Marija Knežević

Marija Knežević (born 29 December 1963) is a Serbian poet, fiction writer, essayist, literary translator and Professor of literature.

Biography Knežević was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in 1963. She graduated from Belgrade University with a degree in Comparative Literature and Theory of Literature.

Her poems, stories, essays, and translations appear in many domestic and international literary journals, as well as in numerous anthologies. Her poetry appeared in translation in the anthology of Serbian poetry Cat Painters, edited by Biljana Obradović and Dubravka Djurić. Her bilingual poetry collection Breathing Technique was a finalist for the 2021 Derek Walcott Poetry Prize and the 2020 Big Other Book Award for Translation.

Selected bibliography Poetry Her poetry includes: Ekaterini, (2005). Translation into English: Will Firth, Istros Books, London; England. (2013) Fabula rasa, the work on the book financed by Austrian "KulturKontakt", the author's edition; Belgrade. (2008) Auto, Agora; Zrenjanin. (2017) Sun Catcher, novel, Presing Mladenovac (2023)

Awards The Đura Jakšič Award, 2007, for the poetry collection In tactum