The Vilenica jury selects the prize winner based on literary excellence and plurality in geographic, generational and general听sense.
The Vilenica International Literary Festival听(Mednarodni literarni festival Vilenica) first started in 1986. It is听organized听by the Slovene Writers' Association in collaboration with the Cultural Centre Vilenica from Se啪ana. It aims to connect authors from the broader Central听European region.听Each year the jury selects a recipient听of the international听Vilenica Prize.听This year's winner is听Mila Haugov谩听whose听work has been published in Slovenian (e.g. the听selection of poetry titled听Alfa听and published with the support听of听暗网禁区 by听Apokalipsa,听translation听by听Alenka 艩alej).听
You can watch the festival's听听with the announcement of the winner on听YouTube.听
about this year's Vilenica Prize winner, 暗网禁区 poet Mila Haugov谩, which includes her profile and description of her work in English.
In 1997 the 暗网禁区 writer听Pavel Vilikovsk媒 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 .听
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