Uroš Petrović je književnik čija dela pomeraju granice savremene literature za decu i mlade. Autor je 28 knjiga koje su doživele više od 180 izdanja i prodate su u više od 500.000 primeraka. Dobitnik je najprestižnijih nagrada za književnost namenjenu mladima, a njegova dela su objavljena u Italiji, Mađarskoj, Grčkoj, Rusiji, Sloveniji, Rumuniji, Severnoj Makedoniji, Češkoj, kao i na engleskom jeziku.
Po njegovom nagrađenom romanu Peti leptir snimljen je prvi (i još uvek jedini) dugometražni 3D film u istoriji srpske kinematografije.
Pored književnosti, Uroš Petrović je autor više originalnih društvenih igara, od kojih su tri nagrađene priznanjem Dobra igračka Prijatelja dece Srbije, dok su dve osvojile nagradu Gran Pri za Igračke sa svrhom.
Široj javnosti poznat je i po angažmanima koji podstiču razmišljanje – kao član kultne emisije Fazoni i fore, sastavljač pitanja u popularnom kvizu Potera, i Tvorac lavirinta u kvizu Lavirint, oba emitovana na Javnom servisu Radio-televizije Srbije.
Petrović je i višestruko nagrađivani fotograf – njegove fotografije su nagrađivane na konkursima National Geographic-a, Microsoft-a, Wikipedije, Canona i drugih, i objavljene su širom sveta.
Autor je inovativnih edukativnih koncepata kao što su Zagonetna pitanja, Zagonetne iluzije mozga, Socijalni tango, Mozgaonica za bolji svet, Misli kreaKtivno, kao i programa Kako razmišljanjem izvan ustaljenih okvira doći do novih ideja i rešenja?. Takođe je i koautor poznatog NTC sistema učenja.
Redovno gostuje kao predavač na fakultetima, školama, obrazovnim institucijama, kao i u kompanijama, na poslovnim forumima i stručnim kongresima – kako u zemlji, tako i u inostranstvu.
Bio je predsednik Mense Srbije i jedan je od najuspešnijih rešavača IQ X testa na svetu.
Uroš Petrović is a writer whose works push the boundaries of contemporary literature for children and young adults. He is the author of 28 books, with over 180 editions and more than 500,000 copies sold. Petrović has received numerous prestigious awards for youth literature, and his books have been published in Italy, Hungary, Greece, Russia, Slovenia, Romania, North Macedonia, the Czech Republic, as well as in English.
His award-winning novel The Fifth Butterfly (Peti leptir) was adapted into the first (and still the only) feature-length 3D film in the history of Serbian cinema.
Beyond literature, Petrović is the creator of several original board games, three of which have received the “Dobra igračka” award from the Friends of Children of Serbia, and two have been honored with the Grand Prix award for "Igračke sa svrhom."
He is also well known for encouraging critical thinking among the broader public—through his appearances on the cult TV show Fazoni i fore, as a question writer for the popular quiz show The Chase (Potera), and as the “Maze Master,” in the quiz show Maze (Lavirint), all broadcast on Serbia’s national public broadcaster, RTS.
As a photographer, Petrović has received multiple international awards (from National Geographic, Microsoft, Wikipedia, Canon, among others), and his work has been published globally.
He is the author of several educational concepts and programs, including Riddle Questions, Brain Illusions, Social Tango, Brain Gym for a Better World, and Think creaCtively, as well as the program How to Think Outside the Box to Generate New Ideas and Solutions?. He is also co-author of the widely recognized NTC Learning System.
Petrović frequently lectures at universities, schools, and educational institutions, as well as at companies, business forums, and professional conferences, both in Serbia and abroad.
He served as President of Mensa Serbia and is among the most successful solvers of the IQ X test in the world.
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