Association of Slovak Writers Organisations (AOSS), Bratislava

The Association of Slovak Writers Organisations (AOSS) was founded in May 1990 as an interest association uniting all civil associations of writers. The association organises seminars, literary science conferences, authors' meetings and literary events for young people, young authors' competitions, international conferences and new book launches, and offers awards and financial prizes. The present AOSS chairman is Dr Igor Hochel. The AOSS Board is the executive body of the association having representation of all member organisations. The association unites the following member organisations: the Independent Writers Club, the Non-fiction Writers Club, the Writers of Slovakia Community, the Slovak PEN Centre, the Hungarian Writers' Society in Slovakia and the Ukrainian Writers' Society in Slovakia.