Aleš Šteger

Aleš Šteger has published four books of poetry, a novel, and a book of nonfiction. He received the 1998 Veronika Prize for the best Slovenian poetry volume of the year, the 1999 Petrarch Prize for young European authors, and the 2007 Rožančeva Award for the best book of essays written in Slovenian. His work has been translated into German, Czech, Croatian, Hungarian, Spanish, and other languages. He is a founding editor of the Beletrina publishing house, and founder of the international Medana Days of Poetry and Wine festival.