Neža Maurer
Neža Maurer Škofič 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
- Sončne statve, 1970Kam pa teče voda, 1972Kako spi veverica, 1975Kostanjev škratek, 1980Beli muc, 1981Kadar Vanči riše, 1985Televizijski otroci, 1986Uh, kakšne laži, 1987Iskal sem kukavico, 1989Bratec Kratekčas, 1989Oče Javor, 1990Muca frizerka, 1995Kdo, 1997Od srede do petka, 1997Sloni v spačku, 1997Kostanjev škratek, 1997Velik sončen dan, 2000Kdo se oglaša, 2003Zajčkova telovadba, 2004Pišem, berem A,B,C, 2005
Prose
Čukec, 1978Koruzni punčki, 1993Zvesti jazbec, 1999Dica Prstančica, 2001Ti si moje srce, 2008For adults
Poetry
Skorja dlani in skorja kruha, 1969Ogenj do zadnjega diha, 1973Čas, ko je vse prav, 1978U službi života, 1978Tej poti se reče želja, 1984Drevo spoznanja, 1987Kadar ljubimo, 1990Litanije za mir, 1991Od mene k tebi, 1993Leva stran neba, 1994Wenn wir lieben, 1995The veiled landscape, 1995- Metulj na snegu, 1997Igra za življenje, 1999Zbrana dela I.del, 2000Zbrana dela II. del, 2003Zmenek, 2004Raj, 2007Od mene k tebi, 2007Na tvojo kožo pišem svoje verze, 2008Piramide upanja, 2010Sama sva na svetu – ti in jaz, 2010