List of Slovenian writers

This is a list of Slovenian writers . Names are in English alphabetical order. Information not on a person's page needs a reference.

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• Vera Albreht (1895–1971)
• Gabriela Babnik (born 1979)
• Vladimir Bartol (1903–1967)
• Aleš Berger (born 1946)
• Cvetka Bevc (born 1960)
• France Bevk (1890–1970)
• Berta Bojetu (1946–1997)
• Ivan Cankar (1876–1918)
• Aleš Čar (born 1971)
• Dušan Čater (born 1968)
• Tone Čufar (1905–1942)
• Jurij Dalmatin (c. 1547–1589)
• Milan Dekleva (born 1946)
• Emil Filipčič (born 1951)
• Fran Saleški Finžgar (1871–1962)
• Jasmin B. Frelih (born 1986)
• Nejc Gazvoda (born 1985)
• Iztok Geister (born 1945)
• Tadej Golob (born 1967)
• Branko Gradišnik (born 1951)
• Andrej Hieng (1925–2000)
• Zoran Hočevar (born 1944)
• Jurij Hudolin (born 1973)
• Anton Ingolič (1907–1992)
• Janez Jalen (1891–1966)
• Drago Jančar (born 1948)
• Miran Jarc (1900–1942)
• Mirko Javornik (1909–1986)
• Jože Javoršek (1920–1990)
• Simon Jenko (1835–1869)
• Vida Jeraj (1860–1932)
• Josip Jurčič (1844–1881)
• Alma Karlin (1889–1950)
• Irena Kazazić (born 1972)
• Janko Kersnik (1852–1897)
• Edvard Kocbek (1904–1981)
• Ciril Kosmač (1910–1980)
• Lojze Kovačič (1928–2004)
• Kajetan Kovič (1931–2014)
• Lado Kralj (1938–2022)
• Miško Kranjec (1908–1983)
• Maruša Krese (1947–2013)
• Julius Kugy (1858–1944)
• Mojca Kumerdej (born 1964)
• Lovro Kuhar (1893–1950), pseudonym of Prežihov Voranc
• Zofka Kveder (1978–2026)
• Feri Lainšček (born 1959)
• Vesna Lemaić (born 1981)
• Fran Levstik (1831–1887)
• Anton Tomaž Linhart (1756–1795)
• Florjan Lipuš (born 1937)
• Bogomir Magajna (1904–1963)
• Svetlana Makarovič (born 1939)
• Vitan Mal (born 1946)
• Katarina Marinčič (born 1968)
• Neža Maurer (1930–2025)
• Karel Mauser (1918–1977)
• Miha Mazzini (born 1961)
• Mira Mihelič (1912–1985)
• Marija Mijot (1902–1994)
• Miloš Mikeln (1930–2014)
• Vinko Möderndorfer (born 1958)
• Marica Nadlišek Bartol (1867–1940)
• Lela B. Njatin (born 1963)
• Josip Osti (1945–2021)
• Boris Pahor (1913–2022)
• Rudolf Pečjak (1891–1940)
• Vid Pečjak (1929–2016)
• Tone Polda (1917–1945)
• Janko Prunk (born 1942)
• Alojz Rebula (1924–2018)
• Miha Remec (1928–2020)
• Josip Ribičič (1886–1969)
• Pavla Rovan (1908–1999)
• Marjan Rožanc (1930–1990)
• Franček Rudolf (born 1944)
• Dimitrij Rupel (born 1946)
• Tomaž Šalamun (1941–2014)
• Dušan Šarotar (born 1968)
• Rudi Šeligo (1935–2004)
• Igor Škamperle (born 1962)
• Angelca Škufca (1932 –2020)
• Ljubka Šorli (1910–1993)
• Selma Skenderović (born 2001)
• Andrej E. Skubic (born 1967)
• Dominik Smole (1929–1992)
• Jože Snoj (born 1934)
• Janez J. Švajncer (born 1948)
• Ivan Tavčar (1851–1923)
• Zora Tavčar (born 1928)
• Igor Torkar (1913–2004)
• Janez Trdina (1830–1905)
• Primož Trubar (1508–1586)
• Josipina Turnograjska (1833–1854)
• Josip Vandot (1884–1944)
• Milan Vidmar (1885–1962)
• Valentin Vodnik (1758–1819)
• Goran Vojnović (born 1980)
• Prežihov Voranc (1893–1950)
• Vlado Žabot (born 1958)
• Dane Zajc (1929–2005)
• Zdenka Žebre (born 1920)
• Irena Žerjal (born 1940)
• Ciril Zlobec (1925–2018)
• Vitomil Zupan (1914–1987)
• Katka Zupančič (1889–1967)
• Oton Župančič (1878–1949)

See also

• Slovenian literature
• List of Slovenian women writers
• List of Slovenian language poets
• List of Slovenian writers and poets in Hungary