Association of Writers of Montenegro

The Association of Writers of Montenegro (UKCG) (Serbian: Удружење књижевника Црне Горе, Udruženje književnika Crne Gore) is Montenegro's official writing association, and was established on 8 July 1956. Notable past presidents include the first president, Čedo Vuković, and Sreten Asanović. The association awards The Makarije's Letter life achievement award, UKCG Award, and the Award for Book of the Year.

History

The Association of Writers of Montenegro is Montenegro's official writing association.[1] The association was established on 8 July 1956.[2] The association's first president was Čedo Vuković.[2] Before the establishment of the association, there was a Montenegrin section within the Yugoslav Writer's Union.[2] The current president is Novica Đurić, who was elected in 2015, and who took over the function of Ilija Lakušić. The two Vice Presidents are Milica Bakrač and Veselin Rakčević, while the Secretary-appointed is Aleksandar Ćuković.[3] Sreten Asanović was president from 1973 to 1976.[1]

Mission

The UKCG states its main goals as community-building within the Montenegrin writer's community, protecting the professional interests of its members, to improve relationships between writers, publishers and the general public, and to assist members and their families who are in poverty.[3]

Awards

The association awards several awards, including the Makarije's Letter life achievement award,[4] the Marko Miljanov international literary award, the UKCG Award, and the Award for Book of the Year.[5] In 2010 the lifetime achievement award was presented to Metropolitan Amfilohiju.[4] The Marko Miljanov award was presented to Vidak M. Maslovarić and Miroje Vuković in 2023.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Milovan Bogavac, Association of Serbian Writers 1905-1945, UKS and UKCG history
  2. ^ a b c Dragutin Vujanović (1971). Živan Milisavac (ed.). Jugoslovenski književni leksikon [Yugoslav Literary Lexicon] (in Serbo-Croatian). Novi Sad (SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia): Matica srpska. p. 546.
  3. ^ a b Kdic, V. (14 March 2015). "Novica Đurić na čelu UKCG". www.novosti.rs. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b Srna (12 April 2010). "Amfilohiju nagrada za životno delo u Crnoj Gori - Blic". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Wayback Machine". web.archive.org. 5 December 2020. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Maslovarić and Vuković, winners of the "Marko Miljanov" literary award". Viljesti. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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