Veronika Award

The Veronika Award (Slovene: Veronikina nagrada) is a literary award in Slovenia awarded each year for the best poetry collection Slovene of the year. It has been bestowed since 1997 by the Municipality of Celje at the Veronika Festival that takes place at Celje Castle. The festival and the award are named after Veronika of Desenice, wife of Frederick II, Count of Celje accused of witchcraft, incarcerated in Ojstrica Castle and murdered in around 1425.[1] The winner receives a financial award.[2] Since 2005 a separate Poetry Gold Medal is bestowed on a poet for their life achievement that has contributed to the richness of Slovene poetry, language and culture.[3]

Veronika Award laureates

Year Author Poetry Collection Title in English Publisher
2015 Meta Kušar Vrt Garden KUD Sodobnost International
2014 Petra Kolmančič P(l)ast za p(l)astjo Layer Upon Layer (Trap After Trap) Založba Pivec
2013 Karlo Hmeljak Krčrk LUD Literatura
2012 Primož Čučnik Mikado Mikado Beletrina
2011 Barbara Korun Pridem takoj Back soon KUD Apokalipsa
2010 Andrej Medved Razlagalec sanj Interpreter of Dreams KUD Apokalipsa
2009 Jože Snoj Kažipoti brezpotij Signposts to Nowhere Nova Revija
2008 Milan Dekleva Audrey Hepburn, slišiš metlo budističnega učenca? Audrey Hepburn, Can You Hear the Broom of the Buddhist Student? Cankarjeva založba
2007 Taja Kramberger Vsakdanji pogovori Everyday Conversations Center za slovenski književnost
2007 Tone Pavček Ujedanke: obrazi naše vsakdanjosti Mohorjeva družba
2006 Ervin Fritz Ogrlica iz rad Mladinska knjiga
2005 Ivo Svetina Lesbos Lesbos Cankarjeva založba
2004 Erika Vouk Opis slike Picture Description Litera
2003 Milan Dekleva V živi zob Into The Open Wound Cankarjeva založba
2002 Miklavž Komelj Rosa Rosa Mladinska knjiga
2001 Milan Jesih Jambi Iambi Mladinska knjiga
2000 Ciril Zlobec Samo ta dan imam I Only Have This Day Prešernova družba
2000 Marjan Strojan Parniki v dežju Steamers in the Rain Cankarjeva založba
1999 Josip Osti Kraški Narcis Karstic Narcissus Študentska založba
1998 Aleš Šteger Kašmir Kashmir Nova Revija
1997 Iztok Osojnik Razgledice za Darjo Postcards for Darja Državna Založba Slovenije

Poetry Gold Medal recipients

References

  1. Veronika Award on Culture.si Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia site
  2. "Slovene Writers' Association site". Slovene writers' portal (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  3. Zlatnik Poezije (Poetry Gold Medal)
  4. Dnevnik 9 July 2014 Letošnji dobitnik zlatnika poezije Tone Kuntner This Year's Recipient of Poetry Gold Medal is Tone Kuntner
  5. Delo 7 July 2015 Gustav Januš, lirični glas koroških Slovencev Gustav Januš, the Lyrical Voice of Carinthian Slovenes

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