The Veronika Award () is a literary award awarded yearly for the best Slovene poetry collection in Slovenia. It has been bestowed since 1997 by the Municipality of Celje at the Veronika Festival at Celje Castle. The festival and the award are named after Veronika of Desenice, wife of Frederick II, Count of Celje, accused of witchcraft, incarcerated in Ojstrica Castle and murdered in around 1425.Veronika Award on Culture.si Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia site The winner receives a financial award. Since 2005, a separate Poetry Gold Medal has been bestowed on a poet for their life achievement contributing to the richness of Slovene poetry, language and culture.Zlatnik Poezije (Poetry Gold Medal)
Veronika Award laureates Year Author Poetry Collection Title in English Publisher 2016 Ana Makuc Ljubica Rolanda Barthesa Roland Barthes' Lover KUD Apokalipsa 2015 Meta Kušar Vrt Garden KUD Sodobnost International 2014 Petra Kolmančič P(l)ast za p(l)astjo Layer Upon Layer (Trap After Trap) Založba Pivec 2013 Karlo Hmeljak Krčrk LUD Literatura 2012 Primož Čučnik Mikado Mikado Beletrina 2011 Barbara Korun Pridem takoj Back soon KUD Apokalipsa 2010 Andrej Medved Razlagalec sanj Interpreter of Dreams KUD Apokalipsa 2009 Jože Snoj Kažipoti brezpotij Signposts to Nowhere Nova Revija 2008 Milan Dekleva Audrey Hepburn, slišiš metlo budističnega učenca? Audrey Hepburn, Can You Hear the Broom of the Buddhist Student? Cankarjeva založba 2007 Taja Kramberger Vsakdanji pogovori Everyday Conversations Center za slovenski književnost 2007 Tone Pavček Ujedanke: obrazi naše vsakdanjosti Mohorjeva družba 2006 Ervin Fritz Ogrlica iz rad Mladinska knjiga 2005 Ivo Svetina Lesbos Lesbos Cankarjeva založba 2004 Erika Vouk Opis slike Picture Description Litera 2003 Milan Dekleva V živi zob Into The Open Wound Cankarjeva založba 2002 Miklavž Komelj Rosa Rosa Mladinska knjiga 2001 Milan Jesih Jambi Iambi Mladinska knjiga 2000 Ciril Zlobec Samo ta dan imam I Only Have This Day Prešernova družba 2000 Marjan Strojan Parniki v dežju Steamers in the Rain Cankarjeva založba 1999 Josip Osti Kraški Narcis Karstic Narcissus Študentska založba 1998 Aleš Šteger Kašmir Kashmir Nova Revija 1997 Iztok Osojnik Razgledice za Darjo Postcards for Darja Državna Založba Slovenije
Poetry Gold Medal recipients 2005 - Ciril Zlobec 2006 - Tone Pavček 2007 - Kajetan Kovič 2008 - Miroslav Košuta 2009 - Ivan Minatti 2010 - Neža Maurer 2011 - Veno Taufer 2012 - Svetlana Makarovič 2013 - Niko Grafenauer 2014 - Tone KuntnerLetošnji dobitnik zlatnika poezije Tone Kuntner This Year's Recipient of Poetry Gold Medal is Tone Kuntner, Dnevnik 9 July 2014 2015 - Gustav JanušDelo 7 July 2015 Gustav Januš, lirični glas koroških Slovencev Gustav Januš, the Lyrical Voice of Carinthian Slovenes 2016 - Marko Kravos 2017 - Andrej BrvarDelo 30 June 2017 Zlatnik poezije Andreju Brvarju Poetry Gold Medal goes to Andrej Brvar
References
External links Former Veronika Award site Official Veronika Award site