There were 97 works coming in from Serbia, Srpska, Montenegro and the diaspora for the tenth jubilee competition of the Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Serbia and Žrnov magazine for the 2022 Izvor literary award for the most beautiful poem and most beautiful story about the homeland. Two authors from North Macedonia and Bulgaria also took part in the competition.

Marijana Jovanović from Serbia won the 2022 Izvor award for the most beautiful story about her homeland for the story Ognjište (the hearth).

Jelena Vujanović from the Republic of Srpska with her Prekinuta pjesma (Interrupted poem) and Radoslav Vučković from Serbia with his poem Rodna kuća (Birth house) were awarded the 2022 Izvor awards for the most beautiful poems about the homeland.

The jury consisted of Jelena Ćirić, Milan Mihajlović and Biljana Stanisavljević, who was last year’s award recipient for the story.

The Izvor awards consist of certificates and monetary amounts and will be presented at a ceremony in the second half of January 2023, in the ceremonial hall of the Republic of Srpska Representation in Serbia.

Source and photo: Republic of Srpska Representative Office in Serbia