♦ Prose
Sreća s rokom trajanja
(Naklada Fragment, 2025.)
♦ Poetry
Neke riječi ne stanu u pjesmu
(Naklada Fragment, 2025.)
♦ Novel Pop
(Hena com, 2020.)
♦ Novel Pop
(CG – Fokalizator, 2025.)
♦ Novel
(translation Alida Bremer)
Abtrünniger vor Inselpanorama
(Edition Converso Germany) 2022.
♦ Drama
Vulnera urbis, vulnera orbis
(Disput, 2023.)
♦ Novel
Regija Stranaca
(Hena com, 2016.)
♦ Novel
Grimalda
(Ljevak, 2012.)
Also published in Serbia and Macedonia
♦ Novel
(translation Božena Radas)
Grimalda
(Leykam Austria)
♦ Novel (translation)
Grimalda
(Goten publishing Macedonia)
♦ Novel
Ovdje fali ženska ruka
(Ljevak, 2008.)
nominated for the national literary award Cyclops
♦ Edi Matić (1962.), studied electrical engineering in Split/Croatia.
During the war in ex-Yougoslavia he had run peace and humanitarian organization in Croatia and B&H.
Initiator and coproducer of the musical The Sarajevo Circle.
Until 2012 he run a private agency for graphic design, organization of concerts, music and video production.
♦ 2007 – 2025 launched and run the art/cultural association. He is one of the initiators of the first Writers in Residence project in Croatia and the international literary festival Split Lit Int.
He participated in the organization of international appearances at book fairs in Leipzig, Vienna, Frakfurt, Tirana and Sofia.
♦ As an author, he has taken part in numerous domestic and international literary festivals and residency programs.
His novels, short stories and poetry have been published in Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, Austria, Germany, Macedonia, and literature portal Asymptote
♦ Freelance writer and editor, member of the Croatian writers association (current president), member of the Croatian freelance artists association, honnored memeber of P.E.N. of Bosnia and Herzegowina
• Awards •
♦ Drama “Vulnera urbis, vulnera orbis” – National award Marin Držić > https://min-kulture.gov.hr/vijesti-8/uz-dodjelu-nagrade-marin-drzic-zapoceli-33-marulicevi-dani/23771
♦ Novel “Grimalda” – 2012. Austria – Literary Prize Steiermärkische Bank (translation and publication of the novel in the publishing house Leykam, Graz/Austria)> https://mvinfo.hr/clanak/literaturpreis-der-steiermarkischen-sparkasse-romanu-grimalda-edija-matica
♦ Short story – 2022. Trogir > https://fb.watch/AsWWJaAkIY/
♦ Short story – 2023. Šibenik > https://www.facebook.com/edi.matic.split/videos/599542562134247/
♦ Short story – 2024. Šibenik > https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=475024731527187&set=pb.100070589914410.-2207520000&type=3
♦ 2015. Writers Stipendium – Ministry of the culture of the Republic of Croatia)
♦ 2021. Writers Stipendium – Ministry of the culture of the Republic of Croatia)
• Photo exhibitions •
♦ 2012. solo exhibition of photographs at the gallery Art Point in Vienna > https://www.culturenet.hr/splitski-fotograf-edi-matic-izlaze-u-becu/39810
♦ 2013. solo exhibition in Photogallery im Rathaus Graz;
♦ 2014. Exhibition of photographs Forum Europe – Leipzig Book Fair;
♦ 2015. Photo exhibition at the Cultural Center of Vis / Vis summer;
♦ 2015 – solo street photo exhibition for a Day of homeless people > https://dalmatinskiportal.hr/vijesti/split–pogledajte-izlozbu-za-koju-udruga-most-nije-dobila-dozvolu-gradske-uprave/8982
♦ 2016. – solo exhibition Split > https://www.pokazivac.com/edi-matic-trstih-izlozba-fotografija/
♦ 2021. – solo exhibition “Prodajem stan” at Photo klub Split > https://www.dalmacijadanas.hr/izlozba-edija-matica-prodajem-stan-u-fotoklubu-split/
• Reviews – articles •