The Veronika Award (Slovene: Veronikina nagrada) is a literary award in Slovenia awarded each year for the best Slovene poetry collection of the year. It has been bestowed since 1997 by the Municipality of Celje at the Veronika Festival that takes place at Celje Castle. The festival and the award are named after Veronika of Desenice, wife of Frederick II, Count of Celje, accused of witchcraft, incarcerated in Ojstrica Castle and murdered in around 1425.[1] The winner receives a financial award.[2] Since 2005 a separate Poetry Gold Medal is bestowed on a poet for their life achievement that has contributed to the richness of Slovene poetry, language and culture.[3]
| Year | Author | Poetry Collection | Title in English | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ana Makuc | Ljubica Rolanda Barthesa | Roland Barthes' Lover | KUD Apokalipsa |
| 2015 | Meta Kušar | Vrt | Garden | KUD Sodobnost International |
| 2014 | Petra Kolmančič | P(l)ast za p(l)astjo | Layer Upon Layer (Trap After Trap) | Založba Pivec |
| 2013 | Karlo Hmeljak | Krčrk | LUD Literatura | |
| 2012 | Primož Čučnik | Mikado | Mikado | Beletrina |
| 2011 | Barbara Korun | Pridem takoj | Back soon | KUD Apokalipsa |
| 2010 | Andrej Medved | Razlagalec sanj | Interpreter of Dreams | KUD Apokalipsa |
| 2009 | Jože Snoj | Kažipoti brezpotij | Signposts to Nowhere | Nova Revija |
| 2008 | Milan Dekleva | Audrey Hepburn, slišiš metlo budističnega učenca? | Audrey Hepburn, Can You Hear the Broom of the Buddhist Student? | Cankarjeva založba |
| 2007 | Taja Kramberger | Vsakdanji pogovori | Everyday Conversations | Center za slovenski književnost |
| 2007 | Tone Pavček | Ujedanke: obrazi naše vsakdanjosti | Mohorjeva družba | |
| 2006 | Ervin Fritz | Ogrlica iz rad | Mladinska knjiga | |
| 2005 | Ivo Svetina | Lesbos | Lesbos | Cankarjeva založba |
| 2004 | Erika Vouk | Opis slike | Picture Description | Litera |
| 2003 | Milan Dekleva | V živi zob | Into The Open Wound | Cankarjeva založba |
| 2002 | Miklavž Komelj | Rosa | Rosa | Mladinska knjiga |
| 2001 | Milan Jesih | Jambi | Iambi | Mladinska knjiga |
| 2000 | Ciril Zlobec | Samo ta dan imam | I Only Have This Day | Prešernova družba |
| 2000 | Marjan Strojan | Parniki v dežju | Steamers in the Rain | Cankarjeva založba |
| 1999 | Josip Osti | Kraški Narcis | Karstic Narcissus | Študentska založba |
| 1998 | Aleš Šteger | Kašmir | Kashmir | Nova Revija |
| 1997 | Iztok Osojnik | Razgledice za Darjo | Postcards for Darja | Državna Založba Slovenije |