Svetlana Makarovič - World Literary Awards

Profile

Gender: Female
Born: 1939-01-01 （Maribor）
Nationality: Slovenian
Languages: Slovene
Residence History: Ljubljana

Career

Occupations: writer, poet, children's book author, picture book author, actress, illustrator, chanteuse
Active Years: 1957-2024
Affiliations: Ljubljana city Theatre, Slovene National Theatre, Ljubljana, Ljubljana Puppet Theatre
Memberships: Slovene Writers' Association (quit)
Nominations: Nominated for Andersen Award (1998,2000,2002)

Education

Institution	Faculty	Department	Degree	Period	Country
Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television, Ljubljana	—	Theatre	学士	1960年代初頭-1968	Slovenia
Secondary school for pre-school teachers, Ljubljana	—	Pre-school teachers	—	1950年代	Slovenia

Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television, Ljubljana

Theatre

Degree: 学士

Period: 1960年代初頭-1968

Year of Graduation: 1968

Country: Slovenia

Graduated and began acting career

Secondary school for pre-school teachers, Ljubljana

Pre-school teachers

Period: 1950年代

Country: Slovenia

Completed secondary education

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Category	Organization	Result
1975	Levstik Award	War Time	—	—	受賞
2011	Levstik Award	—	生涯功労賞	—	生涯功労賞
1976	Prešeren Fund Award	War Time	—	—	受賞
2000	Prešeren Award	—	—	—	受賞（公的式典拒否）
1994	Jenko Award	—	—	—	受賞

Levstik Award

1975

Work: War Time

Result: 受賞

Levstik Award

2011

Category: 生涯功労賞

Result: 生涯功労賞

Prešeren Fund Award

1976

Work: War Time

Result: 受賞

Prešeren Award

2000

Result: 受賞（公的式典拒否）

Jenko Award

1994

Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Levstik Award 6 appearances

Edition 0 (1973) Winner
Edition 0 (1975) Winner
Edition 0 (1975, held 2 times in year) Winner
Edition 0 (1975, held 3 times in year) Winner
Edition 0 (2011) Winner
Edition 0 (2011, held 3 times in year) Lifetime Achievement Award

Jenko Award 1 appearances

Edition 9 (1994) Winner

Works

Major Works

Somrak

1964 Poetry collection

Her first poem collection, following the path from Slovenian Intimism to Modernism.

lyric poetryexistential crisis

Srčevec

1973 Poetry collection

Creative peak collection expressing personal poetics based on traditional forms.

folk poetrytragic ballad mood

Pekarna Mišmaš

1974 Children's picture book

Modern animal story picture book with anthropomorphic animals facing cruelty.

animal lonelinesstaboos

Adaptations

[Puppet show] The Mishmash Bakery (1977)

Pelin žena

1974 Poetry collection

Adult poetry collection.

social norms

Coprnica Zofka

1989 Youth literature

Myth-based protagonist story highlighting non-acceptance of difference.

mythtaboos

Bibliography

Somrak
Kresna noč
Volčje jagode
Srčevec
Pelin žena
Izštevanja
Sapramiška
Kosovirja na leteči žlici
Pekarna Mišmaš
Čuk na palici

Adaptations

Sovica Oka puppet show
Sapramiška puppet show

Translations by Author

Picko in Packo (trans. Max und Moritz)

Style & Themes

Literary Style: personal poetics on traditional formsharsh and ballad-like formfolk-based expressionshumorous chanson lyrics
Recurring Motifs: rebellious independent womenanthropomorphic animalssocial norms criticismnon-acceptance of differenceSlovenian folklore

Legacy

Called 'The First Lady of Slovenian poetry.' Established modern classics in youth literature. Multiple awards including lifetime Levstik Award. Known for criticizing Slovenian society and Catholic Church.

Trivia

Publicly stated hatred for the Catholic Church in Slovenia, sparking controversy.
Declined public reception of Prešeren Award.
Participated in 31 shows at Ljubljana Puppet Theatre.
Quit Slovene Writers' Association over membership standards.