Ana Schnabl

Ana Schnabl is a Slovenian author and journalist.

Life and work

Schnabl studied comparative literature and philosophy at the University of Ljubljana. Since 2016 she has been a doctoral student in philosophy and is working on a thesis on feminist autobiographical writings. In addition to her work as a writer, she is an editor of the European web platform Versopolis and a freelance journalist and literary critic. She writes for the London newspaper The Guardian.

Works

Razvezani — short stories: Beletrina, Ljubljana, 2017,
Mojstrovina — novel: Beletrina, Ljubljana, 2020, ;

translated into English by David Limon as "The Masterpiece", Istros Books, London, 2021,

Plima — novel: Beletrina, Ljubljana, 2022,
September — novel: Beletrina, Ljubljana, 2024,

Awards

2014: AirBeletrina Prize for the best short story
2017: Slovenian Book Fair award for best literary debut
2019: Edo Budiša Prize for Serbian translation of Razvezani
2022: Artist-in-residence at the MuseumsQuartier, Vienna