Jana Milčinski

Jana Milčinski (born Jana Podkrajšek; 5 December 1920 – 13 April 2007) was a Slovene writer, journalist and translator.

She won the Levstik Award in 1986 for her popular science book Lukec dobi sestrico (Lukec Gets a Sister). She wrote a number of other stories and children's books, many with themes from the Second World War in Yugoslavia.

She was married to the poet and satirist Frane Milčinski Ježek.

Selected works Pravljice za danes in jutri (Stories for today and Tomorrow), 1992 To si ti, Nina (That Is You, Nina), 1988 Danes, ko postajam pionir, pionirka (Today As I Become a Pioneer), 1988 Matiček in Maja včeraj, danes, jutri in vsak dan (Matiček and Maja Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow and Every Day), 1986 Lukec dobi sestrico (Lukec Gets a Sister), 1986 Pisane zgodbe (Diverse Tales), 1976 Zakaj sta Matiček in Maja zamudila pouk (Why Matiček and Maja Missed Class), 1972