Uros Petrovic
Encyclopedia
Uroš Petrović is a Serbian writer (born April 8, 1967, in Gornji Milanovac
, Socialist Republic of Serbia
within Yugoslavia
, now Serbia
), best known for his epic fantasy novel Aven (Original title – Aven i jazopas u Zemlji Vauka), Riddle Tales (Original title – Zagonetne priče) serial, Mysteries of Ginkgo Street (Original title – Misterije Ginkove ulice) and the first Serbian horror for children The Fifth Butterfly (Original title – Peti leptir). Awarded for books and photographs.
Since 2008 President of Serbian Mensa
.
Founder of Mensa World Photo Cup.
Co-author of NTC System of learning.
Gornji Milanovac
Gornji Milanovac is a town and municipality located in Serbia at 44.012691° North, 20.273572° East. Its name means "Upper Milanovac" while Milanovac stems from name "Milan" in the Serbian language. The population of town is 24,048.The city was founded in 1853...
, Socialist Republic of Serbia
Socialist Republic of Serbia
Socialist Republic of Serbia was a socialist state that was a constituent country of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It is a predecessor of modern day Serbia, which served as the biggest republic in the Yugoslav federation and held the largest population of all the Yugoslav...
within Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
, now Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
), best known for his epic fantasy novel Aven (Original title – Aven i jazopas u Zemlji Vauka), Riddle Tales (Original title – Zagonetne priče) serial, Mysteries of Ginkgo Street (Original title – Misterije Ginkove ulice) and the first Serbian horror for children The Fifth Butterfly (Original title – Peti leptir). Awarded for books and photographs.
Since 2008 President of Serbian Mensa
Mensa International
Mensa is the largest and oldest high-IQ society in the world. It is a non-profit organization open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardised, supervised IQ or other approved intelligence test...
.
Founder of Mensa World Photo Cup.
Co-author of NTC System of learning.
Awards
- ATIPIKA AWARD 2005 First prize and The best author of unusual literature
- NEVEN AWARD 2006 for Riddle Tales and Riddle Tales II
- FEATHER OF DOSITEJ AWARD 2006 for Riddle Tales and Riddle Tales II
- RADE OBRENOVIC AWARD 2007 for the best novel for children The Fifth Butterfly
- FEATHER OF DOSITEJ AWARD 2007 for the best book Riddle Tales III
- GORDANA BRAJOVIC AWARD 2008 for the best book Mysteries of Ginkgo Street
- NEVEN AWARD 2008 for the best book of popular science Mysteries of Ginkgo Street
- ESTROVERSO AWARD 2009 for the best translation to Italian language Mysteries of Ginkgo Street, translated by Brunella Anastasi and Valentina Sileo
- GOLD BADGE 2009 of Cultural and Educational Community of Serbia for contribution to national culture
- ZMAJ CHILDREN GAMES AWARD 2011 for outstanding contribution to contemporary expression in literature for children