Writers' Union of Romania

Writers' Union of Romania building (Casa Monteoru-Catargi)

The Writers' Union of Romania (Romanian: Uniunea Scriitorilor din România), founded in March 1949, is a professional association of writers in Romania. It also has a subsidiary in Chişinău, Republic of Moldova. The Writers' Union of Romania was created by the communist regime by taking over the former Romanian Writers' Society (Societatea Scriitorilor Români), which had been established in 1908.

The Union organizes the annual Days and Nights of Literature Festival,^[1] and the awarding of the prestigious Ovid Prize for Literature.

Presidents

• Mihail Sadoveanu (honorary, 1949–1956; active, 1956–1961); Zaharia Stancu (active, 1949–1956)
• Mihai Beniuc (1962–1964)
• Demostene Botez (1964–1966)
• Zaharia Stancu (1966–1974)
• Virgil Teodorescu (1974–1978)
• George Macovescu (1978–1982)
• Dumitru Radu Popescu (1982–1990)
• Mircea Dinescu (1990–1996)
• Laurenţiu Ulici (1996–2000)
• Eugen Uricaru (2000–2005)
• Nicolae Manolescu (2005-)

Tudor Arghezi was honorary president from 1962 to 1967, as was Victor Eftimiu in 1972; Ștefan Augustin Doinaș was chosen for this function in 1990 as well.

Notable members

• Eugenia Mihalea, poet
• Paul Cernat, essayist
• Aurel Pantea, poet
• Ioana Crăciunescu, poet and actress

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