Book Awards in Slovenia
DESETNICA AWARD
The Desetnica Award is presented by the Children’s and Youth Literature Section at the Slovene Writers’ Association in Ljubljana for best children’s or young adult literary work. Only members of the Slovene Writers’ Association are eligible for this award, which is given annually for an author’s work published over the last three years.
| Year
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Recipient | Title
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Publisher
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Andrej Predin
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Arlan pod preprogo [Arlan Under the Carpet]
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Morfemplus
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| 2022 | Mateja Gomboc
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Balada o drevesu [The Ballad for the Tree]
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Miš založba
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| 2021 | Damjan Šinigoj
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Kjer veter spi [Where the Wind Sleeps]
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Miš založba
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| 2020 | Jana Bauer
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Ding dong zgodbe [Ding Dong Stories]
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KUD Sodobnost International
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| 2019 | Andrej Rozman Roza
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Pesmi iz galerije [Poems from the Gallery]
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Narodna galerija
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VEČERNICA AWARD
The Večernica Award is presented for the best new literary work for children or young adults published by a Slovene publishing house or author in the past year. The award has been presented every year since 1997. The ceremony takes place in September at the traditional meeting of Slovene authors of children’s and young adult literature Eye of the Word (Oko besede) in Murska Sobota.
| Year
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Recipient
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Title
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Publisher
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Špela Frlic
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Bleščivka
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Mladinska knjiga
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| 2022 | Maša Ogrizek
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Lisičja luna [Fox Moon]
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Miš založba
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| 2021 | Sebastijan Pregelj
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Vrnitev (Zgodbe s konca kamene dobe, 6. del)
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Miš založba
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| 2020 | Andrej Rozman - Roza
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Rimuzine in črkolazen [Rhymosines and Letterscum]
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Mladinska knjiga
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| 2019 | Andrej E. Skubic
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Babi nima več telefona [Granny no Longer has a Phone]
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Mladinska knjiga
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| 2018 | Anja Štefan
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Drobtine iz mišje doline [Tunes from mousedale dunes]
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Mladinska knjiga
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GOLDEN PEAR AWARD
The Golden Pear Award is presented since 2010 by Pionirska - Centre for Children's Literature and Librarianship (Ljubljana City Library) within the national project Golden Pear, which strives to promote quality works of children’s and young adult literature in the Slovene book market. Pionirska gives the Golden Pear Rating to the finest works, published by Slovenian publishers in last year. All these books receive a Golden Pear Rating, the Golden Pear Award is given to the best Slovenian fiction book and to the best Slovenian non-fiction book.
| Year
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Recipient
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Title
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Publisher
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mihael Glavan
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Naš Jurčič [Our Jurčič]
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Mestna knjižnica Grosuplje
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| 2022 | Vinko Möderndorfer
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Romeo in Julija iz sosednje ulice [Romeo and Juliet from Next Door];
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Miš založba
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| 2021 | Nataša Strlič, Damjan Stepančič
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Osamosvojitev [Independence]
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Miš založba
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| 2021 | Simona Semenič
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Skrivno društvo KRVZ [Secret Society KRVZ]
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Mladinska knjiga
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| 2019 | Feri Lainšček
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Prvotnost: poema o ljubezni [Origins – A Poem About Love]
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Mladinska knjiga
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| 2018 | Anja Štefan
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Drobtine iz mišje doline [Tunes from mousedale dunes];
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Mladinska knjiga
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| 2018 | Rada Kos
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Iz lončka v lonec: naravno vrtnarjenje za male in velike vrtnarje ter odlični recepti iz domače kuhinje [From Pot to Pot: Natural Gardening for Small and Large Gardeners with Great Recipes from the Home Kitchen]
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Allegro
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KRISTINA BRENKOVA AWARD
The Kristina Brenkova Original Slovene Picture Book Award was founded by the Association for Press and Media at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia. Its purpose is to promote creative Slovene picture books and at the same time contribute to an increased public interest in them. The award is aimed at Slovene picture book authors, illustrators and publishers.
| Year
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Recipient
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Title | Publisher
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rok Tkavec, Sabina Šinko
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Pručka | KUD Sodobnost International
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| 2022 | Jana Bauer, Peter Škerl
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Kako objeti ježa [How to Hug a Hedgehog]
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KUD Sodobnost International
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| 2021 | Nataša Strlič, Damijan Stepančič
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Osamosvojitev [Independence]
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Miš založba
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| 2020 | Peter Svetina, Igor Šinkovec
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Timbuktu, Timbuktu [Timbuktu, Timbuktu]
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Miš založba
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| 2019 | Andreja Peklar
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Luna in jaz [Moon and me]
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KUD Sodobnost International
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| 2018 | Ivan Cankar, Peter Škerl
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Skodelica kave [A Cup of Coffee]
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Miš založba
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More information about the Awards at SLOVENIA: Its Publishing Landscape and Readership.