Meša Selimović Award
| Meša Selimović Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | for the best novel published in the previous year from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia |
| Location | Tuzla |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Presented by | Cum grano salis |
| First award | 2002 |
The Meša Selimović Award, is the Bosnian literary award for the best novel published in the previous year from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia. It has been awarded in Tuzla since 2002. It is named in honor of the Bosnian writer Meša Selimović.
The award was founded by the former Municipality of Tuzla in 2001 on the initiative of Jasmin Imamović, and is awarded within the framework of literary meetings "Cum grano salis" in Tuzla. The prize consists of the sculpture Mastionica i pero, which is the work of academic sculptor Pera Jelisić, and a cash prize.[1]
It is the most important literary award in Southeast Europe.[2]
Winners
| Year | Author | Title | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Marinko Koščec | "Netko drugi" | Croatia | |
| 2003 | Irfan Horozović | "Shakespeare u Dar es Salaamu" | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 2004 | Ivica Đikić | "Cirkus Columbia" | Croatia | |
| 2005 | Ognjen Spahić | "Hansenova djeca" | Montenegro | |
| 2006 | Sanja Domazet | "Ko plače" | Serbia | |
| 2007 | Miljenko Jergović | "Ruta Tannenbaum" | Croatia | |
| 2008 | Mirko Kovač | "Grad u zrcalu" | Croatia | [1] |
| 2009 | Bekim Sejranović | "Nigdje, niotkuda" | Croatia | [3] |
| 2010 | Mirjana Đurđević | "Kaja, Beograd i dobri Amerikanac" | Serbia | [4] |
| 2011 | Ludwig Bauer | "Zavičaj, zaborav" | Croatia | [5] |
| 2012 | Faruk Šehić | "Knjiga o Uni" | Bosnia and Herzegovina | [6] |
| 2013 | Milorad Popović | "Karnera" | Montenegro | [7] |
| 2014 | Ivan Lovrenović | "Nestali u stoljeću" | Bosnia and Herzegovina | [8] |
| 2015 | Filip David | "Kuća sećanja i zaborava" | Serbia | [9] |
| 2016 | Slobodan Šnajder | "Doba mjedi" | Croatia | [10] |
| 2017 | Andrej Nikolaidis | "Mađarska rečenica" | Bosnia and Herzegovina/ Montenegro | [11] |
| 2018 | Semezdin Mehmedinović | "Me’med, crvena bandana i pahuljica" | Bosnia and Herzegovina | [12] |
| 2019 | Senka Marić | "Kintsugi tijela" | Bosnia and Herzegovina | [13] |
| 2020 | Ivana Bodrožić | "Sinovi, kćeri" | Croatia | [14] |
| 2021 | Damir Karakaš | "Okretište" | Croatia | [15] |
| 2022 | Bora Ćosić | "Bergotova udovica" | Serbia | [16] |
| 2023 | Kristian Novak | "Slučaj vlastite pogibelji" | Croatia | [17] |
| 2024 | Jurica Pavičić | "Žigice" | Croatia | [18] |
References
- ^ a b booksa.hr: Meša Kovaču, Diagram grčkim seoskim poštarima, accessed: 10 April 2011
- ^ slobodnaevropa.org: Nagrada "Meša Selimović" Miloradu Popoviću, accessed: 9 November 2025
- ^ tportal.hr: Bekim Sejranović dobitnik nagrade Meša Selimović accessed: 10 April 2011
- ^ tportal.hr: Mirjana Đurđević dobitnica nagrade Meša Selimović accessed: 10 April 2011
- ^ Vjesnik: Razgovor: Dobitnik nagrade »Meša Selimović«. Ludwig Bauer: Uvijek se trudim iskopati iz sebe ono najbolje Archived 16 April 2025 at the Wayback Machine accessed: 16. December 2011
- ^ "NAGRADA "Meša Selimović" pripala Faruku Šehiću za roman "Knjiga o Uni"". Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ Milorad Popović dobitnik nagrade "Meša Selimović" Archived 2015-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, Vijesti.me, 7 September 2013, accessed: 21 September 2013
- ^ "Ivanu Lovrenoviću nagrada Meša Selimović za najbolji roman". oslobodjenje.ba. 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ^ "Filipu Davidu nagrada Meša Selimović". blic.rs. 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ^ "Slobodanu Šnajderu nagrada Meša Selimović". slobodnaevropa.org. 2016-09-04. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ^ "Nikolaidisu nagrada Meša Selimović". seecult.org. 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ^ "Nagrada "Meša Selimović" Semezdinu Mehmedinoviću". blic.rs. 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ^ "Senki Marić nagrada Meša Selimović". seecult.org. 2019-09-08. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ^ "Podcast sa Ivanom Bodrožić". ukontaktu.org. 2019-09-08. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ^ "Nagrada 'Meša Selimović' pripala Damiru Karakašu za roman 'Okretište' -". bljesak.info. 2019-09-08. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ^ "Bora Ćosić dobitnik književne nagrade Meša Selimović". bljesak.info. 2019-09-08. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ^ "Kristian Novak za 'Slučaj vlastite pogibelji' dobio je uglednu regionalnu nagradu". jutarnji.hr. 2024-11-15. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "Roman "Žigice" Jurice Pavičića osvojio nagradu "Meša Selimović"". federalna.ba. 2025-12-30. Retrieved 2025-12-06.