The Association of Writers of Montenegro (UKCG) (Serbian: Удружење књижевника Црне Горе, Udruženje književnika Crne Gore) is Montenegro's official writing association.[1] The association was established on 8 July 1956.[2] 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 took over the function of Ilija Lakušić. Vice Presidents is Milica Bakrač and Veselin Rakčević, while the Secretary-appointed Aleksandar Ćuković.[3] Sreten Asanović was president from 1973 to 1976.
Mission edit
The UKCG states its main goals as:
- gathering Montenegrin authors in the same community
- to protect the professional interests of its members
- to work on their interpersonal relationships
- to work on relations with publishers and the general public
- to make their job(s) easier
- to help its members or their families who are in poverty.
Awards edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Milovan Bogavac, Association of Serbian Writers 1905-1945, UKS and UKCG history
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Novica Đurić na čelu UKCG". www.novosti.rs.
- ^ Metropolitan Amfilohije is awarded for live achievement in Montenegro, retrieved April 27, 2013
- ^ UKCG news, retrieved April 27, 2013