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Vilenica Prize

Based on the consultants’ proposals, the Vilenica jury selects the prize winner and the guests of the festival. The selection criteria is literary excellence and plurality in geographic, generational and generic sense.

Previous winners

Crystal Vilenica

The Crystal Vilenica award is presented to an author featured in the Vilenica Almanac and who appears at one of the literary readings within the festival. The winner is selected by an international jury, comprised of the guests of the festival. The presentation takes place within the literary matinée at the Štanjel castle.

Previous winners

  • Dominik Srienc
    2024

  • Shpëtim Selmani
    2023

  • Gail McConnell
    2022

  • Jazra Khaleed
    2021

  • Sibila Petlevski
    2020

  • Manjola Nasi
    2019

  • Shota Iatashvili
    2018

  • Antonella Bukovaz
    2017

  • Kateryna Kalytko
    2016

  • Polona Glavan
    2015

  • Blerina Rogova Gaxha
    2015

  • Liliana Corobca
    2014

  • Tania Malyarchuk
    2013

  • Rumen Leonidov
    2012

  • Dan Coman
    2011

  • Goran Vojnović
    2010

  • Luljeta Lleshanaku
    2009

  • Andrej Khadanovich
    2008

  • Piotr Sommer
    2007

  • Mojca Kumerdej
    2006

  • Vladas Braziūnas
    2005

  • Valžyna Mort
    2004

  • Pál Závada
    2002

  • Natalka Bilocerkivec
    2001

  • Vörös István
    2000

  • Angelo Cherchi
    1999

  • Peter Semolič
    1998

  • Nicole Müller
    1997

  • Kaća Čelan
    1996

  • Marzanna Bogumia Kielar
    1995

  • Slavko Mihalić
    1994

  • Francesco Micieli
    1993

  • Endre Kukorelly
    1992

  • Lajos Grendel
    1991

  • Aleš Debeljak
    1990

  • Dubravka Ugrešić
    1989

  • Ewa Lipska
    1988

  • Gregor Strniša
    1987

CEI Award for Young Writers

The CEI Award for Young Writers is promoted by the Central European Initiative (CEI) and the Slovene Writers’ Association (SWA) within the Vilenica International Literary Festival. In the context of the extraordinary challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the CEI and the SWA have decided to revise the long-standing CEI Fellowship for Writes in Residence and provide in 2021 a new concept to the initiative, launching the CEI Award for Young Writers. The Award aims at promoting the young generation of writers and supporting the circulation of their literary works through the translation in the languages of the CEI countries. The Award envisages the translation of one of the awardee’s works into Slovenian and the translation into another CEI language of the candidate’s choice.

Previous winners