Zoran Stefanović

Some of his works belong to science fiction and fantasy - in the theater ("Slavic Orpheus," "Fable of the Cosmic Egg"), graphic novels and comics ("The Third Argument", based on stories by Milorad Pavić, "Under the Seal of the Wolf"), prose (novel Verigaši) and in film/television ("Narrow Paths"). His other works are documentary, such as the TV-series "The Janus' Face of History," or films "Lives of Kosta Hakman" and "Music of Silence". His theater plays, prose and graphic novels have been translated into Macedonian, Romanian, Slovene, English, French, Polish, Ukrainian and Russian.

As a writer, playwright and screenwriter, he has been nationally and internationally awarded and short-listed some twenty times, including The "Josip Kulundžić" award for theatrical play, Gold medal for the screenplay at the 42nd Festival of Yugoslav documentary and short films, two wins in Yugoslav literary SF/F competitions "Znak Sagite", Grand Prix for the best Serbian graphic novel and Award for the best graphic novel script, The Edition of the Year of The Belgrade Book Fair. He was nominated for the Prix Europa award in Berlin and the Prix Italia award in Rome. For his cultural and publishing work he has been also nationally and internationally recognized, including three times the Annual award of the Informatics Society of Serbia, ten YU Web Top 50 awards (SR Web Top 50) and Webfest 2007 Award for the best culture site of the Western Balkans. He has been nominated for United Nations World Summit Award and Central European Review Content Crown award.

• Theatrical and radio plays • An Island Story (Ostrvska priča), 1987, based on characters from Corto Maltese comics series by Hugo Pratt, directed by Zoran Đorđević • Tristia, 1990. • Weekend with Marija Broz (Vikend sa Marijom Broz), 1990. • Slavic Orpheus (Slovenski Orfej), 1992. • Fable of the Cosmic Egg (Skaska o kosmičkom jajetu), 1992. • The Meeting Point (Tačka susreta), 1992. • Snow is not White (Sneg nije beo), 2009. • A waltz for Olga (Valcer za Olgu), 2018. • Books of plays • Slavic Orpheus and other plays (Slovenski Orfej i druge drame), Znak Sagite, Belgrade, 1995. • Novels • Chainers of the World, a novel of our people (Verigaši, roman o Našima), Everest media, Belgrade, 1993, 2012. • Comics and graphic novels • The Third Argument (Treći argument) with writer Milorad Pavić and artist Zoran Tucić • albums, Serbian and English, Bata-Orbis, Belgrade-Limasol, 1995; • serialized in English, Heavy Metal Magazine, New York, 1998/1999/2000. • Under the Seal of the Wolf (Pod vučjim žigom) with artist Antoan Simić • Stripmania, magazine, Belgrade, 1996. • Duke Lipen (Knez Lipen) with artist Siniša Banović • Parabellum, magazine, Sarajevo, 2012. • History and aesthetics of comics (monographs) • The Comics We Loved, Selection of 20th Century Comics and Creators from the Region of Former Yugoslavia (Stripovi koje smo voleli: izbor stripova i stvaralaca sa prostora bivše Jugoslavije u XX veku), a critical lexicon, co-author with Živojin Tamburić, Zdravko Zupan and Paul Gravett, "Omnibus", Belgrade, 2011. (Serbian and English) • Little Nemo in Slumberland (Mali Nemo u Zemlji snova) Vol. 1-5, introductory essays for Winsor McCay's complete series in Serbian translation, "Makondo", Belgrade, 2013-2015. Vol 1., Vol 2. • Dikan. Vol. 1, (1969-1971), by Lazo Sredanović, Nikola Lekić et al., editing and essays, "Everest Media", Belgrade 2013. • "The Soundless Hiss: A critical history of Kobra comics series" ("Siktaj bez zvuka: kritička istorija serijala Kobra"), in: Kobra, Vol. 1, by Svetozar Obradović and Branislav Kerac, "Darkwood", Belgrade, 2013, pp. 157–189. • Lectures on comics (Predavanja o stripu), DVD, co-author, edited by Mićun Ristić, Dom kulture Studentski grad, 2014.