Zlatko Krilić

Zlatko Krilić (born 19 August 1955) is a Croatian children's books writer.^[1]

Krilić was born in Osijek and spent his childhood in Čepin. He graduated from the Faculty of Teacher Education of the University of Zagreb.^[2] Beside writing books for children, Krilić also wrote plays and directed several puppet shows based on his novels.^[1] On 26 September 2020 he became the president of the Croatian Writers' Association.^[3] He won the Grigor Vitez Award for best children's book for his Početak plovidbe ("The Beginning of Navigation").^[2]