Neža Maurer
Neža Maurer Škofič (22 December 1930 – 20 April 2025) was a Slovene poet and writer. She wrote for children, young adults, and adults and worked as a translator, journalist, editor and teacher. Neža Maurer was born in the village of Podvin near Polzela in 1930.
Neža Maurer
- Name
- Neža Maurer
- Born
- 22 December 1930
- Birthplace
- Podvin pri Polzeli, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia)
- Died
- 20 April 2025
- Place of death
- Preddvor, Slovenia
- Occupation
- Poet, writer, journalist, editor and teacher
- Nationality
- Slovenia · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- Fields
- literary activity · journalism
- Education
- University of Ljubljana
- Honours
- Decoration of Merit · Slovenian Woman of the Year Award · Gold Coin of Poetry
- Languages
- Slovene
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Biography
Biography
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 lived in Preddvor and, as a retired artist, continued to be a prolific writer and poet. In 2010, she received the Poetry Gold Medal for her life's work. Maurer died on 20 April 2025, at the age of 94.
Neža Maurer studied at University of Ljubljana. The recorded working language is Slovene. The field of work recorded is literary activity and journalism. Distinctions recorded are Decoration of Merit, Slovenian Woman of the Year Award and Gold Coin of Poetry.
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According to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, the recorded places of activity of Neža Maurer are Ljubljana and Škofja Loka.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Neža Maurer • Born — 22 December 1930 • Birthplace — Podvin pri Polzeli, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia) • Died — 20 April 2025 • Place of death — Preddvor, Slovenia • Occupation — Poet, writer, journalist, editor and teacher
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Neža Maurer (born 22 December 1930) is described as a writer, poet and children's author in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Neža Maurer was born on 22 December 1930.
Poetry
Poetry
• Sončne statve, 1970 • Kam pa teče voda, 1972 • Kako spi veverica, 1975 • Kostanjev škratek, 1980 • Beli muc, 1981 • Kadar Vanči riše, 1985 • Televizijski otroci, 1986 • Uh, kakšne laži, 1987 • Iskal sem kukavico, 1989 • Bratec Kratekčas, 1989 • Oče Javor, 1990 • Muca frizerka, 1995 • Kdo, 1997 • Od srede do petka, 1997 • Sloni v spačku, 1997 • Kostanjev škratek, 1997 • Velik sončen dan, 2000 • Kdo se oglaša, 2003 • Zajčkova telovadba, 2004 • Pišem, berem A, B, C, 2005
Prose
Prose
• Čukec, 1978 • Koruzni punčki, 1993 • Zvesti jazbec, 1999 • Dica Prstančica, 2001 • Ti si moje srce, 2008
Poetry
Poetry
• Skorja dlani in skorja kruha, 1969 • Ogenj do zadnjega diha, 1973 • Čas, ko je vse prav, 1978 • U službi života, 1978 • Tej poti se reče želja, 1984 • Drevo spoznanja, 1987 • Kadar ljubimo, 1990 • Litanije za mir, 1991 • Od mene k tebi, 1993 • Leva stran neba, 1994 • Wenn wir lieben, 1995 • The veiled landscape, 1995 • Metulj na snegu, 1997 • Igra za življenje, 1999 • Zbrana dela I.del, 2000 • Zbrana dela II. del, 2003 • Zmenek, 2004 • Raj, 2007 • Od mene k tebi, 2007 • Na tvojo kožo pišem svoje verze, 2008 • Piramide upanja, 2010 • Sama sva na svetu – ti in jaz, 2010
Prose
Prose
• Zveza mora ostati, 1967 • Dom za telohov cvet, 1999 • Velika knjiga pravljic, 1999
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Podvin pri Polzeli.
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Preddvor.
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