Nakon prijava i preselekcije Organizatora, među prijavljenim mladim pjesnicima odabrano je TOP 50 autora koji su se plasirali u Drugi krug. Njihov naredni zadatak bio je izboriti mjesto među TOP 20, čime su započeli put prema završnici prvih Juniorskih Milih Duela.

Tokom mjesec dana imali smo priliku čitati njihove pjesme na zvaničnoj Facebook stranici Milih Duela. Za razliku od glavne kategorije, u kojoj su autori bili raspoređeni u nacionalne duele, svih 50 juniora takmičilo se zajedno, bez obzira na zemlju iz koje dolaze. Time je svakom mladom autoru omogućeno da se ravnopravno predstavi pred međunarodnom publikom i da njegova pjesma bude čitana izvan granica vlastite zemlje.

O njihovom plasmanu odlučivali su petočlani internacionalni književni žiri i čitaoci Milih Duela, koji su svoje glasove davali putem anketa objavljenih na zvaničnoj Facebook stranici.

Drugi krug tako nije bio samo selekcija najboljih pjesama. Bio je to prvi veliki susret ove generacije mladih pjesnika sa svijetom izvan njihovih svakodnevnih granica. U mjesec dana, njihovi stihovi putovali su između 17 zemalja, susretali različite jezike, kulture i iskustva i dolazili do čitalaca koji ih prije ovog takmičenja vjerovatno nikada ne bi imali priliku upoznati.

Sada je pred nama novi korak: od TOP 50 biramo TOP 20 mladih autora koji nastavljaju svoje putovanje kroz prve Juniorske Mili Duele.

Poeziju naših najmlađih učesnika, te detaljna pravila i način bodovanja u Drugom krugu Milih Duela Junior, u kojem su učestvovali petočlani književni žiri i naši čitaoci, možete pogledati ovdje:

Mili Dueli Junior 2026 – Drugi krug (TOP 50) – Poezija I Pravila glasanja

IZVJEŠTAJ ORGANIZATORA NAKON DRUGOG KRUGA MILIH DUELA JUNIOR

Prva generacija, prvi stihovi, prvi veliki korak

Dragi mladi pjesnici, roditelji, staratelji, prijatelji i svi koji ste proteklih mjesec dana čitali poeziju naših najmlađih autora,

Drugi krug Milih Duela Junior je završen.

Od 24. jula do 24. avgusta 2026. godine imali smo priliku pratiti prvu generaciju mladih pjesnika koji su postali dio ovog, po mnogo čemu posebnog, projekta. TOP 50 autora iz 17 zemalja svijeta dobilo je priliku da svoju poeziju predstavi međunarodnoj publici i napravi prvi veliki korak izvan granica vlastitog jezika, grada i zemlje.

Ovo nije samo nova kategorija Milih Duela.

Ovo je prva sezona Milih Duela Junior.

I vjerujem da smo svjedočili početku nečega što može trajati mnogo duže od jednog takmičenja.

SMOTRA POEZIJE KOJA JE PREŠLA GRANICE

Mili Dueli Junior zamišljeni su kao platforma za mlade ljude koji još uvijek grade svoj književni glas.

Autori rođeni 2006. godine i mlađi dobili su prostor da javno kažu ono što možda u svakodnevnom životu ne znaju, ne mogu ili nemaju kome reći.

A upravo tu poezija počinje.

Poezija je često prvo mjesto na kojem mlad čovjek smije biti potpuno iskren.

U stihu može reći da se boji.

Da voli.

Da je usamljen.

Da je sretan.

Da ne razumije svijet.

Da ga želi promijeniti.

I upravo zato smatram da mladim ljudima ne trebamo govoriti samo šta da misle, nego im moramo dati prostor da pokažu kako osjećaju.

Mili Dueli Junior nastali su iz te ideje.

I mogu reći da sam izuzetno ponosan na ono što smo zajedno napravili u ovoj prvoj sezoni.

Ovo je bila fantastična smotra poezije najmlađih autora, ali i projekat koji je, prema mom saznanju, na Balkanu još uvijek gotovo jedinstven po svojoj međunarodnoj širini, organizaciji i načinu prezentacije.

U komunikaciji sa učesnicima koristili smo više jezika.

Pjesme su predstavljane međunarodnoj publici.

Mladi autori iz različitih zemalja našli su se u istom prostoru.

A sve je to organizovano iz jednog malog grada – Jajca.

To mi je posebno važno.

Jer velike ideje ne moraju nužno nastati u velikim gradovima.

Ponekad je dovoljno da neko dovoljno dugo vjeruje u njih.

VIŠE OD 100 000 ČITANJA U PRVOM DANU

A onda se dogodilo nešto što nam je svima pokazalo da je publika prepoznala vrijednost ovog projekta.

Poezija naših juniora u prvom danu predstavljanja pročitana je više od 100 000 puta.

U vremenu u kojem poezija često mora da se bori za nekoliko sekundi nečije pažnje, ovo je izvanredan rezultat.

Ali meni taj broj nije važan samo kao statistika.

Iza 100 000 čitanja stoji 100 000 trenutaka u kojima je neko zastao.

Neko je otvorio pjesmu.

Neko je pročitao tuđu misao.

Neko je možda prvi put pročitao pjesmu mladog autora iz zemlje za koju ranije nije ni znao gdje se nalazi.

I možda je upravo to najveća pobjeda.

Jer književnost ne mora uvijek promijeniti svijet odjednom.

Ponekad je dovoljno da promijeni jednog čitaoca u jednom trenutku.

HVALA ONIMA KOJI SU STALI IZA NJIH

Posebno želim zahvaliti čitaocima koji su glasali, ali i roditeljima, starateljima, prijateljima i porodicama naših mladih autora.

Njihov angažman bio je izuzetno velik.

Mnogi su neumorno dijelili pjesme, pozivali ljude da čitaju, razgovarali o poeziji i podržavali mlade autore.

A to nije mala stvar.

Iza jednog mladog pjesnika često stoji cijela mala vojska ljudi koji vjeruju u njega.

Majka koja dijeli njegovu pjesmu.

Otac koji poziva prijatelje.

Staratelj koji mu pomaže.

Prijatelj koji prvi put čita njegove stihove.

I sam mladi autor koji, možda po prvi put u životu, javno kaže:

„Ovo sam napisao ja. Ovo je dio mene. Pročitajte.“

Takvu hrabrost treba podržati.

Zbog izuzetnog angažmana čitalaca odlučio sam da njihov glas ima još veću težinu u završetku ovog kruga.

Prema prvobitnom planu, 10 autora trebalo je izboriti direktan plasman dalje.

Međutim, zbog izuzetne podrške publike odlučio sam da taj broj povećamo i da, umjesto deset, 12 autora pošaljemo dalje odlukom čitalaca.

To je bio moj način da kažem:

vidjeli smo vaš trud.

Vidjeli smo trud mladih autora.

Vidjeli smo trud roditelja.

Vidjeli smo trud prijatelja i staratelja.

I vidjeli smo da vam je stalo.

Zato vam – svima zajedno – hvala.

REZULTAT NIJE PRESUDA O TALENTU

Želim posebno nešto objasniti mladim autorima.

Ako ste završili prvi, drugi, peti ili dvadeseti, nemojte taj broj pretvarati u sliku o sebi.

Plasman nije mjera vaše vrijednosti kao pjesnika.

Prvo mjesto znači da je pjesma koju ste poslali u ovom krugu, prema mišljenju žirija ili prema rezultatima glasanja publike, dobila najveći broj bodova.

Ne znači da ste vi „najbolji autor“.

Jer niko ne može izmjeriti cijelog pjesnika jednom pjesmom.

Možda pjesma koja je danas završila na posljednjem mjestu sutra bude početak nečega velikog.

Možda će neko od vas za deset godina napisati pjesmu koja će vrijediti više od svih plasmana koje ste ikada osvojili.

Zato nemojte čuvati samo pobjedu.

Čuvajte i poraz.

I jedno i drugo može biti učitelj.

A posebno želim da zapamtite:

nemojte prestati pisati samo zato što vas neko nije dovoljno dobro ocijenio.

Pjesnik koji zavisi od tuđeg mišljenja nikada neće do kraja pronaći vlastiti glas.

ŠTA NAS ČEKA?

Pred nama je naredni krug.

Dvadesetdva autora koja su preostala očekuje mnogo umjetničkog uzbuđenja.

A mi, kao njihova podrška, spremni smo ponovo čitati njihove stihove, upoznavati njihov talenat i pomagati im da svoj glas razvijaju.

Naredni krug nosi ime:

RAST

Ali RAST neće biti klasični mentorski krug.

Bit će to nešto drugačije.

Ne želimo mladim autorima nametati kalupe odrasle književnosti.

Ne želimo od njih praviti „male odrasle pjesnike“.

Želimo vidjeti šta oni jesu.

Šta osjećaju.

Kako pišu.

Kako razmišljaju.

I koliko mogu narasti kada im se pruži prostor.

Zato će ovaj krug biti posebno osmišljen i podređen upravo njihovim talentima.

Jer dijete ne treba samo učiti kako da postane neko drugi.

Treba mu pomoći da otkrije ko je ono samo.

ŠTA ŽELIMO DA POSTANU MILI DUELI JUNIOR?

Možda je prerano govoriti o tome.

Ali ipak ću reći.

Volio bih da Mili Dueli Junior već u svojoj prvoj sezoni počnu graditi reputaciju međunarodnog priznanja za mlade pjesnike.

Ne samo na Balkanu.

Nego širom svijeta.

Već sada imamo mlade autore iz 17 zemalja.

To znači da ideja nije lokalna.

Ona je od početka međunarodna.

A naš cilj nije samo da jednom godišnje napravimo listu najboljih mladih pjesnika.

Želimo stvoriti zajednicu.

Mjesto na kojem će mladi ljudi iz različitih kultura moći upoznati jedni druge kroz književnost.

Mjesto na kojem će se mladi pjesnik iz Bosne susresti sa mladim pjesnikom iz druge zemlje.

Mjesto na kojem neće biti važno ko govori kojim jezikom, iz koje porodice dolazi ili koliko ima godina.

Važno će biti ono što želi reći.

Možda će neki od ovih 50 autora jednog dana biti veliki pjesnici.

Možda neki neće nastaviti pisati.

I jedno i drugo je u redu.

Jer svrha ovog projekta nije da od svakog djeteta napravimo književnika.

Naša svrha je da mu damo priliku da bude saslušan.

PRVA GENERACIJA NEČEGA ŠTO TEK POČINJE

Jednog dana, ako Mili Dueli Junior postanu ono čemu se nadamo, možda ćemo gledati neku novu generaciju mladih pjesnika i govoriti:

„Oni su bili prva generacija.“

A tada ćemo se možda sjetiti ovog ljeta.

24. jula.

Prvih pjesama.

Prvih glasova.

Prvih 100 000 čitanja.

Prvih 50 autora.

Prvih 17 zemalja.

I shvatiti da velike književne priče često ne počinju velikim događajem.

Počinju jednom pjesmom koju neko mlad napiše u svojoj sobi.

Jednim klikom kojim je pošalje.

Jednim čitaocem koji je pročita.

Jednim glasom koji kaže:

„Vrijedi.“

Zato vam hvala što ste odlučili da budete dio prve sezone.

Hvala mladim autorima na hrabrosti.

Hvala roditeljima i starateljima na podršci.

Hvala prijateljima koji su dijelili pjesme.

Hvala čitaocima koji su glasali.

Hvala članovima žirija koji su pažljivo čitali.

I hvala svima koji su u ovom projektu prepoznali ono što pokušavamo napraviti:

svijet u kojem će mladi ljudi prvo upoznati jedni druge kroz riječi, a tek onda kroz razlike.

Prvi krug je završen.

Drugi također.

Ali priča tek počinje u Trećem krugu.

Vidimo se u RASTU.

Neka vaše pjesme rastu zajedno s vama.

Nermin Delić
Osnivač i organizator Milih Duela

Objava Mili Dueli Junior 2025/26 – Rezultati Drugog kruga (TOP 50) pojavila se prvi puta na Mili Dueli.

The contest is traditionally composed of 5 elimination rounds. In each round, the number of authors decreases, and in the last, Fifth round, the winner is decided by a voting system based on the Eurovision Song Contest scoring system. The main responsible person of the contest is Nermin Delić, the idea creator and organizer of the contest. For 8 years in a row, Mili Dueli have been gathering authors and spreading the influence of poetry in everyday life.

Nermin Delić

Briefly about the First Round: The selection of all received applications (739) was performed by Nermin Delić. The organizer selected 476 authors for presentation in the Second Round.

Briefly about the Second Round: After the selection in the First Round by the organizer of the contest, Nermin Delić, 476 authors were selected and presented in the Second Round. In the Second Round, the authors are classified in 12 duels, according to the countries they come from. Due to the number of participants, Bosnia and Herzegovina had 2 duels (DUEL 1, DUEL 2), and Serbia 3 (DUEL 3, DUEL 4, DUEL 5). Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Bulgaria had one duel each (DUEL 6, DUEL 7, DUEL 8, DUEL 9). Due to the small number of participants, authors from Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Romania and Slovenia were presented in one duel (DUEL 10). Poets with Balkan roots, but with current residence outside the Balkans, are grouped together in one duel (DUEL 11). In the end, all authors coming from non-Balkan countries are grouped into one duel (DUEL 12).

The beginning of the presentation of the duel on the official Facebook profile of Mili Dueli was on July 12, 2020. Duels are presented in order, every 2-3 or 4 days according to the scope of the duel. For the first 15 days from the presentation of the duel, the followers of Mili Dueli were able to vote in the comments by entering the author’s number below the picture where her/his poem is presented. In addition to the readers, the members of the jury, composed of 12 renowned and important for Mili Duel artists from the Balkans, also voted. They selected 90% of the authors to pass to the Third Round. The other 10% is intended for the votes of the readers, for those who were not selected by the jury, and who have the great support of their friends and companions Mili Dueli.

Briefly about the Third Round: In the third round, the selection of the best authors continued and only the TOP 100 best authors had the opportunity to continue.

Briefly about the Fourth Round: The fourth round is brought by the TOP 50 best authors who pass to the final, fifth round. It is composed of a total of 16 duels.

You can see more about the Fourth Round (how it is voted, how it is organized) here:

Mili Dueli 2020: Organization Of The Fourth Round

FOURTH ROUND (SEMI-FINALS)

RESULTS

First of all, an important announcement … In the fourth round, we were looking for the 50 best authors according to the procedure established by the organization of the competition. Looking at the results, as the Organizer, I realized that in certain duels, the authors were much more dominant, and that surely many more authors deserved to pass, at least according to the presentation in the semifinals. For that purpose, I decided that the number of authors who go directly further should be 36, and that a total of 34 authors should fight for the remaining 14 places. All those authors who did not go directly further will equally send the poem for the finals, but only 14 of them will be presented, based on the quality of the submitted poem and the accompanying video material that traditionally adorns our Finals. More about everything, certainly below …

DUEL 13 –  AFRICA

WHAT’S NEXT? (PREPARATION FOR THE FINALS)

DARK BLUE. Authors who entered the TOP 50 directly! These authors are officially the finalists of this season, therefore, participants in the last round of Mili DuelI 2020/21. From this moment on, they need to contact their mentors and start preparing the poem for the Finals. All details related to the preparation and sending of the poem for the Finals will be received in a private message in the inbox. Please be patient!

LIGHT BLUE. – Authors who has chance to participate in the finals, the last round of Mili Duels 2020/21. These are authors who did not go directly to the final round, but due to the fantastic performance in the semifinals, the Organizer decided to give a new opportunity to promote their poetry. There are a total of 34 of them in such a situation, and 14 of them will be participants in the Finals. The decision will be made by the Organizer based on their application for the Finals. From this point on, they can also contact their mentors and start preparing a poem for the Finals.

TOP 100 – Authors who remained in the TOP 100 and did not make it to the Mili Dueli 2020 Finals. Their contribution to the spread of the project and poetry will be rewarded by receiving electronic recognition for their participation as they represented their countries in a bright light (TOP 100 from 739 registered !!!), and will accordingly receive recognition for the intercultural dialogue of the Balkan countries and the countries of the world in which they participated.

All the presented poems will be represented in a electronic collection which, apparently, will have its own printed edition (summer, 2021), when MILI DUELI BALKAN TOUR awaits us. More on that soon!

Also, all authors who are 2000 or younger will be presented at the MILI DUEL JUNIOR ONLINE POETRY CONTEST which will start a few days after the end of the eighth season of Mili Duels 2020 – Online Balkan Poetry Contest!

JURY COMMENTS

Organizer: NERMIN DELIĆ

Dear friends,

First of all, thank you for showing the greatest sense of loyalty to the whole project this season. The Corona-year prolonged the contest itself, and at the same time some of my private achievements happened (I finished university and started working), so the time spent on the project was reduced to a certain extent. Either way, our play through poetry continued, and so in these wonderful summer days we had the opportunity to read the 100 most representative authors we had so carefully selected.

In this, the fourth and at the same time penultimate round, we had the opportunity to enjoy the poetry of all Balkan countries, but also many countries around the world. Somewhere it turned out to be good that there was longer voting time than in previous seasons. Looking at the number of views of all the semi-final poems, with 328,492 views on Facebook, my mission was already fulfilled. Looking at the countries that read us, I could not stop, if I started to list … Almost 330,000 times we entered the everyday life of people on social media with poetry… I noticed at the beginning that there were two camps among the authors; one who enthusiastically welcomed the publication of their poem and those who did not promote their poetry even to their friends. The former shared the same with their friends, because for the first time, somewhere in our region, people can vote for poetry; for the first time it was important to point out that you have passed the selection of 739 authors and you are one step closer to the end, exclusively with your poetry. Because this was not an invitation to like the conquest of handbags, irons, shelves, etc., this was an invitation to the world of poetry in which each of these 100 great authors lives!. But probably everyone had their reasons for being one and not the other, and from that point of view it certainly can’t be a complaint. I rewarded some of the poems, even though they had poor readability, because they are masterful in themselves!

Just led by a mass of people who wrote me every day who they were voting for, shared your poems so beautifully and decorated their Facebook walls, I didn’t want to conflict my opinion with the opinion of the masses. But points always say it all. So in this case. I started to comment and went in order, all in order to write as good and clear comments as possible, WHY such points. But then I finally realized that in most cases the same mistake, the same comment, was written only in different words.

Therefore, I decided to point out in general the following …

When submitting a poem, to any contest, anywhere, even where you are already sure that the poem will be published, awarded, or generally given some recognition, please take note of the following:

1. LITERACY. There were so many mistakes that turned me away from some nice emotions I felt while reading your poems. If you’re a writer, that doesn’t mean you have to be computer-wise and orthographically perfect, but if you’re sending a poem somewhere, to someone, let it be viewed with other eyes as well; maybe someone who knows maybe less than you will know something more about certain things. It is this item that is crucial in depriving the spirit of amateurism that a writer can carry within himself. Four-dot in poems, spaces several times, unnecessary punctuation marks in the wrong places; all of which violates the RHYTHM and AESTHETIC VALUES and, ultimately, the GENERAL IMPRESSION of the poem. If you make me take a break in the wrong place with a comma, that thread that runs the poem will break, and I will remain confused. I have to admit that these mistakes were greatly reduced, as a team of mentors worked with the authors, but there were authors who submitted their poems without a mentor and where such mistakes were noticed.
2. WORK WITH A MENTOR. This item may be crucial, as it involves collaboration on the selection and / or correction of a semi-final poem. It’s not just a conversation about a poem, it’s a conversation of two cultures, often two peoples, and you were representatives of your own. The basis of any peace is acquaintance, cooperation and compromise.
   We did not take it as evil if an author, in the words of his mentor, still insisted on being “according to him”, but it is a completely wrong form not to respect the form of the contest that requires cooperation, therefore, not to contact his mentor at all, not to greet him.
   My impression is certainly complemented by the opinion of my colleagues, members of the jury, and your mentors, and in this regard we are looking for a person who will be a part of us in the next season of the contest.
3. OPINION OF READERS / YOUR FRIENDS. We should never primarily be guided by the number of likes and reviews that one author has achieved on the social network, because then the competition part would mean a struggle for numbers, and not for the quality of the poem. However, I am of the opinion that on this occasion as well, through the number of votes cast, you showed two things; first – how much you actually care about going through; the second – how much support you can actually collect for your poetry. I note that for the first time it is a vote for poetry, where free votes decide who will be the winner. In this regard, I rewarded all the authors who heartily presented their poem.
4. POETIC VALUE OF THE TEXT. Many of the texts in the verse that are sent are often not clarified as poetry, so it was necessary to point out to the authors what is poetic and what is not in their poems. Judging subjectively, the original metaphors and comparisons are something I admired the most, because they impress the most. The most common example I give to everyone is this: if it was written IT WAS COLD it has less poetic value than IT WAS ICE, where in the same sense, a metaphor is introduced. If someone writes IT WAS WHITE LIKE SNOW, which is expected, clichéd and outdated, it will certainly be less impressive than IT WAS WHITE LIKE A NEEDLE HOUSE.
   When it comes to rhyming poems, rhymes should not be surpassed and expected. Here, too, the use of new poetic words and their skillfully found rhymes was appreciated. Of course, no one should invent hot water, but every step out of everyday life was considered a success.
5. AESTHETIC VALUE OF THE TEXT. Applications submitted for the semifinals were to be complete. Any answer to the questions related to the biography and the general impression of the author about the contest was evaluated. Also, the poem itself was supposed to be completely computer-correct. It is extremely unnecessary to point out grammatical / spelling mistakes to someone in this round of the competition, because every such mistake is a sign of the author’s lack of dedication to the text and work with a mentor.
6. GENERAL IMPRESSION. The authors have sent poems in the previous three rounds, too. It is also, a significant factor that influenced the distribution of my points.

Opinions from other Jury members:

Their mentor, Anđela Turukalo said:

“Haeven Kidane… The form of the poem is not present at all. Poem this long deserves a bit of space and a break, just to catch breath. Since it’s the poem which speaks from two different angles, I do believe that at least those two could be ‘separated’ in a way- so it’s completely clear. There’s no distinct border between two parts of the poem. There are some strong and vivid moments- and that deserves a praise. Idea of the poem is good, the subject is interesting. Yet, untidiness and disorderliness completely prevailed everything else.

Kenneth Cheruiyot… This poetic miniature is lovely. It’s short, precise, strong enough; it has an emotion which transfers to the reader easily. Motifs in the poem are striking. I love it.

Raphael Tersuwe Akaayar… This poem is very emotional. The very start is quite striking and memorable. Then goes the explanation part, which is quite descriptive. It’s also very necessary here. The ending: gives me chills. I’m quite happy with this one.

Okorie Chukwukamma… This poem really screams it’s own title. I like the energy of it, it’s strong and fast and playful. Yet, the subject itself is weaker than some of the poems in this group. The message is weaker. The poem is well done and I like it, but it’s not among the best ones here.

Johan Chanda… The problem of this poem is the shape of it, it lacks the rhythm and the melody, it’s somewhat cluttered. Yet, the thought process here is what’s interesting. Some parts of it are simply pale ( like: “If I die young know the stress was my companion, depression was my umbrella and anxiety my shadow”- this could be written in far more interesting way). But, the other motives and the other ideas here are far more poetic and likeable. So, I believe this writer has a lot of work to do: but it’s all just “physical” matter. The emotion is there, the uniqueness is there.”

Lena Kyropoulos from Greece said: “Μr Kidane really touched deeply my heart by his emotional words… During the reading  time, I thought a hot knife invade my skin and my memories from my childhood… Gave me also a big lesson. I really feel blessed that I have read this poem… and no matter the result of the contest will be I would like to know him personally and to take an interview!!!.”

You can read poems by African authors here:

Mili Dueli 2020/21: Poezija afričkih autora (Polufinale)

MILI DUELI 

Made in Bosnia and Herzegovina
by Nermin Delić

Europe / Balkan Peninsula
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Central Bosnia Canton
Jajce Town 70202

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Objava MILI DUELI 2020/21: Semi-final results – DUEL 13 – Africa pojavila se prvi puta na Mili Dueli.

Contact e-mail: mili.dueli@hotmail.com

Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe

Date: February 20, 2019

PUBLIC CALL

We are inviting all affirmed and non-affirmed poets from whole the world to participate in the most popular online poetry contest in this part of Europe – called Mili Dueli (Sweet Duels). Participation is related with promoting poetry and multicultural dialogue between artists all across the planet, especially between Balkans nations. Authors are presented on official Facebook profile of Mili Dueli and there, they have opportunity to meet each other, exchange their knowledge and get prizes. During six seasons we presented more than 1 000 authors from more than 40 countries across the world. If you are so far from Bosnia and Herzegovina, do not worry! We are very welcome to host you as an author and your country and meet your culture. Our jury is international and we are promoting diversity.

How to apply?

Mili Dueli (Sweet Duels) are international character competition and authors from whole the world are welcome to apply. There is no any restriction except that poems you are sending to us are your own work. Only winners from our six seasons cannot participate again. 

You can apply HERE .

THERE IS NO PARTICIPATION FEE! 

THE PRIZE

The main prize:

1st place: Plaque + Laureate “Mili Dueli”   

Other prizes:

Plaques for 2nd and 3rd place.

Plaques for the best placed author from every Balkan country.

Plaques for the best author from non-Balkans country (well known as a Balich Prize)

Special prize: 

Al Buqain Award (plaque + medal) –  for author who was the best promoter of multicultural dialogue through his poetry and work during a season.

After we finished our season (on September 2019) every author will get a Thanksgiving for collaboration on this project which include promoting poetry, promoting multicultural dialogue and promoting literary criticism in 2019.

Remark: This season, we will published e-book (collection of poems and literary critics of our jury). Details about our printed book will be announced afterwards.

Deadline:

May 31, 2019

After that, organizer will check all applications and choose the best ones for Sweet Duels 2019. Those which he chose will be presented to our international jury and poems will be valued by them and our readers. Contest has five elimination rounds.  In The Final, renowned Balkan artists vote in Eurovision Song Contest – like system.

To be involved in every information about this contest, follow us  HERE. 

More about contest you can find in the most popular business portal on the world – Forbes, in THIS ARTICLE.

Contact us:
mili.dueli@hotmail.com
Official Facebook account 

Objava Mili Dueli 2019 – International poetry competition (free entry)! pojavila se prvi puta na Mili Dueli.