Neža Maurer

Neža Maurer
Born (1930-12-22)22 December 1930
Podvin pri Polzeli, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia)
Occupation Poet, writer, journalist, editor and teacher
Notable awards Poetry Gold Medal
2010 for her life work

Neža Maurer Škofič (born 22 December 1930) is a Slovene poet and writer. She writes for children, young adults and adults and has also worked as a translator, journalist, editor and teacher.[1]

Maurer was born in the village of Podvin near Polzela in 1930. She trained as a teacher in Ljubljana and taught in schools in Črni vrh nad Idrijo and Ilirska Bistrica and at the same time got a degree in Slavistics from the University of Ljubljana. She worked as a journalist and programme coordinator for youth programmes at TV Ljubljana and as a contributor and editor at numerous magazines and journals. She lives in Škofja Loka and in her retirement continues to be a prolific writer and poet.

In 2010 she received the Poetry Gold Medal for her life's work.[2]

Published works

For young adults and children

Poetry

Prose

For Adults

Poetry

Prose

References

  1. "Slovene Writers' Association site". Slovene writers' portal (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  2. Poetry Gold Medal official site


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