Polona Glavan

Writer and translator Polona Glavan (1974) began publishing her stories in literary magazines in the early 1990s. Her first novel, A Night in Europe (Noč v Evropi), was published in 2001 and shortlisted for the Kresnik Award for best novel of the year. It was followed by short story collection Guerillas (Gverilci, 2004), which was awarded the Zlata ptica Award for outstanding achievements of young artists. No Matter How (Kakorkoli), Glavan’s second novel, was published to much critical acclaim in 2014; the novel was longlisted for the Kresnik Award and shortlisted for the Kritiško sito Award for best book of the year, awarded by the Slovenian Literary Critics’ Association. In 2015 the author received the Crystal of Vilenica Award, bestowed to writers from Central Europe. Her work has been included in several anthologies at home and abroad.

Awards and nominations

Shortlisted for the Kresnik Award for best novel of the year 2002
Zlata ptica Award 2004
Longlisted for the Kresnik Award for best novel of the year 2015
Shortlisted for the Kritiško sito Award for best book of the year 2015
Crystal of Vilenica Award 2015

Books by Polona Glavan

No Matter How

Kakorkoli

Polona Glavan