Aleš Šteger

writer

Aleš Šteger is one of the most translated Slovenian writers of today. He is the author of a number of critically acclaimed books of poetry, novels and essays, as well as several books for young people. He is the Programme Director of Beletrina Academic Press and the founder of Versopolis, a European platform for emerging poets and international poetry festivals.  He holds the title Chevalier des Artes et Lettres and is a member of the Berlin Academy of Arts and the German Academy for Language and Literature. His most recent book published in English is Burning Tongues, New and Selected Poems (Bloodaxe, 2022). His other books published in Slovenian include Knjiga reči (Poems, 2005), Svet je vmes (Poems, 2022), Neverend (Novel, 2017), Na kraji zapisano (Experimental Writing, 2023), Kurent (Young Adult Novel, 2015).