There is a number of awards annually handed out to literary creators, from the Kresnik Award for best Slovene novel (bestowed by the newspaper publisher Delo) and the Kritiško Sito Prize (bestowed by the Slovene Literary Critics Association), to the Rožanc Award for the best collection of essays, the Veronika Award and the Jenko Award for the best poetry collections, and the Desetnica, Večernica and Levstik Awards for best children’s and young adult literature. Here is a short overview of awarded books in 2019.

New deals, published books, residencies and award nominations for Slovenian authors – November has been an exciting month for Slovenian literature abroad. Let’s have a look what’s new!

Anja Golob, Ana Schnabl, Anja Mugerli, Nataša Kramberger and Katja Perat are five outstanding awarded female authors of prose and poetry from Slovenia...

On 1 January 2020 the VAT for books and other printed and e-publications in Slovenia will be reduced from 9,5% to 5%. The Slovenian parliament was una...

An informative brochure about Slovenian publishing – from authors to publishers, book-sellers and readers – was prepared for our foreign par...

From November 1st, Slovenian Book Agency is a part of the project Every Story Matters – making books more inclusive, which is financially supported by...

The Slovenian Book Agency will attend the China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF). A representative of the Slovenian Book Agency will...

A beautiful novel about family secrets and three generations of Slovenian women during the turbulent 20th century. A masterpiece on 173 pages.Veronika...