Neža Maurer Škofič (born 22 December 1930) is a Slovene poet and writer. She writes for children, young adults, and adults and has worked as a translator, journalist, editor and teacher.

Neža Maurer was born in the village of Podvin near Polzela in 1930. She trained as a teacher in Ljubljana and taught in schools in Črni vrh nad Idrijo and Ilirska Bistrica and, at the same time, got a degree in Slavistics from the University of Ljubljana. She worked as a journalist and program coordinator for youth programs at TV Ljubljana and as a contributor and editor at numerous magazines and journals. She lives in Preddvor and, as a retired artist, continues to be a prolific writer and poet.

Neža Maurer

In 2010 she received the Poetry Gold Medal for her life's work.

Neža Maurer

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

Slovenian women poets

Slovenian poets

Slovenian journalists

Slovenian women journalists

Living people

1930 births

University of Ljubljana alumni

People from the Municipality of Polzela

Neža Maurer