was a distinguished writer, translator, and university professor. She earned her degree in English language and literature from the University of Belgrade, and later completed graduate studies in dramaturgy at Southern Illinois University in the United States. In the 1990s, she left Belgrade...
David Albahari was a writer, translator, and academic. Throughout his career, he wrote primarily novels and short stories, often infused with autobiographical elements. He was also an accomplished translator from English and a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Born into a Jewish-Serbian...
Predrag Matvejević was a writer, essayist, and intellectual known for his humanist and political engagement. He graduated in French language and literature in Zagreb and earned his doctorate from the Sorbonne in Paris in 1967. He was part of the editorial circle of Praxis, a Zagreb-based...
Biljana Jovanović was a writer, human rights defender, and peace activist, remembered as one of the most courageous and original voices of her generation. She studied philosophy at the University of Belgrade, where she was part of a vibrant circle of intellectuals and artists who...