Editorial team
Srđan Srdić
Srđan Srdić was born in Kikinda in 1977. He graduated from the Department of World Literature and Theory of Literature of the Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade, where he also defended his doctoral thesis The Relationship between Fiction and Reality in Jonathan Swift’s Prose. He works at Dušan Vasiljev high school and as a coordinator of the North Banat District Centre for Talents which bears the same name. He voluntarily edits part of the literary programme for the Public Library Jovan Popović in Kikinda, where he also founded a creative reading workshop. For a few years he was editor-in- chief of the international short-story festival Kikinda Short. Together with Vladimir Arsenić he leads a creative writing workshop in Belgrade. He’s worked as an editor for various literary magazines, and he’s been actively involved in the editorial job in the last few years, dealing primarily with the regional and English-language prose. Srdić has never been a member of any literary association, but he’s a member of a number of libraries.
Vladimir Arsenić was born in Belgrade in 1972. He holds a master’s degree in comparative literature from the University of Tel Aviv. He’s a regular critic for the Internet portals E-novine and booksa.hr. His texts have also been published in Think tank, Beton, Quorum, Peščanik. He was a mentor on the project Criticize this! Together with Srđan Srdić he leads the creative writing workshop Hila in Belgrade. He’s a regular associate of the literary encounters Cum grano salis in Tuzla. He translates from English and Hebrew. He edits the literary magazine Ulaznica with his friends in Zrenjanin. He is a Tottenham Hotspur FC fan.
Vladimir Arsenić
Vladimir Arsenić
Vladimir Arsenić was born in Belgrade in 1972. He holds a master’s degree in comparative literature from the University of Tel Aviv. He’s a regular critic for the Internet portals E-novine and booksa.hr. His texts have also been published in Think tank, Beton, Quorum, Peščanik. He was a mentor on the project Criticize this! Together with Srđan Srdić he leads the creative writing workshop Hila in Belgrade. He’s a regular associate of the literary encounters Cum grano salis in Tuzla. He translates from English and Hebrew. He edits the literary magazine Ulaznica with his friends in Zrenjanin. He is a Tottenham Hotspur FC fan.
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Alen Bešić
Alen Bešić (1975, Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina), received a B.A. and an M.A. in Serbian Literature and Language from the Faculty of Philosophy, Novi Sad University. Besides a poet, he is a literary critic, essayist, and translator from English. Since 2007 he has been the chief editor of the literary magazine Polja in Novi Sad, where he lives.
Milana Grbić was born in 1996 in Belgrade. She finished primary school and high school in Kikinda. Among others, she is the winner of the literary awards Vukašin Conić, Đura Đukanov and Stevan Sremac. She has published short stories and poetry in several literary magazines and anthologies: Naše stvaranje, Crte i reze, Rukopisi, Međaj, Zavrti točak, Tamo kud se misli sele, Ulaznica, Maksim, Enklava, Oblakoder, Beogradski književni časopis, Mokri(n) čvor and Cirkus Maximus, as well as on the Avlija, Eckermann and Strane portals. She graduated from the Department of General Literature and Literary Theory at the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade, where she is currently pursuing her master’s studies. She participated in the Kikinda Short festival in 2018, is the author of a collection of short stories Oko nas more (Around Us, The Sea) (2017) and a collection of poems Karma je veća kučka nego ja (Karma is a Bigger Bitch than Me) (2022). She is a member of the PPM Enklava editorial team, and part of the C4 collective.
Milana Grbić
Milana Grbić
Milana Grbić was born in 1996 in Belgrade. She finished primary school and high school in Kikinda. Among others, she is the winner of the literary awards Vukašin Conić, Đura Đukanov and Stevan Sremac. She has published short stories and poetry in several literary magazines and anthologies: Naše stvaranje, Crte i reze, Rukopisi, Međaj, Zavrti točak, Tamo kud se misli sele, Ulaznica, Maksim, Enklava, Oblakoder, Beogradski književni časopis, Mokri(n) čvor and Cirkus Maximus, as well as on the Avlija, Eckermann and Strane portals. She graduated from the Department of General Literature and Literary Theory at the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade, where she is currently pursuing her master’s studies. She participated in the Kikinda Short festival in 2018, is the author of a collection of short stories Oko nas more (Around Us, The Sea) (2017) and a collection of poems Karma je veća kučka nego ja (Karma is a Bigger Bitch than Me) (2022). She is a member of the PPM Enklava editorial team, and part of the C4 collective.
Dunja Ilić
Dunja Ilić was born in Kikinda in 1995. She graduated General Literature and Literary Theory in Belgrade. She is a regular critic at booksa.hr. She is currently studying for an M. A. degree in Critical and Cultural Theory at Charles University in Prague.
Ivan Radosavljević was born in Jagodina in 1969. He is an editor, literary critic and translator. He graduated from the Department of World Literature of the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade in 1993. He was a member of the editorial board of the literary magazine Reč (1994-1999), an editor in the publishing house Stubovi kulture (1999-2013), and since 2013 he’s been an editor in the publishing house Književna radionica Rašić (in English: Rasic Literary Workshop).
Ivan Radosavljević
Ivan Radosavljević
Ivan Radosavljević was born in Jagodina in 1969. He is an editor, literary critic and translator. He graduated from the Department of World Literature of the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade in 1993. He was a member of the editorial board of the literary magazine Reč (1994-1999), an editor in the publishing house Stubovi kulture (1999-2013), and since 2013 he’s been an editor in the publishing house Književna radionica Rašić (in English: Rasic Literary Workshop).
Proofreaders
Zlatica Đokić Katanić
Zlatica Đokić Katanić was born in Bajina Bašta in 1978. She graduated from the Department of Serbian Literature and Language of the Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade. Apart from proofreading, she is into copyrights, marketing and PR.
Dragana Bajić is a graduated political scientist for international affairs and she is about to obtain a master’s degree in European integration rights. She works at the Centre for European Politics as a young researcher in the region of good governance. She’s got years-long proofreading experience co-operating with domestic and foreign authors, whose works include Sagorevanja and Zapisi iz čitanja by Srđan Srdić, Atlas of the Inner Antipodes by David Brooks, Stories for EasyJet Generation by Rodge Glass, Losers and Other Stories by Maurice Gee. Besides this, she’s done proofreading of scientific and professional texts, articles, brochures and other publications. She speaks English fluently and she strives to improve her knowledge of German and Spanish. She’s been an associate of Partizanska knjiga since foundation.
Dragana Bajić
Dragana Bajić
Dragana Bajić is a graduated political scientist for international affairs and she is about to obtain a master’s degree in European integration rights. She works at the Centre for European Politics as a young researcher in the region of good governance. She’s got years-long proofreading experience co-operating with domestic and foreign authors, whose works include Sagorevanja and Zapisi iz čitanja by Srđan Srdić, Atlas of the Inner Antipodes by David Brooks, Stories for EasyJet Generation by Rodge Glass, Losers and Other Stories by Maurice Gee. Besides this, she’s done proofreading of scientific and professional texts, articles, brochures and other publications. She speaks English fluently and she strives to improve her knowledge of German and Spanish. She’s been an associate of Partizanska knjiga since foundation.
Dragana Sabovljev
Dragana Sabovljev was born in Zrenjanin in 1971. She graduated from the Department of World Literature and Theory of Literature of the Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade. She completed post-graduate studies at the same faculty, the Department of Librarianship and Information Studies. She defended her doctoral thesis in 2014. Since 1996 she’s worked at the City Public Library Žarko Zrenjanin in Zrenjanin as a senior librarian at the Scientific and Local History Department and as a proofreader in the Library’s publishing field. She does professional editing and proofreading and she edits the column Libraries in Čitalište: a scientific magazine for theory and practice of librarianship (Pančevo: The City Library; Novi Sad: The Faculty of Philosophy). She is into bibliography, citing styles, techniques of scientific research papers, information and media literacy.
Biljana Tasković was born in Zrenjanin in 1985. She graduated from the Department of Serbian Literature and Language of the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad. She has worked as a teacher of Serbian literature and language in primary and secondary schools. She currently works as a librarian at the Public Library Žarko Zrenjanin in Zrenjanin.
Biljana Tasković
Biljana Tasković
Biljana Tasković je rođena 1985. godine u Zrenjaninu. Diplomirala je na Filozofskom fakultetu u Novom Sadu na Katedri za srpsku književnost i jezik. Radila je kao profesor srpske književnosti i jezika u osnovnim i srednjim školama. Zaposlena u Gradskoj narodnoj biblioteci „Žarko Zrenjanin” u Zrenjaninu kao bibliotekar. Bavi se lekturom i korekturom.
Sonja Beljanski
Sonja Beljanski Tripković was born in Novi Sad in 1974. She graduated from the Department of Serbian literature and language of the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad. She has worked as a journalist (for Novi Sad-based editorial team of the daily newspaper Danas in Novi Sad and Budapest-based weekly Srpske narodne novine), a Serbian teacher and a librarian. Since 2011 she has worked as a proofreader at the City Regulations Administration of Novi Sad. She has been a proofreader since 2006. She co-operates with several publishing houses and translation agencies (Alkemist, European Translation Company; Fondacija Tempus, Beograd; Izdavački centar Bulevar, Novi Sad; Izdavačka kuća Tanesi, Beograd etc.).
Dragana Tabački was born in Zrenjanin in 1984. She graduated from the Department of Serbian Literature and Language of the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad. She went on to obtain a master’s degree in Serbian literature and language from the same faculty. She works as a teacher of Serbian language and literature in a primary school in Zrenjanin and is engaged in proofreading.
Dragana Tabački
Dragana Tabački
Dragana Tabački was born in Zrenjanin in 1984. She graduated from the Department of Serbian Literature and Language of the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad. She went on to obtain a master’s degree in Serbian literature and language from the same faculty. She works as a teacher of Serbian language and literature in a primary school in Zrenjanin and is engaged in proofreading.
Designers
Sonja Filipović
Sonja Filipović (née Janković) was born in Kikinda in 1989. She completed her graduate and post-graduate studies at the Faculty of Forestry in Belgrade, module Landscape Architecture and Horticulture. She does photography and design. In Partizanska knjiga she’s in charge of book cover and web-site design.
Dunja Duvnjak was born in Kikinda in 1999. She graduated from the Department of Engineering Animation of the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad.
Dunja Duvnjak
Dunja Duvnjak
Dunja Duvnjak je rođena 1999. godine u Kikindi. Završila je Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu, smer animacija u inženjerstvu.
Tamara Simić
Tamara Simić was born in Kikinda in 1996. She is a student of animation in engineering at the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad. She does illustrations and design.