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The Writers' Union of Romania (Romanian: Uniunea Scriitorilor din România), founded in March 1949, is a professional association of writers in Romania. It also has a subsidiary in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova. The Writers' Union of Romania was created by the communist regime by taking over the former Romanian Writers' Society (Societatea Scriitorilor Români), which had been established in 1908.

The Union organizes the annual Days and Nights of Literature Festival,^[1] and the awarding of the prestigious Ovid Prize for Literature.

Presidents

Zaharia Stancu (active, 1949–1956)
Mihail Sadoveanu (honorary, 1949–1956; active, 1956–1961)
Mihai Beniuc (1962–1964)
Demostene Botez (1964–1966)
Zaharia Stancu (1966–1974)
Virgil Teodorescu [ro] (1974–1978)
George Macovescu (1978–1982)
Dumitru Radu Popescu (1982–1990)
Mircea Dinescu (1990–1996)
Laurențiu Ulici [ro] (1996–2000)
Eugen Uricaru [ro] (2000–2005)
Nicolae Manolescu (2005–)

Tudor Arghezi was honorary president from 1962 to 1967, as was Victor Eftimiu in 1972; Ștefan Augustin Doinaș was chosen for this function in 1990 as well.

Notable members

Ana Blandiana, poet, essayist, and political figure
Paul Cernat, essayist
Ioana Crăciunescu, poet and actress
Vasile Dîncu, Minister of National Defence^[2]
Eugenia Mihalea, poet
Aurel Pantea, poet
Nicolae Pogonaru, novelist
Sorin Lavric, writer (until 2020)^[3]

References

^ "A IX-a ediție a Festivalului Internațional "Zile și Nopți de Literatură"". 10 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
^ "Vasile Dîncu, propus ministru al Apărării Naționale (fișă biografică)". Agerpres (in Romanian). 23 November 2021.
^ Șerb, Sorin (8 December 2020). "Liderul AUR Sorin Lavric, dat afară din Uniunea Scriitorilor pentru declarații lui "nocive" pentru democrație". Radio Europa Liberă Moldova (in Romanian).

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[1] "A IX-a ediție a Festivalului Internațional "Zile și Nopți de Literatură"". 10 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2019.

[2] "Vasile Dîncu, propus ministru al Apărării Naționale (fișă biografică)". Agerpres (in Romanian). 23 November 2021.

[3] Șerb, Sorin (8 December 2020). "Liderul AUR Sorin Lavric, dat afară din Uniunea Scriitorilor pentru declarații lui "nocive" pentru democrație". Radio Europa Liberă Moldova (in Romanian).

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+[[Image:Casa Monteoru-Catargi.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Writers' Union of Romania building (Casa Monteoru-Catargi) in [[Bucharest]]]]
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-[[Image:Casa Monteoru-Catargi.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Writers' Union of Romania building (Casa Monteoru-Catargi)]]
-The '''Writers' Union of Romania''' ({{Lang-ro|Uniunea Scriitorilor din România}}), founded in March 1949, is a professional association of writers in Romania. It also has a subsidiary in [[Chişinău]], [[Moldova|Republic of Moldova]]. The Writers' Union of Romania was created, under by the communist regime, by taking over the former [[Romanian Writers' Society]] (''Societatea Scriitorilor Români''), which had been established in 1908.
+The '''Writers' Union of Romania''' ({{Lang-ro|Uniunea Scriitorilor din România}}), founded in March 1949, is a professional association of writers in [[Romania]]. It also has a subsidiary in [[Chișinău]], [[Republic of Moldova]]. The Writers' Union of Romania was created by the [[Socialist Republic of Romania|communist regime]] by taking over the former [[Romanian Writers' Society]] (''Societatea Scriitorilor Români''), which had been established in 1908.
-<br>
+The Union organizes the annual Days and Nights of Literature Festival,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uniuneascriitorilor.ro/a-ix-a-edi%C5%A3ie-a-festivalului-interna%C5%A3ional-zile-si-nop%C5%A3i-de-literature|title=A IX-a ediție a Festivalului Internațional "Zile și Nopți de Literatură"|date=10 June 2010|access-date=15 June 2019}}</ref> and the awarding of the prestigious [[Ovid Prize]] for Literature.
-According to its status, the Writers' Union of Romania is a non-profit professional association aiming at supporting and defending the literature, and the professional, economic, social and moral interests of the Romanian writers. It establishes and supports publishers and publications, encourages translations from and into Romanian, awards valuable literary works, prepares and promotes normative acts on the profession of writer.
-<br>
-The Union organizes annual Writers' Union of Romania awardings for romanian literature <ref>http://www.uniuneascriitorilor.ro/premii-usr</ref>.
 ==Presidents==
-*[[Mihail Sadoveanu]] (honorary, 1949–1956; active, 1956–1961); [[Zaharia Stancu]] (active, 1949–1956)
+* [[Zaharia Stancu]] (active, 1949–1956)
+* [[Mihail Sadoveanu]] (honorary, 1949–1956; active, 1956–1961)
-*[[Mihai Beniuc]] (1962–1964)
-*[[Demostene Botez]] (1964–1966)
+* [[Mihai Beniuc]] (1962–1964)
-*[[Zaharia Stancu]] (1966–1974)
+* [[Demostene Botez]] (1964–1966)
-*[[Virgil Teodorescu]] (1974–1978)
+* [[Zaharia Stancu]] (1966–1974)
+* {{ill|Virgil Teodorescu|ro}} (1974–1978)
-*[[George Macovescu]] (1978–1982)
+* [[George Macovescu]] (1978–1982)
-*[[D. R. Popescu|Dumitru Radu Popescu]] (1982–1990)
-*[[Mircea Dinescu]] (1990–1996)
+* [[Dumitru Radu Popescu]] (1982–1990)
-*[[Laurenţiu Ulici]] (1996–2000)
+* [[Mircea Dinescu]] (1990–1996)
+* {{ill|Laurențiu Ulici|ro}} (1996–2000)
-*[[Eugen Uricaru]] (2000–2005)
+* {{ill|Eugen Uricaru|ro}} (2000–2005)
-*[[Nicolae Manolescu]] (2005-2023)
+* [[Nicolae Manolescu]] (2005–)
 [[Tudor Arghezi]] was honorary president from 1962 to 1967, as was [[Victor Eftimiu]] in 1972; [[Ștefan Augustin Doinaș]] was chosen for this function in 1990 as well.
 ==Notable members==
+*[[Ana Blandiana]], poet, essayist, and political figure
-*[[Eugenia Mihalea]], poet
 *[[Paul Cernat]], essayist
-*[[Aurel Pantea]], poet
 *[[Ioana Crăciunescu]], poet and actress
+*[[Vasile Dîncu]], Minister of National Defence<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.agerpres.ro/documentare/2021/11/23/vasile-dincu-propus-ministru-al-apararii-nationale-fisa-biografica--819752|title=Vasile Dîncu, propus ministru al Apărării Naționale (fișă biografică)|newspaper=[[Agerpres]]|date=23 November 2021|language=ro}}</ref>
-*[[Mircea_Cărtărescu]], writer
+*[[Eugenia Mihalea]], poet
+*[[Aurel Pantea]], poet
+*[[Nicolae Pogonaru]], novelist
+*[[Sorin Lavric]], writer (until 2020)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://moldova.europalibera.org/a/liderul-aur-sorin-lavric-dat-afară-din-uniunea-scriitorilor-pentru-declarații-lui-nocive-pentru-democrație/30990741.html|title=Liderul AUR Sorin Lavric, dat afară din Uniunea Scriitorilor pentru declarații lui "nocive" pentru democrație|first=Sorin|last=Șerb|newspaper=Radio Europa Liberă Moldova|date=8 December 2020|language=ro}}</ref>
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+{{Authority control}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Writers' Union Of Romania}}
 [[Category:1949 establishments in Romania]]
-[[Category:Romanian writers' organisations|Romania]]
+[[Category:Romanian writers' organizations|Romania]]
 [[Category:Organizations established in 1949]]
-[[Category:Romanian writers]]
+{{Romania-stub}}

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