Horvat is completely dedicated to the fostering, research and promotion of the Croatian cultural heritage. She sees herself as determined by the information age, while critics compare her works with the works of Italo Calvino and often assess them as Oulipian arratives.. Since 2012, she has been a member of the committee for the Dr. Ivan Šreter Award, an annual Croatian linguistics award for the best Croatian language word coined. She has presented Croatian Literature at the inaugural launch of the EU-China International Literary Festival which was held in 2017 in Beijing and Chengdu. With her associates, she has published a bilingual publication Ars Andizetum, which is available also through open access and offers a new definition of the Creative Industry. She also is the Co-Founder of RAZUM, founded in 2020, its a company that helps progressive and ambitious companies to develop a great brand by doing a marketing strategy. Awards and honors Award of the Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences HAZU for the novel Az (2010) The Great Seal of the City of Osijek for outstanding achievement in the field of literature Az (2011) 2016 National Science Award for Popularization and Promotion of Science for “Kreativna riznica” (Creative Treasure Trove) (2017) FUL KULTURNO: Superbrand award for the best branded low-budget project in culture – for “Happening Vilijun” (2018) Selected bibliography OSvojski, Naklada Ljevak, Zagreb, 2019. Ars Andizetum (co-authorship with Josipa Mijoč and Ana Zrnić), Institute Andizet, Osijek, 2018. Atanor, Naklada Ljevak, Zagreb, 2017. Vilijun, Naklada Ljevak, Zagreb, 2016. Antiatlas, Naklada Ljevak, Zagreb, 2014. Alikvot, Algoritam, Zagreb, 2014. Nevidljivo nakladništvo (co-authorship with Nives Tomašević), Naklada Ljevak, Zagreb, 2012. Vilikon, Naklada Ljevak, Zagreb, 2012. Osnove statistike (co-authorship with Josipa Mijoč), Naklada Ljevak, Zagreb, 2012 and 2014. , Naklada Ljevak, Zagreb, 2011. Az, Naklada Ljevak, Zagreb, 2009. (award the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts for 2010) Bizarij, Naklada Ljevak, Zagreb, 2009. Krijesnici, Algoritam, Zagreb, 2009. Pismo u pismu (co-authorship with Irena Vrkljan), Naklada Ljevak, Zagreb, 2008. Alemperkina kazivanja, Naklada Ljevak, 2005., illustrations Pika Vončina (special praise in the 2006 catalog of selected titles of children's literature) Izgubljena vila, Matica hrvatska, Osijek, 2002. Statistika s pomoću SPSS/PC+, Osijek, 1995. Selected essays and studies Semiotički marketing Konstantina Ćirila Filozofa: glagoljičko prezentiranje kršćanstva kao preteča suvremenog semiotičkog marketinga, coauthors: Nives Tomašević and Slaven Lendić Intenzitet prenesena iskustva u stvaranju akademske proze Dubravke Oraić Tolić ARTICLE Beliefs in Equality for Women and Men as