The Slovene Writers' Association ( sl, Društvo slovenskih pisateljev) is a non-profit association of Slovene writers based in

Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the are ...

. The association was founded on 21 April 1872 in Ljubljana at the initiative of Davorin Trstenjak who also became its first president. The statue of the organization was confirmed by the

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on 10 May 1872. The constituent congress was held on 14 September 1872 while regular meetings took place in the Hotel Evropa until the 1885. It operated under various names over the years and re-adopted its original name ''Društvo slovenskih pisateljev'' in 1968. It provides a platform for writers, poets, playwrights and essayists who participate to promote common cultural and social inetersts. The association has also made considerable efforts in promoting Slovene literature abroad. Its international activities include maintaining contacts with cultural institutions and writers' societies all around the world and collaborating with literary journals and magazines. Its own publication ''Litterae slovenicae'' (called ''Le Livre Slovène'' before 1991) publishes excerpts, poems and short stories by Slovene writers in translation, making Slovene literature available to a world audience. It annually bestows the

Vilenica Prize Vilenica International Literary Festival ( sl, Mednarodni literarni festival Vilenica) is a festival dedicated to literature that was founded in 1986 in Slovenia. It takes place annually in several locations on the Karst Plateau in the Slovene Lit ...

to a Central European author for his or her achievements in the field of literature and essay writing at the festival which takes place in the

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in the Slovenian Littoral. Since 1986 it has also annually awarded the Jenko Award for the best poetry collection in Slovene published in the previous two years.

Presidents

* Davorin Trstenjak 1872 * Rajko Perušek 1895–1915 *

Anton Funtek Anton Funtek (30 October 1862 – 21 October 1932) was a Slovene writer, poet, editor and translator. Funtek was born in Ljubljana that was then part of the Austrian Empire, now the capital of Slovenia. He trained as a teacher and worked in L ...

* Alojz Gradnik *

Oton Župančič Oton Župančič (January 23, 1878 – June 11, 1949, pseudonym ''Gojko'') was a Slovene poet, translator, and playwright. He is regarded, alongside Ivan Cankar, Dragotin Kette and Josip Murn, as the beginner of modernism in Slovene literature. ...

* France Koblar 1938–1945 * Miško Kranjec (2 terms) *

France Bevk France Bevk () (17 September 1890 – 17 September 1970) was a Slovene writer, poet and translator. He also wrote under the pseudonym Pavle Sedmak. Biography Bevk was born in the mountain village of Zakojca (Coizza during Italian rule, now p ...

(2 terms) * Ivan Potrč (2 terms) * Mile Klopčič * Beno Zupančič *

Matej Bor Matej Bor was the pen name of Vladimir Pavšič (14 April 1913 – 29 September 1993), who was a Slovene poet, translator, playwright, journalist, and Partisan. Biography Matej Bor was born as Vladimir Pavšič in the village of Grgar near Gor ...

1959–1961 * Anton Ingolič * Mira Mihelič *

Janez Menart Janez Menart () (29 September 1929 – 22 January 2004) was a Slovene poet, best known for his Intimist poetry. He translated a number of classic French and English poetry and drama works into Slovene, including Shakespeare' ...

* Ciril Kosmač *

Tone Pavček Tone Pavček (; 29 September 1928 – 21 October 2011) was one of the most influential Slovene poets, translators, and essayists from the first post-war generation. He published numerous collections of poetry, well received by readers and cri ...

1979–1983 * Tone Partljič 1983–1987 *

Rudi Šeligo Rudi Šeligo (14 May 1935 – 22 January 2004) was a Slovenian writer, playwright, essayist and politician. Together with Lojze Kovačič and Drago Jančar, he is considered one of the foremost Slovenian modernist writers of the post-World War ...

1987–1991 *

Dane Zajc Dane Zajc () (26 October 1929 – 20 October 2005) was a Slovenian poet and playwright. He served as president of the Slovene Writers' Association (1991–1995), and was awarded the prestigious Prešeren Award for lifetime achievement (1981). To ...

1991–1995 *

Evald Flisar Evald Flisar (born 13 February 1945) is a Slovene writer, poet, playwright, editor and translator. He was president of the Slovene Writers' Association for three consecutive terms between 1995 and 2002 and is editor-in-chief of the literary and ...

1995–2001 (3 terms) * Tone Peršak 2001–2003 * Vlado Žabot 2003–2007 (2 terms) *

Slavko Pregl Slavko Pregl, full name Vekoslav Pregl, (born 9 September 1945) is a Slovene writer, editor and publisher best known for his youth literature. He is the current director of the Slovenian Book Agency. Pregl was born in Ljubljana Ljubljana ( ...

2007–2009 *

Milan Jesih Milan Jesih (born April 14, 1950) is a Slovene language, Slovene poet, playwright, and translator. He was the president of the Slovene Writers' Association between 2009 and 2011. Jesih was born in Ljubljana in 1950. He studied comparative litera ...

2009–2011 * Veno Taufer 2011–2014 * Ivo Svetina 2014–

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br>10 Dec 2014 ''Novi predsednik društva pisateljev je Ivo Svetina'' Ivo Svetina is the New President of the Writers' Association
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References

Slovenian writers' organizations 1872 establishments in Austria-Hungary Organizations established in 1872 Organizations based in Ljubljana {{slovenia-stub

Presidents

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