Ilija Šaula

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Ilija Šaula Biography

Ilija Saula, writer and painter, known to the general public as the founder and owner of the Literary Workshop "KORDUN" in the city of West Chester, Pennsylvania, which deals with the preservation and nurturing of the Serbian language and script. It brings together Serbian authors from all over the world who write and publish in the Serbian language. In addition to the literary workshop, he is the founder of another brand for literature, Književni ESNAF, registered in Belgrade, Serbia, engaged in publishing activities, giving priority to authors who publish their first book. He also started a magazine for literature and theory, Književni ESNAF, giving it to libraries in Serbia. Saula as an author has so far published 8 books,5 books of poetry and 3 books of prose. Among the most popular works of contemporary literature is his novel Midar, for which he is becoming increasingly recognizable. He has been translated into several languages, and his works are published in many world anthologies of poetry and prose. The novel Midar was awarded in 2019 with the 'Rastko Petrovic' award as the best novel in the diaspora in the Serbian language, which is awarded by the "Matica of Emigrants and Serbs in the region". For his painting, he received the award 'Ja Krcedinac' from the International Art Colony of Krcedin in 2021. He has exhibited so far in the PRESS Center in Belgrade, the Archive of Vojvodina in Novi Sad, the Legat Milic od Macva in Kruševac, the Cultural Center 'Brana Crncevic' in Ruma, the 4SE Gallery in Belgrade and Miami in Florida. He is a member of the Association of Writers of Serbia, Republika Srpska, the Serbian Canadian Association of Writers 'Desanka Maksimovic' in Toronto and a regular member of Matica Srpska in Novi Sad. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the most popular portal for culture, art and literature, Literary workshop Kordun, which gathers more than 550 Serbian authors from all over the world. He publishes their works every day and links them to each other. www.literaryworkshopkordun.com He is a frequent participant in literary and art events, and he initiated one such event in Florida in the city of Casselbury, 'In honor of the Belgrade reader and Serbian literature', together with Matica of emigrants and Serbs in the region. Before leaving for America, Ilija Šaula lived in Serbia, on Kopaonik, working in 'Genex', where he came due to the consequences of the civil war in Croatia, during the 'Storm' in 1995. He published his first literary works as a member of the Literary Club '25. October' in his hometown Karlovac, where he was educated. He was professionally engaged in catering and tourism, and trained in gastronomy, an internationally recognized culinary knight. He spent his childhood and youth in Kordun, which remained his eternal inspiration for everything he creates in life. In addition to art, he is the owner of the general contracting investment company 'Kordun LLC' in the USA. He lives with his wife Branka in a harmonious, understanding marriage and with his pet Skippy, a Jack Russell terrier. In recent years, he has been more and more often on the USA-Serbia route, building an unbreakable bridge of cooperation in all the jobs he deals with.)

The Best Poem Of Ilija Šaula

The Wind At The Back Of Life

The wind at the back of life
Gently pushes us along
A constant presence, guiding us
Through joy and sorrow's song

It whispers secrets in our ear
Of distant lands and memories dear
And though we may not always hear
Its voice, it's always near

So let the wind in the back of life
Support you on your journey's strife
And may its gentle breeze bring peace
As you navigate life's release.

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