The Veronika Award (Slovenian: 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 | Ljubica Rolanda Barthesa | Roland Barthes' Lover | KUD Apokalipsa | ||
| 2015 | Vrt | Garden | KUD Sodobnost International | ||
| 2014 | P(l)ast za p(l)astjo | Layer Upon Layer (Trap After Trap) | Založba Pivec | ||
| 2013 | Krčrk | LUD Literatura | |||
| 2012 | Mikado | Mikado | Beletrina | ||
| 2011 | Pridem takoj | Back soon | KUD Apokalipsa | ||
| 2010 | Razlagalec sanj | Interpreter of Dreams | KUD Apokalipsa | ||
| 2009 | Kažipoti brezpotij | Signposts to Nowhere | Nova Revija | ||
| 2008 | Audrey Hepburn, slišiš metlo budističnega učenca? | Audrey Hepburn, Can You Hear the Broom of the Buddhist Student? | Cankarjeva založba | ||
| 2007 | Vsakdanji pogovori | Everyday Conversations | Center za slovenski književnost | ||
| 2007 | Ujedanke: obrazi naše vsakdanjosti | Mohorjeva družba | |||
| 2006 | Ogrlica iz rad | Mladinska knjiga | |||
| 2005 | Lesbos | Lesbos | Cankarjeva založba | ||
| 2004 | Opis slike | Picture Description | Litera | ||
| 2003 | V živi zob | Into The Open Wound | Cankarjeva založba | ||
| 2002 | Rosa | Rosa | Mladinska knjiga | ||
| 2001 | Jambi | Iambi | Mladinska knjiga | ||
| 2000 | Samo ta dan imam | I Only Have This Day | Prešernova družba | ||
| 2000 | Parniki v dežju | Steamers in the Rain | Cankarjeva založba | ||
| 1999 | Kraški Narcis | Karstic Narcissus | Študentska založba | ||
| 1998 | Kašmir | Kashmir | Nova Revija | ||
| 1997 | Razgledice za Darjo | Postcards for Darja | Državna Založba Slovenije |