Festival rewards

The Golden Key of Smederevo is the most important reward of the town of Smederevo, and it has been awarded to the most respectable poets of the world for their poetic opus. Decision about reward is brought by Board for reward assigning, and the reward consists of gilt copy of medieval Smederevoۥs key, publishing of the book – selection of author's poetry and of pecuniary reward.
The mayor of Smederevo consigns the reward on the official opening of the Festival.

Previous winner:
- GEO BOGZA (Romania), Djeo Bogya
- ERICH FRIED (Austria), Erih Frid
- WEÖRES SĀNDOR (Hungary), Sandor Veres
- MIODRAG PAVLOVIĆ (Yugoslavia),
- MILAN RÚFUS (Slovakia), Milan Rufus
- НИКОЛАЙ KЬНЧEВ (Bulgaria), Nikolaj Kncev
- (Russia), Vladimir Buric
- CZOU DIFAN (China), Zou Difan
- EΛΛΗ ΣKOPETEA (Greece), Eli Skopetea
- MUSEAMURA ZIMUNYA (Zimbabwe), Museamura Zimunja
- ΜΑΝΟΛΗ ΑΝΑΓΝΟΣΤΑΚΗ (Greece), Manoli Anagnostaki
- TANASIJE MLADENOVIĆ (Yugoslavia)
- PETER HANDKE (Austria), Peter Hantke
- ANTONIO PORPETTA (Spain), Antonio Porpeta
- LILIANE (Belgium), Ljiljana Vuters
- HOMERO ARIDJIS (Mexico), Omirio Arithis
- STEVAN RAIČKOVIĆ (Yugosalvia),
- MATEJA MATEVSKA (Makedonia),
- YVES BONNEFOY (France), Iv Bonfoa
- VOLKER BRAUN (Germany), Folker Braun
- SALAH STÉTIÉ (France), Salah Statje



The Little Golden Key is awarded to Serbian poet for poetic creativity for children. Decision about the reward is brought by Board for reward assigning. The reward is consigned on the special program for children. The reward consists of bookۥs publishing – selection of authorۥs poetry, letter of thanks made by sculptor Vlasta Filipovic and of pecuniary reward.



The Golden String is awarded on anonymous open competition for the most successful non published song by evaluation of jury. The reward consists of the statue “String of gold” (made by sculptor Selimir Jovanovic) and pecuniary reward.