Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts

The Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts (Hungarian: Széchenyi Irodalmi és Művészeti Akadémia, pronounced [ˈseːt͡ʃeːɲi ˈirodɒlmi ˈeːʃ ˈmyːveːsɛti ˈɒkɒdeːmijɒ]) was created in 1992 as an academy associated yet independent from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. It is intended to be the national academy of artists and writers, who could be elected to the HAS until the 1949 reforms. The president is Károly Makk, film director. Earlier it was László Dobszay (resigned on April 20, 2011).