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- ↑ Veronika Award on Culture.si Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia site
- ↑ "Slovene Writers' Association site". Slovene writers' portal (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ Zlatnik Poezije (Poetry Gold Medal)
- ↑ Dnevnik 9 July 2014 Letošnji dobitnik zlatnika poezije Tone Kuntner This Year's Recipient of Poetry Gold Medal is Tone Kuntner
- ↑ Delo 7 July 2015 Gustav Januš, lirični glas koroških Slovencev Gustav Januš, the Lyrical Voice of Carinthian Slovenes
- ↑ Delo 30 June 2017 Zlatnik poezije Andreju Brvarju Poetry Gold Medal goes to Andrej Brvar