Literary award · Croatia · since 1965

Otokar Keršovani Award

Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism. Established 1965 in Croatia.

About Otokar Keršovani Award

The Otokar Keršovani Prize is a life achievement award for Journalism in Croatia, administered by the Croatian Journalists' Association. The award is decided by a jury, i. e. by two-thirds majority vote of the attending members. The award consists of an acknowledgment and monetary amount.

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Recent winners

YearWinnerWinning work
2025Slavenka Drakulić—
2023Mislav Bago—
2023Viktor Ivančić—
2019Mladen Kušec—
2017Jasna Babić—
2015Drago Hedl—
2009Zvonimir Milčec—
2007Inoslav Bešker—
2007Vojo Šiljak—
2005Igor Mandić—
1993Mirko Galić—
1976Mladen Delić—
1968Neda Krmpotić—
1967Zvonko Letica—
—Veljko Vičević—

From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.

Eligibility and entering

Check the official rules of the Otokar Keršovani Award for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.

If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.

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