Kristina Brenk
Kristina Brenk née Vrhovec, also known as Kristina Brenkova was a Slovene writer, poet, translator and editor, best known for her books for children.
Brenk was born in Horjul in what was then Austria-Hungary in 1911. She studied psychology and pedagogy at the University of Ljubljana and obtained her doctorate in 1939. During the Second World War she joined the [Liberation Front of the Slovene language|Slovene Nation|Slovene Liberation Front]. From 1949 until her retirement in 1973 she worked as an editor at the Mladinska Knjiga publishing house. In 1999 she received the Levstik Award for her lifetime achievement in children's writing. She died in Ljubljana and is buried at Žale.
An award for Best Original Slovene Picture Book bestowed since 2003 by the Slovenian Publishers Association was named after Kristina Brenk from 2011 onwards.