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March 18, 2026
JOVAN SKERLIĆ AWARD TO NEBOJŠA LAPČEVIĆ: A Major Award for the Kruševac and Serbian Writer
The jury, composed of Nemanja Veljović (president), Lena Volgin, and Zoran Milisavljević, awarded the 'Jovan Skerlić' prize for 2025 to the renowned Kruševac and Serbian writer Nebojša Lapčević for his poetry collection 'Pastir i runolist' (Agora, Novi Sad).
TL;DR
- Nebojša Lapčević, a writer from Kruševac, has been awarded the 'Jovan Skerlić' prize for 2025.
- The award is for his poetry collection titled 'Pastir i runolist'.
- The jury included Nemanja Veljović, Lena Volgin, and Zoran Milisavljević.
- Lapčević is a multifaceted contemporary Serbian writer known for poetry, prose, opera librettos, and drama texts.
- He has received numerous literary awards, including 'Meša Selimović' and 'Đura Jakšić'.
- The award ceremony will take place on May 26th at Galerija 73 in Belgrade.
- Previous recipients include Serbian writers Aleksandar Jerkov and Selimir Radulović.