Ančka Gošnik Godec - World Literary Awards

Profile

Gender: Female
Born: 1927-06-05 （Celje）
Died: 2025-03-15 （Ljubljana） age 97
Nationality: Slovenia
Languages: Slovenian
Residence History: Celje (birth) place → Ljubljana (education and work)

Career

Occupations: illustrator, painter
Active Years: 1950-2025
Nominations: Hans Christian Andersen Award nomination

Education

Institution	Faculty	Department	Degree	Period	Country
Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Ljubljana	—	—	—	—	Slovenia

Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Ljubljana

Country: Slovenia

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Category	Organization	Result
1960	Levstik Award	Children's books illustrations	—	Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House	winner
1964	Levstik Award	Children's books illustrations	—	Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House	winner
2001	Levstik Award	lifetime achievement	—	Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House	winner

Levstik Award

1960

Work: Children's books illustrations

Organization: Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House

Result: winner

Levstik Award

1964

Work: Children's books illustrations

Organization: Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House

Result: winner

Levstik Award

2001

Work: lifetime achievement

Organization: Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House

Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Levstik Award 9 appearances

Edition 0 (1960, held 3 times in year) Winner
Edition 0 (1960, held 4 times in year) Winner
Edition 0 (1960, held 5 times in year) Winner
Edition 0 (1964, held 2 times in year) Winner
Edition 0 (1964, held 6 times in year) Winner
Edition 0 (2001) Lifetime Achievement Award
Edition 0 (2001, held 2 times in year) Lifetime Achievement Award
Edition 0 (2001, held 3 times in year) Winner
Edition 0 (2001, held 4 times in year) Winner

Legacy

A renowned Slovene illustrator who illustrated over 120 children's books and school textbooks. She won the Levstik Award multiple times and was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award.