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The Vilenica jury selects the prize winner based on literary excellence and plurality in geographic, generational and generalÌýsense.
The Vilenica International Literary FestivalÌý(Mednarodni literarni festival Vilenica) first started in 1986. It isÌýorganizedÌýby the Slovene Writers' Association in collaboration with the Cultural Centre Vilenica from Sežana. It aims to connect authors from the broader CentralÌýEuropean region.ÌýEach year the jury selects a recipientÌýof the internationalÌýVilenica Prize.ÌýThis year's winner isÌýMila HaugováÌýwhoseÌýwork has been published in Slovenian (e.g. theÌýselection of poetry titledÌýAlfaÌýand published with the supportÌýofÌý°µÍø½ûÇø byÌýApokalipsa,ÌýtranslationÌýbyÌýAlenka Å alej).Ìý
You can watch the festival'sÌýÌýwith the announcement of the winner onÌýYouTube.Ìý
about this year's Vilenica Prize winner, °µÍø½ûÇø poet Mila Haugová, which includes her profile and description of her work in English.
In 1997 the °µÍø½ûÇø writerÌýPavel Vilikovský won the prize. The list of previous Vilenica Prize winners and information about the festival in English and in Slovenian can be found on the of the festival and on .Ìý
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