The Rožanc Award (Slovene: Rožančeva nagrada) is a literary award in Slovenia awarded each year for the best collection of essays in Slovene. It has been bestowed since 1993. It is named after the author, playwright and journalist Marjan Rožanc.[1][2]

Rožanc Award laureates

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Year Author Essay Collection Title in English
2015 Andrej Capuder[3] Povest o knjigah Tale of Books
2014 Marcel Štefančič[4] Kdor prej umre, bo dlje mrtev He Who Dies Early Will Be Dead for Longer
2013 Alojz Ihan[5] Državljanski eseji Civic Essays[6]
2012 Meta Kušar[7] Kaj je poetično ali Ura ilegale What is Poetic or the Hour of the Underground
2011 Miklavž Komelj Nujnost poezije The Need for Poetry
2010 Peter Kovačič Peršin[8] Vrnitev k Itaki: Slovenci v procesih globalizacije Return to Ithaka: Slovenes in the Processes of Globalization
2009 Ifigenija Zagoričnik Simonović Konci in kraji Bits and Places
2008 Dušan Jovanović Svet je drama The World is a Drama
2007 Aleš Šteger Berlin Berlin
2007 Igor Zabel Eseji o moderni in sodobni umetnosti Essays on Modern and Contemporary Art
2006 Drago Jančar Duša Evrope The Soul of Europe
2005 Aleksander Zorn Smešna žalost preobrazbe The Funny Sadness of Transformation
2004 Gorazd Kocjančič Tistim zunaj: Eksoterični zapisi 1990–2003 To Those Outside: Exoteric Notes 1990–2003
2003 Vinko Ošlak Spoštovanje in bit Respect and Being
2002 Vinko Möderndorfer Gledališče v ogledalu The Theatre in a Mirror
2001 Iztok Geister Levitve Moultings
2000 Edvard Kovač Oddaljena bližina The Distant Proximity
1999 Milan Dekleva Gnezda in katedrale Nests and Cathedrals
1998 Aleš Berger Krokiji in beležke Sketches and Notes
1997 Matevž Kos Prevzetnost in pristranost Pride and Prejudice
1996 Tomo Virk Ujetniki bolečine Prisoners of Pain
1995 Drago Jančar Egiptovski lonci mesa Egyptian Pots of Meat
1994 Jože Snoj Med besedo in bogom Between the Word and God
1993 Drago Jančar Razbiti vrč The Broken Jug


References

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  1. ^ Rožanc Award on Culture.si Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia site
  2. ^ "Slovene Writers' Association site". Slovene writers' portal (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  3. ^ RTV SLO Radiotelevizija Slovenija, 17. september 2015
  4. ^ Delo.si Delo, 18 September 2014
  5. ^ Delo.si "Presežek: Ihanovi Državljanski eseji ", Delo, 21 September 2013
  6. ^ Slovenian Press Agency 19 September 2013 Doctor-Writer Wins Acclaim for Critical Reflections on Society
  7. ^ Delo.si Delo, 14 September 2012 Rožančeva nagrada Meti Kušar (The Rožanc Award Goes to Meta Kušar
  8. ^ Delo.si Delo, 16 September 2010 Rožančeva nagrada Petru Kovačiču Peršinu (The Rožanc Award Goes to Peter Kovačič Peršin