Neža Maurer

Neža Maurer Škofič (22 December 1930 – 20 April 2025) was a Slovene poet and writer. She wrote for children, young adults, and adults and 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 lived in Preddvor and, as a retired artist, continued to be a prolific writer and poet.

In 2010, she received the Poetry Gold Medal for her life's work. Maurer died on 20 April 2025, at the age of 94.

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