Ana Berbakov

My name is Ana Berbakov, but if you call me Anee—it means you either know me personally or you're my mom. I was born in July 1985 in Kruševac, Serbia, where I still live, write, paint, and occasionally try to explain to my neighbors what exactly it is that I do.

By profession, I'm a marketing manager, but at heart I'm a writer, and by brush—an artist. I published my first story back in elementary school, while my classmates were still playing marbles and trading football stickers. Magazine features followed, and then—boom! The year was 2013 and my first novel Operation Eros hit the shelves. Detective Sofija Kovač became the star, and I—“the Serbian Agatha Christie,” at least until someone comes up with a better nickname.

More crime thrillers followed: Diamond Dust (2016) and Cassiopeia’s Curse (2017). Luckily, Sofija didn’t quit solving cases, and neither did I stop writing.

Meanwhile, I also fell in love with poetry. In 2015, I published the bilingual collection The Light of Mind – Svetlost svesti, and in 2023, Threads – Niti. So yes, I write when I'm in love—and when I’m not.

As a writer and editor-in-chief, I also collaborated on three monographs for the Kruševac Waterworks: the first in 2017 to mark the company’s 60th a...

B.A. Industrial Management — E-commerce & Public Relations, Kruševac, Serbia
Ongoing professional development in writing and visual arts through independent practice, creative workshops, and exhibitions

Exhibitions & Projects:

2015 — Internationaler Kinder- und Jugendbuchwettbewerb, Austria — Top 10 artworks
Series “7 Magnificent” — acrylic miniatures of vintage cars

2016–2017 — Cat Corner art brand launch & product presentation — Belgrade, Serbia
Art prints & merchandise featured at Official Gazette Bookstore, Nikola Tesla Airport

2016 — Winner, MINI Serbia × Mikser Festival Design Competition
Winning artwork applied on MINI Cooper SD “MINI Mixer”

2016 — Artzept International Design Contest, Zepter International — catalog feature
Design concept “Fat Cat” — sculptural mirror/table

2017 — Creative Business Innovation Generator Award — Kruševac, Serbia
Recognition for “Mini Cat Cooper” — product innovation & original design

2024 — Editor & co-author — Monograph: 40 Years of the Majdevo Water Factory
Cultural & historical publication celebrating regional industrial heritage

Publications:

2013 — Operation Eros — detective novel (Serbian edition, unpublished English version)

2015 — The Light of Mind / Svetlost svesti — bilingual poetry collection (Serbian / English)

2016 — Diamond Dust — detective novel (Serbian edition)

2017 — Cassiopeia’s Curse — detective novel (Serbian edition)

2023 — Threads / N...