Desanka Maksimović Prize is an annual literary award for overall contribution to Serbian poetry, granted by Zadužbina Desanke Maksimović (Desanka Maksimović Foundation).
History Zadužbina Desanke Maksimović was founded to honor the legacy of Desanka Maksimović, shortly after her passing in early 1993, by the National Library of Serbia and the city of Valjevo. The poetry prize was established as an integral part of the foundation a few months later, and first awarded in 1994.
The prize is presented at a ceremony traditionally held on Maksimović's birthday, May 16, during the literary event Desankini majski razgovori (Desanka’s May Conversations).
The prize includes a bronze statue, a charter written in calligraphic script and a financial part. Additionally, Zadužbina Desanke Maksimović organizes a conference dedicated to the winner’s poetry, and publishes a collection of academic papers about the winner’s work.
Recipients The following is a list of recipients of the Desanka Maksimović Prize for each year:
1994 — Ljubomir Simović 1995 — Stevan Raičković 1996 — Miodrag Pavlović 1997 — Tanasije Mladenović 1998 — Matija Bećković 1999 — Milovan Danojlić 2000 — Branislav Petrović 2001 — Borislav Radović 2002 — Slobodan Rakitić 2003 — Radmila Lazić 2004 — Milosav Tešić 2005 — Novica Tadić 2006 — Alek Vukadinović 2007 — Slobodan Zubanović 2008 — Miroslav Maksimović 2009 — Rajko Petrov Nogo 2010 — Mirjana Stefanović 2011 — Duško Novaković 2012 — Vladimir Kopicl 2013 — Milan Đorđević 2014 — Petar Pajić 2015 — Tanja Kragujević 2016 — Mošo Odalović 2017 — Milan Nenadić 2018 — Ana Ristović 2019 — Vojislav Karanović 2020 — Tomislav Marinković 2021 — Saša Radojčić 2022 — Živorad Nedeljković 2023 — Zlata Kocić 2024 — Nikola Vujčić 2025 — Dragan Jovanović Danilov
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