Rožanc Award


The Rožanc Award 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.

Rožanc Award laureates

YearAuthorEssay CollectionTitle in English
2015Andrej CapuderPovest o knjigahTale of Books
2014Marcel ŠtefančičKdor prej umre, bo dlje mrtevHe Who Dies Early Will Be Dead for Longer
2013Alojz IhanDržavljanski esejiCivic Essays
2012Meta KušarKaj je poetično ali Ura ilegaleWhat is Poetic or the Hour of the Underground
2011Miklavž KomeljNujnost poezijeThe Need for Poetry
2010Peter Kovačič PeršinVrnitev k Itaki: Slovenci v procesih globalizacijeReturn to Ithaka: Slovenes in the Processes of Globalization
2009Ifigenija Zagoričnik SimonovićKonci in krajiBits and Places
2008Dušan JovanovićSvet je dramaThe World is a Drama
2007Aleš ŠtegerBerlinBerlin
2007Igor ZabelEseji o moderni in sodobni umetnostiEssays on Modern and Contemporary Art
2006Drago JančarDuša EvropeThe Soul of Europe
2005Aleksander ZornSmešna žalost preobrazbeThe Funny Sadness of Transformation
2004Gorazd KocjančičTistim zunaj: Eksoterični zapisi 1990–2003To Those Outside: Exoteric Notes 1990–2003
2003Vinko OšlakSpoštovanje in bitRespect and Being
2002Vinko MöderndorferGledališče v ogledaluThe Theatre in a Mirror
2001Iztok GeisterLevitveMoultings
2000Edvard KovačOddaljena bližinaThe Distant Proximity
1999Milan DeklevaGnezda in katedraleNests and Cathedrals
1998Aleš BergerKrokiji in beležkeSketches and Notes
1997Matevž KosPrevzetnost in pristranostPride and Prejudice
1996Tomo VirkUjetniki bolečinePrisoners of Pain
1995Drago JančarEgiptovski lonci mesaEgyptian Pots of Meat
1994Jože SnojMed besedo in bogomBetween the Word and God
1993Drago JančarRazbiti vrčThe Broken Jug