Book Awards in Slovenia

DESETNICA AWARD

The Desetnica Award is presented by the Children’s and Youth Literature Section at the Slovene Writers’ Association in Ljubljana for best children’s or young adult literary work. Only members of the Slovene Writers’ Association are eligible for this award, which is given annually for an author’s work published over the last three years.

VEČERNICA AWARD

The Večernica Award is presented for the best new literary work for children or young adults published by a Slovene publishing house or author in the past year. The award has been presented every year since 1997. The ceremony takes place in September at the traditional meeting of Slovene authors of children’s and young adult literature Eye of the Word (Oko besede) in Murska Sobota.

GOLDEN PEAR AWARD

The Golden Pear Award is presented since 2010 by Pionirska - Centre for Children's Literature and Librarianship (Ljubljana City Library) within the national project Golden Pear, which strives to promote quality works of children’s and young adult literature in the Slovene book market. Pionirska gives the Golden Pear Rating to the finest works, published by Slovenian publishers in last year. All these books receive a Golden Pear Rating, the Golden Pear Award is given to the best Slovenian fiction book and to the best Slovenian non-fiction book.

KRISTINA BRENKOVA AWARD

The Kristina Brenkova Original Slovene Picture Book Award was founded by the Association for Press and Media at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia. Its purpose is to promote creative Slovene picture books and at the same time contribute to an increased public interest in them. The award is aimed at Slovene picture book authors, illustrators and publishers.