Neža Maurer | |
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Born | Podvin pri Polzeli, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia) | 22 December 1930
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 worked as a translator, journalist, editor and teacher. [1]
Neža 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 program coordinator for youth programs at TV Ljubljana and as a contributor and editor at numerous magazines and journals. She lives in Preddvor and, as a retired artist, continues to be a prolific writer and poet.
In 2010 she received the Poetry Gold Medal for her life's work. [2]
Neža Maurer | |
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Born | Podvin pri Polzeli, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia) | 22 December 1930
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 worked as a translator, journalist, editor and teacher. [1]
Neža 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 program coordinator for youth programs at TV Ljubljana and as a contributor and editor at numerous magazines and journals. She lives in Preddvor and, as a retired artist, continues to be a prolific writer and poet.
In 2010 she received the Poetry Gold Medal for her life's work. [2]