Anja Štefan - World Literary Awards

Profile

Gender: Female
Born: 1969-04-02 （Šempeter pri Gorici）
Nationality: Slovene
Languages: Slovene, English
Residence History: Ljubljana

Career

Occupations: writer, poet, story teller
Active Years: 1994-2024
Affiliations: Ciciban, Cicido

Education

Institution	Faculty	Department	Degree	Period	Country
University of Ljubljana	—	Slovene and English	—	—	Slovenia

University of Ljubljana

Slovene and English

Year of Graduation: 1994

Country: Slovenia

Master's degree in folkloristics in 1999

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Category	Organization	Result
2001	Levstik Award	Melje, melje, mlinček	—	Levstik Award committee	受賞
2007	Levstik Award	Kotiček na koncu sveta	—	Levstik Award committee	受賞
2006	Growing With Books Awards	Bobek in barčica	—	—	受賞
2007	Best Original Slovene Picture Book Award	Sto ugank	—	—	受賞
2008	Ljubljana Reads Award	Sto ugank	—	—	受賞
2010	Ljubljana Reads Award	Lonček na pike	—	—	受賞

Levstik Award

2001

Work: Melje, melje, mlinček

Organization: Levstik Award committee

Result: 受賞

Levstik Award

2007

Work: Kotiček na koncu sveta

Organization: Levstik Award committee

Result: 受賞

Growing With Books Awards

2006

Work: Bobek in barčica

Result: 受賞

Best Original Slovene Picture Book Award

2007

Work: Sto ugank

Result: 受賞

Ljubljana Reads Award

2008

Work: Sto ugank

Result: 受賞

Ljubljana Reads Award

2010

Work: Lonček na pike

Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Levstik Award 6 appearances

Edition 0 (2001) Excellence Award
Edition 0 (2001, held 2 times in year) Excellence Award
Edition 0 (2001, held 3 times in year) Winner
Edition 0 (2001, held 4 times in year) Winner
Edition 0 (2007, held 2 times in year) Winner
Edition 0 (2007, held 3 times in year) Excellence Award

Works

Major Works

Melje, melje, mlinček

1999 Picture book

A children's picture book.

Folktale style

Kotiček na koncu sveta

2005 Picture book

A story about a corner at the end of the world.

AdventureSolitude

Bibliography

Lonček na pike (A Pot for Points, 2008)
Štiri črne mravljice (Four Black Ants, 2007)
Sto ugank (A Hundred Riddles, 2006)
Iščemo hišico (Looking for a Little House, 2005)
Kotiček na koncu sveta (A Corner at the End of the World, 2005)
Bobek in barčica (Bobby and the Boat, 2005)
Lešniki, lešniki (Hazelnuts, hazelnuts, 2000)
Melje, melje mlinček (Grind, Grind, Grinder, 1999)
Čmrlj in piščalka (The Bumblebee and the Whistle, 1998)
Za devetimi gorami (Beyond Nine Mountains, 2011)
Trije prašički: angleška ljudska pravljica (The Three Little Pigs: An English Folk Tale, 2008)
Zajec in lisica: slovenske basni (The Rabbit and the Fox: Slovene Fables, 2004)
Čudežni mlinček: ljudske pripovedi s celega sveta (The Enchanted Mill: Folk Tales from Around the World, 2002)
O pastirčku in debeli uši: slovenska ljudska pravljica (About the Little Shepherd Boy and the Fat Louse: A Slovene Folk Tale, 2000)
Zlato kralja Matjaža: slovenska ljudska pravljica (King Matjaž's Gold: A Slovene Folk Tale, 1999)
O Pustu in zakletem gradu: slovenska ljudska pravljica (The Story of Pust and the Cursed Castle: A Slovene Folk Tale, 1999)
Čez griček v gozdiček (Over the Hill Into the Woods, 1995)

Adaptations

Ljubljana Puppet Theatre performance of Bobek in barčica

Style & Themes

Literary Style: Simple style for childrenRetelling of folktales
Recurring Motifs: FolktalesNatureAdventure

Legacy

Known as a Slovene children's writer, twice winner of Levstik Award. Explores Slovenian storytelling tradition.

Trivia

Initiator of The Slovenian Storytelling Festival
Contributor to children's magazines Ciciban and Cicido