sentences:  The Writers' Union of Romania was created by the communist regime by taking over the former Romanian Writers' Society ("Societatea Scriitorilor Români"), which had been established in 1908.The Union organizes the annual Days and Nights of Literature Festival, and the awarding of the prestigious Ovid Prize for Literature.Tudor Arghezi was honorary president from 1962 to 1967, as was Victor Eftimiu in 1972; Ștefan Augustin Doinaș was chosen for this function in 1990 as well.