Emir Imamović Pirke

Emir Imamović Pirke was born in Tuzla in 1973. He is a long-time journalist, editor, and columnist for some of the region’s most significant media outlets, as well as a writer and screenwriter. He is the author of six novels: „Jel neko vidio djevojčice, kurve ratne zločince“, „Tajna Doline piramida“, „Treće poluvrijeme“, „Vršenje dužnosti“, „Terorist“ and „Plan savršenog neuspjeha“. For his first novel, he was nominated for the Kiklop Award of the Book Fair(y) in Istria in the Debut of the Year category, while for the novels „Treće poluvrijeme“ and „Terorist“ he was nominated for the regional „Meša Selimović“ Award. He writes for television: he is the screenwriter of the TV series „Bijeli put“, co-screenwriter of the first season of the series „Dnevnik velikog Perice“, and screenwriter of 15 episodes of the TV series „Kazalište u kući“; theatre (plays: „SUR Sajgon“ and „Samo nek ne puca“) and film (together with Viktor Ivančić, he is the co-screenwriter of the feature film „Paviljon“, directed by Dino Mustafić). He is a member of the Programme Committee of the Book and Authors Festival – Book Fair(y) in Istria and one of the founders of the Alternative and Left Festival in Šibenik (FALIŠ). He publishes in the weekly Express and on the portals Forum.tm and Bljesak.info. He lives in Šibenik.