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
Polzela () is a settlement in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Polzela. It lies on the left bank of the Savinja River extending into the Ložnica Hills () to the north. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria, Sty ...
in 1930. She trained as a teacher in Ljubljana and taught in schools in
Črni vrh nad Idrijo and
Ilirska Bistrica
Ilirska Bistrica (; ; , before 1927: ''Bisterza,'' Hungarian: ''Illírbeszterce'') is a town in the Inner Carniola region of southwestern Slovenia. It is the administrative seat of the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica.
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and, at the same time, got a degree in
Slavistics
Slavic (American English) or Slavonic (British English) studies, also known as Slavistics, is the academic field of area studies concerned with Slavic peoples, languages, literature, history, and culture. Originally, a Slavist or Slavicist was ...
from the
University of Ljubljana
The University of Ljubljana (, , ), abbreviated UL, is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. It has approximately 38,000 enrolled students. The university has 23 faculties and three art academies with approximately 4,000 teaching and re ...
. She worked as a journalist and program coordinator for youth programs at
TV Ljubljana
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and as a contributor and editor at numerous magazines and journals. She lived in
Preddvor
Preddvor (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 54.) is a settlement in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Preddvor.
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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.
Published works
For young adults and children
Poetry
* , 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
* ''Čukec'', 1978
* ''Koruzni punčki'', 1993
* ''Zvesti jazbec'', 1999
* ''Dica Prstančica'', 2001
* ''Ti si moje srce'', 2008
For adults
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
* , 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
* ''Zveza mora ostati'', 1967
* ''Dom za telohov cvet'', 1999
* ''Velika knjiga pravljic'', 1999
References
External links
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1930 births
2025 deaths
Slovenian women poets
20th-century Slovenian poets
Slovenian journalists
Slovenian women journalists
University of Ljubljana alumni
People from the Municipality of Polzela
21st-century Slovenian poets
20th-century Slovenian women writers
21st-century Slovenian women writers
20th-century journalists
21st-century journalists
20th-century women journalists
21st-century women journalists