Goran Petrović (Cyrillic - Горан Петровић) is one of the most significant and most read Serbian writers of younger generation.

He was born in Kraljevo 1961. He studied Yugoslav and Serbian literature on the Phylologic Faculty of Belgrade University. He works as a librarian in a spur of city library in Zica, about 50 meters away from Zica Monastery .

He published: book of short prose Advices for Easier Life (Савети за лакши живот 1989), novel Atlas Described by Sky (Атлас описан небом 1993), collection of tales Island and Ambiental Stories (Острво и околне приче 1996), novel Siege of The Saint Salvation Church (Опсада цркве Светог Спаса 1997), novel Smalltalk Place at "Lucky Shot" (Ситничарница „Код срећне руке" 2000), collection of tales Close One (Ближњи 2002), collection of chosen short prose Everything I Know About Time (Све што знам о времену 2003) and drama Ferry (Скела 2004). His books were printed in more than editions.

Petrović's novels were translated in Russian, French, Italian and Spanish language

Novel Siege of The Saint Salvation Church was dramatized and directed as a play, by Kokan Mladenović , in National Theatre in Sombor.

Goran Petrović won Borislav Pekić fund scolarship, "Prosveta 's Award", "Mesa Selimovic Award", "Charter of Raca", "Golden bestseller", "Vital's Award", "National Library of Serbia the Most read Book Award", NIN Annual Award 2001, "October Award of city of Kraljevo, and "Borisav Stanković Award".