Ančka Gošnik Godec (born 5 June 1927) is a Slovene illustrator. She has illustrated over 120 children's books as well as school textbooks.[1]

Ančka Gošnik Godec
Born (1927-06-05) 5 June 1927 (age 97)
Celje, Slovenia
NationalitySlovenian
EducationAcademy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana
Known fordrawing, illustrating
Notable workChildren's books illustrations
AwardsLevstik Award
2001 for lifetime achievement

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Gošnik Godec was born in Celje in 1927. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana and lives and works in Ljubljana. She won the Levstik Award for her illustrations twice, in 1960 and 1964, as well as the same award for lifetime achievement in illustration in 2001.[2] She was also nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award.[3]

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  1. ^ Slovenia's Best for Young Readers by the Slovenian Book AgencyArchived 2013-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site Archived December 31, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Forgotten illustrator: Ancka Gosnik-Godec". 50 Watts. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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