The event, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the publication of Brlic-Mazuranic's famous collection of short stories, considered by many to be her most important work, is being held under the auspices of President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic.
Around 150 speakers from 18 countries will address the four-day event on the topic of Croatia's most translated literary collection.
The head of the organising committee, Andrijana Kos-Lajtman, recalled that Brlic-Mazuranic had been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times.
Brlic-Mazuranic was also the first woman to join HAZU in 1937, HAZU president Zvonimir Kusic said.