Tanja Stupar-Trifunović

Tanja Stupar-Trifunović (born 1977) is an author from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Background

Stupar-Trifunović was born in 1977 in Zadar, Croatia. She attended Serbian language and literature at the University of Banja Luka and currently lives in Banja Luka.

Works Stupar-Trifunović's writing often explores loss and the lives of women, specifically in the context of the Yugoslav wars.

Primarily a poet, Stupar-Trifunović has also published a novel, as well as short stories, columns and literary reviews.

Poetry and short story collections published by Stupar-Trifunović include: Kuća od slova (1999, Zadužbina, “Petar Kočić” Banja Luka) Uspostavljanje ravnoteže (2002, KOV) Adornova svraka (2007, Zalihica) O čemu misle varvari dok doručkuju (2008, Zoro), poetry, title translates to What Barbarians Are Thinking about While Having Breakfast Glavni junak je čovjek koji se zaljubljuje u nesreću (2010, Zaklada Fra Grgo Martić), poetry, title translates to The Hero is the Man Who Falls in Love with Calamity

Stupar-Trifunović currently works as Editor for the literary magazine Putevi The novel was also short listed for the 2014 NIN Award (considered the leading Serbian literary prize). In 2013 it won the Zlatna sova third-place award for the best novel manuscript in Serbian language.

In 2009 Glavni junak je čovjek koji se zaljubljuje u nesreću won the Fra Grgo Martić Literary Award.

Residencies In January 2017, Stupar-Trifunović began an artists-in-residence programme at the Q21 in Vienna.