Spotlight on #InspirationalWomen Neža Maurer (born 22 - TopicsExpress



          

Spotlight on #InspirationalWomen Neža Maurer (born 22 December 1930) is a Slovene poet and writer. She writes for all ages and has also worked as a translator, journalist, editor and teacher. #Maurer was born in the village of Podvin near Polzela. She trained as a teacher in Ljubljana and taught in schools in Črni vrh nad Idrijo and Ilirska Bistrica. During this time, she got a degree in Slavistics from the University of Ljubljana. She has worked as a journalist and programme coordinator for youth programmes at TV Ljubljana and as a contributor and editor at numerous magazines and journals. She lives in Škofja Loka and in her retirement continues to be a prolific writer and poet. In 2010 she received the Poetry Gold Medal for her lifes work. #WHM Photo: Igor Zaplatil, Ms. Maurer with the Slovenka leta (Slovene woman of the year) award for 2008.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 07:20:00 +0000

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