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− | The [[Levstik Award]], named after author [[Fran Levstik]] (1831–1887), has been bestowed by [[Mladinska knjiga Publishing House]] since [[established::1949]] for best literary works, non-fiction and illustrations of children's and youg adult literature, and, since 1999, for lifetime achievement in writing and illustration of children's | + | The [[Levstik Award]], named after author [[Fran Levstik]] (1831–1887), has been bestowed by [[Mladinska knjiga Publishing House]] since [[established::1949]] for best literary works, non-fiction and illustrations of children's and youg adult literature, and, since 1999, for lifetime achievement in writing and illustration of children's literature. |
− | Only books published by [[Mladinska knjiga Publishing House]] are eligible for the award, although the award committee is composed of outside members | + | It was the first literary award established by a Slovene publishing house after World War II and has contributed significantly to the recognition of quality children’s and young adult literature. Only books published by [[Mladinska knjiga Publishing House]] are eligible for the award, although the award committee is composed of outside members. |
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Revision as of 16:30, 13 January 2017
Recent winners include the writers Miroslav Košuta, Zvonko Čoh, Svetlana Makarovič, Neža Maurer, Barbara Simoniti, Majda Koren, Polonca Kovač, Niko Grafenauer, Andrej Rozman-Roza, Anja Štefan, Desa Muck and Dane Zajc, and the artists Maja Kastelic, Danijel Demšar, Peter Škerl, Kostja Gatnik, Damijan Stepančič, Matjaž Schmidt, Svjetlan Junaković, Alenka Sottler, Jelka Reichman and Suzana Bricelj).
See Also
External Links
- Updated list of past winners (in Slovenian)
- Levstik Award on Wikipedia
- Fran Levstik on Wikipedia
- Slovenia's Best for Young Readers 2016 - PDF - compiled by Slovenian Book Agency