The Association of Writers of Vojvodina (Serbian Cyrillic: Друштво књижевника Војводине, abbreviated AWV, or, in Serbian, DKV) comprises around 490 members who write in all official languages used in Vojvodina. The majority of them write in Serbian, and a significant number in Hungarian.
The Association has also about seventy literary translators among its members. A section of writers from Vojvodina seceded from the Association of Writers of Serbia in 1966, and in 1977 the Association of Writers and Literary Translators of Vojvodina was founded. The central office of the Association is at 5 Braće Ribnikar street in Novi Sad, in Serbian province Vojvodina.
The current president of DKV is Jovan Zivlak, a poet and essayist, the vice presidents are Franjo Petrinović, a writer, and Janoš Banjai, a critic and essayist.
DKV has been, during its several decades long work, the organiser of significant literary events (Literary Colony in Čortanovci, literary caravans, literary promotions, Congress of Yugoslav Writers), initiator, editor or co-editor of numerous literary publications.
The Association of Writers of Vojvodina publishes, in Serbian language, a renowned magazine "Zlatna greda"(2001) which deals with literature, art and literary theory. The editor in chief of "Zlatna greda" is Jovan Zivlak.
The International Novi Sad Literature Festival was founded in 2006 and it represents prominent Serbian and international authors. It is held every year, in the last week of August.
The main aims of the Association of Writers of Vojvodina:
Since 1980 DKV has been giving annual awards (for lifetime achievement), a book and translation of the year, as well as awards for the best books in languages of national minorities (Hungarian, Croatian, Slovak, Romanian and Ruthenian) whose bearers have been some of the most prominent literary authors in Vojvodina. The writers who contributed to the reputation of the Association and culture in Serbia are, undoubtedly, Boško Petrović, Mladen Leskovac, Aleksandar Tišma, Miroslav Antić, Imre Bori, Ferenc Feher, Radu Flora, Florika Štefan, Paljo Bohuš, Đuro Papharhaji and others.
Since its foundation, DKV has given Branko’s award to an author under the age of 30 for the best book of poetry published in Serbian, which is one of the most prestigious literary awards for young poets in Yugoslavia, i.e. in Serbia. The first winner of this award was Vasko Popa in 1954. Branko’s award has been given since 2006, at The International Novi Sad Literature Festival, and the main award of the Festival is International Literary Award Novi Sad. Previous laureates are Christoph Meckel, a famous German poet, Jean Pierre Faye, a poet, writer and philosopher from France and Ben Okri, a writer and poet from Nigeria, living in England.