Endowment of Miloš Crnjanski

The Endowment of Miloš Crnjanski (Serbian: Задужбина Милоша Црњанског, Zadužbina Miloša Crnjanskog) is a Serbian literary and cultural foundation based in Belgrade. It was established on the initiative of Vidosava Crnjanski, the wife of the writer Miloš Crnjanski, to preserve the memory of his life and work. The endowment is headquartered at Dečanska 8/I/111 in Belgrade and operates primarily in Serbia. The endowment was officially founded on 7 June 1980, following a will drawn up by Vidosava Crnjanski on 6 July 1978 in her Belgrade apartment. The will specified that the endowment be managed by a board initially composed of Nikola Milošević, Borislav Mihajlović Mihiz, and Veljko Kovačević, later joined by Boško Petrović, Miloš Stambolić, Vladimir Stojšin, and Milorad Đurić. Nikola Milošević was elected president on 7 June 1980 and served in that role for the rest of his life. The endowment's core missions, as stated in the will, are to permanently preserve the memory of Miloš Crnjanski, to oversee the publication of his works in Serbia and abroad, and to encourage domestic literary creation. To this end, it awards the "Miloš Crnjanski" prize to a Serbian writer for the best first book in any of the genres Crnjanski himself practiced (novel, short story, poetry, drama, essay, travelogue, memoir), as well as the "Stražilovo" prize for the best student work on Crnjanski's oeuvre. These awards have been given since 1981 every other year; to date, forty-five "Miloš Crnjanski" awards and two "Stražilovo" awards have been presented. Recipients of the "Miloš Crnjanski" award include Borislav Pekić, Borislav Mihajlović Mihiz, Radoslav Petković, Milosav Tešić, Dušan Kovačević, Dejan Medaković, Miroslav Popović, Judita Šalgo, Aleksandar Gatalica, Gordana Ćirjanić, Miloš Komadina, and others; the "Stražilovo" award has gone to Milo Lompar and Gordana Janjušević. In 1990, the endowment began its publishing activities with a jubilee single-volume edition of "Seobe" and "Druga knjiga Seoba". Since 1993, it has undertaken its largest project: preparing and publishing the complete works of Miloš Crnjanski under the title "Dela Miloša Crnjanskog", following the principles of a critical edition. So far, ten volumes have been published: "Lirika", "Kod Hiperborejaca", "Seobe", "Druga knjiga Seoba", "Putopisi 1–2", "Pripovedna proza", "Knjiga o Mikelandjelu", and "Eseji i članci 1–2". The endowment has also published three collections titled "Serbia i komentari" for 1988–89, 1990–91, and 1993–95. The endowment maintains an active website (mcrnjanski.rs) that features news, events, a biography and bibliography of Miloš Crnjanski, a poem of the week, and contact information. It also supports cultural activities such as the founding of the Serbian Cultural Center "Miloš Crnjanski" in Barcelona, Spain, and the awarding of the "Miloš Crnjanski" literary prize. The website design was supported by a donation from the City Municipality of Stari Grad, Belgrade.

The Endowment of Miloš Crnjanski was established on the initiative of Vidosava Crnjanski, widow of the writer Miloš Crnjanski, to preserve the memory of her husband's life and work. On 6 July 1978, sensing her approaching death, Vidosava Crnjanski drew up a will in her apartment at Marshal Tolbukhin Street 81 in Belgrade, bequeathing the fund for the future endowment. The will stipulated that the endowment be governed by a board consisting of Nikola Milošević, Borislav Mihajlović Mihiz, and Veljko Kovačević. They were later joined by Boško Petrović, Miloš Stambolić, Vladimir Stojšin, and Milorad Đurić. The endowment was officially founded on 7 June 1980, and on that same day Nikola Milošević was elected president, a position he held until his death. The primary goals of the endowment, as set out in Vidosava Crnjanski's will, are to permanently preserve the memory of Miloš Crnjanski, to oversee the publication of his works in the country and abroad, and to encourage domestic literary creation by awarding the "Miloš Crnjanski" prize to a Serbian writer for the best first book in all areas in which Crnjanski himself excelled (novel, short story, poetry, drama, essay, travelogue, memoir), as well as the "Stražilovo" prize for the best student work on Miloš Crnjanski's oeuvre. These awards have been presented since 1981 every other year; to date, forty-five "Miloš Crnjanski" awards and two "Stražilovo" awards have been given. Among the recipients of the "Miloš Crnjanski" award are Borislav Pekić, Borislav Mihajlović Mihiz, Radoslav Petković, Milosav Tešić, Dušan Kovačević, Dejan Medaković, Miroslav Popović, Judita Šalgo, Aleksandar Gatalica, Gordana Ćirjanić, Miloš Komadina, and others, while the "Stražilovo" award has gone to Milo Lompar and Gordana Janjušević. In 1990, the Endowment of Miloš Crnjanski began its publishing activities with the release of a jubilee single-volume edition of "Seobe" and "Druga knjiga Seoba". Since 1993, it has undertaken its largest project: preparing and publishing the complete works of Miloš Crnjanski under the title "Dela Miloša Crnjanskog", following the principles of a critical edition. So far, ten volumes have been published: "Lirika", "Kod Hiperborejaca", "Seobe", "Druga knjiga Seoba", "Putopisi 1–2", "Pripovedna proza", "Knjiga o Mikelandjelu", and "Eseji i članci 1–2". The endowment has also published three collections titled "Serbia i komentari" for 1988–89, 1990–91, and 1993–95. The endowment is located at Dečanska 8/I/111 in Belgrade. It maintains a website that features news, events, a biography and bibliography of Miloš Crnjanski, a poem of the week, and contact information. The website design was supported by a donation from the City Municipality of Stari Grad, Belgrade.

• Vidosava Crnjanski draws up her will, bequeathing the fund for the future endowment.

• Endowment officially founded; Nikola Milošević elected president.

• First "Miloš Crnjanski" and "Stražilovo" awards presented.

• Publishing activities begin with a jubilee single-volume edition of "Seobe" and "Druga knjiga Seoba".

• Launch of the project to publish the complete works of Miloš Crnjanski as a critical edition.

Literary and cultural heritage foundation dedicated to preserving and promoting the legacy of Miloš Crnjanski.

• Dela Miloša Crnjanskog (critical edition, 10 volumes published)

  Critical edition of the complete works of Miloš Crnjanski, including Lirika, Kod Hiperborejaca, Seobe, Druga knjiga Seoba, Putopisi 1–2, Pripovedna proza, Knjiga o Mikelandjelu, and Eseji i članci 1–2.

• Serbia i komentari (collections, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1993–95)

  Three collections published by the endowment.

1. 1Zadužbina Miloša Crnjanskog - Official Websitemcrnjanski.rs
2. 2Задужбина Милоша Црњанског - Wikipedia (Serbian)sr.wikipedia.org
3. 3Endowment of Miloš Crnjanski - Wikidatawikidata.org