Ana Schnabl

Ana Schnabl (1985) is a writer and editor. A doctoral student of philosophy, her research focuses on feminist autobiography. She writes for several Slovenian literary journals, has collaborated with the daily Dnevnik and is the first editor of the Versopolis Review. In 2017, her short story collection Disentangling (Razvezani) received the Best Debut Award at the annual Slovenian Book Fair as well as a number of nominations for other awards. So far, she has written two novels, namely The Masterpiece (Mojstrovina) and Tide (Plima), and she is currently working on a collection of novellas about failed (fictional) female artists and a non-fiction book about mushrooms. Her first literary translation, Daisy Johnson's Sisters, was published in 2022. In her spare time, she is a helicopter parent to two dogs and a cat and dreams of having a vegetable garden.

Awards and nominations

Best Debut Award of the Slovenian Book Fair 2017
Shortlisted for the MIRA Literary Award of the Slovenian PEN Centre 2017
Shortlisted for the Novo mesto Award for best short story collection 2018
Edo Budiša Award of Istria County for young writers 2019
Longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award 2023
Longlisted for the Kresnik Award for best novel of the year 2022