List of Slovenian women writers

This is a list of women writers who were born in Slovenia or whose writings are closely associated with that country.

A

• Vera Albreht (1895–1971), poet, children's writer, translator

B

• Gabriela Babnik (born 1979), novelist, critic, translator
• Mária Bajzek Lukács (born 1960), Hungarian-born Slovene-language writer, educator, editor, translator
• Cvetka Bevc (born 1960), poet, prose writer, children's writer, playwright
• Berta Bojetu (1946–1997), poet, novelist
• Kristina Brenk (1911–2009), children's writer, poet, translator

C

• Anica Černej (1900–1944), poet, children's writer

D

• Elvira Dolinar (1870–1961), journalist, novelist, feminist

G

• Alenka Goljevšček (born 1933), playwright, young adult writer, essayist
• Berta Golob (born 1932), children's writer, poet

H

• Milka Hartman (1902–1997), poet

K

• Alma Karlin (1889–1950), travel writer, poet, novelist, writing mainly in German
• Barbara Korun (born 1963), leading contemporary poet
• Tita Kovač Artemis (born 1930), biographer, novelist
• Taja Kramberger (born 1970), poet, essayist, translator
• Maruša Krese (1947–2013), poet, short story writer, journalist
• Mojca Kumerdej (born 1964), short story writer, novelist, critic
• Meta Kušar (born 1952), poet, essayist
• Zofka Kveder (1878–1926), early Slovene-language woman writer, short story writer, playwright, journalist, feminist

L

• Vesna Lemaić (born 1981), short story writer, novelist
• Cvetka Lipuš (born 1966), Austrian-born Slovene-language poet

M

• Svetlana Makarovič (born 1939), acclaimed poet, children's writer, actress
• Katarina Marinčič (born 1968), novelist, short story writer
• Neža Maurer (born 1930), poet, children's and young adults' writer
• Mira Mihelič (1912–1985), novelist, translator
• Jana Milčinski (1920–2007), novelist, children's writer, journalist, translator

N

• Lela B. Njatin (born 1953), novelist, artist
• Lili Novy (1885–1958), acclaimed poet, poetry translator

P

• Pavlina Pajk (1854–1901), novelist, essayist, biographer, feminist
• Alenka Puhar (born 1945), biographer, non-fiction writer, journalist, translator
• Benka Pulko (born 1967), photographer, travel writer, children's writer, journalist

S

• Ifigenija Zagoričnik Simonović, poet, essayist, children's writer
• Simona Škrabec (born 1968), critic, columnist, essayist, translator, writing mainly in Spanish and Catalan
• Breda Smolnikar (born 1941), novelist, young adults writer
• Katja Špur (1908–1991), poet, columnist, children's writer
• Anja Štefan (born 1969), children's writer, poet

T

• Zora Tavčar (born 1928), poet, short story writer, essayist, translator
• Josipina Turnograjska, pen name of Josipina Urbančič, (1833–1854), early Slovene-language letter writer, short story writer

V

• Saša Vegri (1934–2010), poet, young adults writer
• Maja Vidmar (born 1961), poet
• Angela Vode (1892–1985), feminist writer, autobiographer
• Marija Vojskovič (1915–1997), short story writer, children's writer
• Erika Vouk (born 1941), poet, translator

Z

• Zdenka Žebre (born 1929), novelist, children's writer, autobiographical works about Africa
• Irena Žerjal (born 1940), poet, novelist, translator
• Bina Štampe Žmavc (born 1951), poet, playwright, children's writer
• Svetlana Žuchová (born 1976), novelist, short story writer, translator

See also

• List of women writers
• List of Slovenian writers

References