Storytelling Journey
Tatjana writes literary short stories about characters from Serbia, where she was born and raised, and Canada, where she resides now. She is presently working on a collection of stories set in Tito's Yugoslavia, featuring a bigger-than-life heroine named Bistra steeped in Yugo-nostalgia.
Tatjana's storytelling journey has been inspired by remembering anecdotes passed on to her by her family. Her short stories have been published in literary magazines including American Fiction (USA), Momaya Short Story Review (UK), Crannog (Ireland), and in Canadian publications: Pulp Literature, The South Shore Review, WordWorks, and others.
Awards and Publications
2022
Flash Fiction story Canadian Garden longlisted in the annual Federation of British Columbia Writers Literary Contest.
2021
Short story Dear Comrade Tito published in Issue #4 of The South Shore Review, a Nova Scotia-based international e-zine. The story is available online. (The South Shore Review)
Short story Dear Comrade Tito shortlisted in the Short Story Prize 2020/21 contest. There were 58 stories on the short-list from 1,631 entries in total. (Fish Publishing)
Helby Island Afternoon painting featured on the cover of Pulp Literature Issue 31 (Pulp Literature Press)
2019
Short story Afterlife published in the Issue 25 of Pulp Literature, Vancouver, BC (The Club House Review)
Short story Bench Canoes published in the Land and Territory anthology (paperback and Lulu download)
Short story Afterlife wins the 2019 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize by Pulp Literature Press
Short story Ancient published in the issue 51 of the Irish literary magazine Crannóg
Short story Ancient shortlisted by Flash 500
Short story Afterlife is American Short(er) Fiction Contest semi-finalist
Short story Welcome to Canada places second in RCLAS annual competition and gets published in the Wordplay at Work Issue 65 (announced in The New Westminster Record)
Simon Fraser University Library acquires the 2018 Momaya publication
2018
Short story The Skull Tower published in The Brave & The Afraid anthology (paperback and Lulu download)
Short story Snow Angels published in the Momaya Short Story Review 2018 - Coming of Age
Short story Eagle Mountain earns an honorable mention in the RCLAS Write On! contest and gets published in the Wordplay at Work Issue 55 (announced in The New Westminster Record)
2017
Short story Bench Canoes of the Salish Sea wins a Federation of BC Writers contest and gets published in the Summer 2017 edition of the WordWorks Literary Magazine
Short story Snow Angels published in the American Fiction Volume 16
Short story Spirit Bear Island published by RCLAS in the Wordplay at Work Issue 48
Short story Spirit Bear Island places 3rd in the second round of NYC Midnight Challenge (heat 10)
Select writings published in The Pain That Unites Us All anthology (paperback and Lulu download)
Short story My Burka Girl places 2nd in the RCLAS Write On! contest and gets published in the issue 46 of the Wordplay at Work e-zine
Short story My Burka Girl places 5th in the first round of the NYC Midnight Challenge heat
2016
Short story Snow Angels earns honorable mention by Glimmer Train