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The Guide to Science Fiction is an online encyclopedia of Slovenian science fiction and fantasy content in various media, analytic sources, links, authors' opinions on the genre and current events in the field.

Vodnik po ZF je spletna encikopedija, ki popisuje slovenske znanstvenofantastične in fantastične vsebine v različnih medijih, strokovne vire, povezave, misli avtoric in avtorjev o žanru ter aktualne dogodke na tem področju.


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Slovenian SF&F book cover gallery.

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Slovenian and foreign SF&F video content.

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COBISS

Statistika izposoj v splošnih knjižnicah v zadnjem letu
Cobiss: library statistics for the last year (SI)

Most read library books

Home Pages of Slovenian Libraries

Participating libraries – list of libraries
Links to their Cobiss databases.


FUNDAMENTAL WORKS,
available for free at Project Gutenberg

See also: Anthropology, Adventure, Children's Literature, Folklora, Gothic Fiction, Horror, Mystery Fiction, Mythology, Psychology and other genres The Guide only discusses fleetingly as elements in otherwise SF&F works.


A good deal of SF&F literature in different languages is available through Wikisource,
and there is also a growing collection of Slovenian works uploaded to Wikivir.


PUBLISHERS, PUBLICATIONS

Fantastikon
The Fantastikon series of the publishing company Tuma. (SI)

Tehniška založba Slovenije
TZS has been an indispensable force in the field of Slovenian SF for decades with the stories continually published in the magazine Življenje in tehnika. Also, translated SF in the official online bookstore: Znanstvena fantastika. (SI)

Futura
A bibliography of new Futura issues, data on authors and stories, forums and general SF news. (HR)

InterNOVA
This semiannual magazine, dedicated to contemporary German science fiction, was first published in December 2002. There was an overabundance of good stories to translate, so the international version was born, dedicated to contemporary SF in countries regularly overlooked by Anglo-American centred SF markets.

Asimov's Science Fiction
The renowned SF magazine publishes quality material. Some texts from the current issue are always available for free online.

Analog Science Fiction and Fact
"ASF is often considered the magazine where science fiction grew up. When editor John W. Campbell took over in 1938, he brought to Astounding an unprecedented insistence on placing equal emphasis on both words of "science fiction." No longer satisfied with gadgetry and action per se, Campbell demanded that his writers try to think out how science and technology might really develop in the future-and, most importantly, how those changes would affect the lives of human beings."

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
The magazine, the original publisher of many SF classics, was founded in 1949.

Alef: ZF knjižara
The untraditional SF bookstore Alef is run by Siniša Lekić. (HR)

SF eye
The semiannual magazine by Stephen P. Brown published articles by renowned authors, interviews and critique of contemporary SF as well as unusual and bold illustrations. Unfortunately it has been defunct for years but past issues can still be tracked down.

Vodnik po ZF

Update: 20 January 2012


Only Slovenian authors who have published a SF&F work of literature are listed, and only with works in that genre. Monographs are written in italics, individual stories in collections/magazines in a normal font, and works/authors at the edge of the genre are marked with an asterisk (*). Children's and young adult literature is tagged as [ya], and poetry as [p]. All known editions are listed. Some authors appear twice – with their real name and pen name, depending on which name they published their work under. Wherever possible I cite links with excerpts, full texts (eg. the Slovenian Wikisource, Wikivir) or additional information. The list is currently composed on the basis of my personal library, online resources, texts, published in available webzines and fanzines up till now, Cobiss, communication with individual authors and physical browsing in libraries and archives.

The list currently encompasses literary prose above all, but will eventually expand to poetry and other literary contributions to SF&F culture. It also contains comicbooks and picture books, hybrids between the literary and the visual, mainly because of their scarcity and availability through Cobiss. I list here screenplays, shooting scripts and other textual derivatives for staged/filmed literary works, if libraries keep a physical edition. Works, executed in different media, are listed here: Other Forms of Slovenian SF&F. Links lead to a separate list of translations into foreign languages where relevant; there you can also find works, originally written in a foreign language. You can also take a look at the book cover gallery.
The list contains all works which follow the genre's fundamental rules (regardless of quality); eventually cult works by the most skilful authors will be emphasized.
Missing information and corrections are welcome; write to vodnik.zf (at) gmail.com.

A B C Č D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S Š T U V Z Ž



For an introduction into Slovenian SF&F we recommend some authors in the genre, who are first and foremost skilled and quality writers in their own right:

Among fantasy authors the following stand out: Ivan Tavčar (4000), Marjan Tomšič, Janez Mencinger (Abadon), Vladimir Levstik (Dejanje), the more contemporary Berta Bojetu and the young Nejc Gazvoda. Damir Feigel, Angelo Cerkvenik (Poslednji dnevi človeka), Miha Remec and Vid Pečjak are the great science fiction masters of different eras. The latter is also an acknowledged children's and young adult literature author, of which Svetlana Makarovič, Frane Milčinski, Vida Brest (Veliki čarovnik Ujtata) and the comic artist Miki Muster are also among the best. In science fiction poetry, Gregor Strniša's is indispensable.


Expert literature:

Story collections:

Periodicals:

Online resources:

Sources still to be included:


Currently:

49 female authors + 170 male authors; 219 altogether
229 monographs (novels, story or poetry collections, comicbooks, picture books, screenplays...)
227 short publications (stories, poems, novel excerpts...)


A B C Č D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S Š T U V Z Ž


Abraham, Nina

Arhnauer Subašič, Majda

Bartol, Vladimir* (1903–1967) wiki

Bašelj, Dominik

Belani, Marget (1977–; also Blažič, Mateja)

Belčič, Boštjan* wiki

Benedičič, Jaka

Berce, Tone

Bešter, Franc www

Bibič, Špela

Blenkuš, Rok

Bojetu, Berta* (1946–1997) wiki

Bolha, Tibor

Bor, Matej (1913–1993) wiki

Bošnjak, Irenej Vid

Božič, Tim

Brest, Vida (also Peterlin, Majda)* (1925–1985) wiki

Brežnik, Pavel (also Ripson, P.)

Cerar, Franci

Cerkvenik, Angelo (1894–1981) wiki

Čerin, Boris

Črnič, Ivan

Damjanić, Branka

Dekleva, Milan (1946–) wiki

Dim, Dušan* (1972–) wiki www

Dolenc, Mate (1945–) wiki

Dolinar, Bojan

Dolinar, Brane

Dolinčar, Jože

Ekselenski, Bojan www

Fajt, Dejan

Feigel, Damir (1879–1959) wiki www

Filipčič, Emil* (1951–; also Paganel, Jožef) wiki

Flisar, Evald* (1945–) wiki

Fonovič, Marko

Frece, Matej

Furlanič, Martin

Gazvoda, Nejc (1985–) wiki blog interview

Geršak, Borut

Gornik, Matjaž

Grabnar, Boris

Gračner, Dragica

Graden, Robert (also Skvarča, Marjan)

Gradišnik, Branko (1951–; tudi Paganel, Jožef) wiki blog interview publisher

Grafenauer, Niko* (1940–) wiki wikivir

Grčar, Urša

Hiršenfelder, Ida

Horvat, Tim

Hribar, Janez

Hvala, Tea blog

Ingolič, Anton* (1907–1992) wiki

Ivanuša, Andrej (1958–) wiki www

Jaklič, Josip

Jamnik, Janez

Jamnik Pocajt, Tatjana

Janežič, Tomaž www

Jarh, Miha

Javeršek, Zulejka

Jelen, Nejc

Jenko, Metod in Hassl, Viktor

Jenko, Primož

Jenko, Simon* (1835–1869) wiki

Jerman, Matevž

Jeršek, Marjetka www blog

Jesih, Milan* (1950–) wiki

Jirasek, Zvone

Jukić, Boris

Kajčep, Div (1929–; also Pečjak, Vid) wiki

Kalčič, Uroš

Kališnik, Iris

Kermauner, Aksinja (1956–) wiki

Klančnik, Urban

Kleva, Dag (1965–) wiki

Kolenik, Tine

Koleša, Sebastjan

Koren, Majda* (1960–) wiki

Kosec, Žiga

Kosmos, Iva

Košmrl, Anton

Kovač, Polonca* (1937–) wiki

Kralj, Dušan

Kralj, Tomaž

Kranjc, Maja

Kristan, Etbin (1867–1953) wiki

Krkoč, Iztok

Kubo, Maks (1953–; also Kuščer, Samo) wiki

Kunaver, Jurij

Kuščer, Samo (1953–; also Kubo, Maks) wiki

Lainšček, Feri* (1959–) wiki

Lajšić, Nina

Lapuh, Primož

Lavrič, Tomaž (1964–) wiki

Legradič, Vid

Lemaić, Vesna (1980–) interview 2

Levgart

Levstik, Vladimir* (1886–1957) wiki

Ličen, Amadeja M.

Lorenci, Janko

Madžarevič, Tomaž

Mahnič, Anton (1850–1920) wiki

Majnič, Janez

Mak, Marko

Makarovič, Svetlana* (1939–) wiki wikivir interview 2 article 2

Mazzini, Miha (1961–) wiki www

Meglič, Maruša

Memon, Vladimir (1953–1980) wiki

Mencinger, Janez (1838–1912)

Meserko, Bojan (1957–) wiki

Mikeln, Miloš (1930–) wiki

Milčinski, Frane – Ježek (1914–1988) wiki

Misic, Peter TT

Mlakar, Ida* (1956–) wiki

Motoviš, Gabriel

Možgan, Bradimir

Muck, Desa* (1955–) wiki wikivir

Muster, Miki (1925–) wiki www interview

Naglič, Zlatko

Ništrc, Jernej

Novačan, Anton (1887–1951) wiki

Novak, Boris A.* (1953–) wiki wikivir

Novak, Dušan P.

Novak, Franci

Novak, Rene

Oblak, Teja

Ogris, Mariša www

Ornik, Sašo

Paganel, Jožef (Emil Filipčič in Branko Gradišnik)

Pečjak, Vid (1929–; also Kajčep, Div) wiki wikivir

Pejić, Darko

Perčič, Tone

Perme, Damjan www

Peršak, Tone (1947–) wiki

Petančič, Samo (1980–) interview

Petek, Milan

Pitambar Pangerc, Peter

Pleiades, Maia

Pleskovič, Miha (also Kane, Lucas)

Pogorelc, Andrej

Ponebšek, Mihela

Pregl, Sanja (1970–) wiki

Prelovšek, Roman

Puncer, Franc (Franjo) (1934–1994) wiki

Pustovrh, Toni

Rakuša, Denis

Rehar, Radivoj (1894–1969) wiki

Remec, Miha (1928–) wiki www

Resnik, Branka

Resnik, Samo

Ripson, P. (also Brežnik, Pavel)

Robnik, Jasmina

Rodošek, Edo (1932–)

Roš, Milivoj Miki

Rotner, Miran

Rozman Roza, Andrej* (1947–) wiki

Rozman, Smiljan

Rudolf, Franček* (1944–) wiki

Rupel, Dimitrij (1946–) wiki

Seketin, Marko

Sieberer, Rok – Kuri (1965–) www

Simonović, Veseljko V.

Sinanović, Muanis

Sirako, Mara R. (also Barić Bizjak, Ruža M.)

Sitar, Sandi (1937–) wiki

Sivec, Ivan (1949–) wiki www članek

Skvarča, Marjan (also Graden, Robert)

Slana, Marinka

Slokan, Borut

Smerdelj, Nataša

Snoj, Jože* (1934–) wiki

Snorkelj, Filip D.

Stritar, Josip* (1836–1923) wiki

Strniša, Gregor (1930–1987) wiki članek

Suhodolčan, Leopold (1928–1980) wiki

Sukič, Nataša interview

Ščurk, Andrej

Šegatin, Miomira

Šinkovec, Matjaž

Škerbinek, Aleš

Šorli, Ivo (1877–1958) wiki

Štampe Žmavc, Bina* (1951–) wiki

Štefan, Anja* (1969–) wiki

Šubic, Simon

Šušteršič, Andrej

Švagelj, Boris

Taiyo

Tavčar, Ivan* (1851–1923) wiki

Tavčar, Mitja

Tomažin, Gregor

Tomc, Gregor

Tomšič, Frane (France) (1925–) wiki www

Tomšič, Marjan (1939–) wiki blog

Toporiš, Ivan

Tratnjak, Mladen

Trdina, Janez* (1830–1905) wiki

Tudor, Doris

Valenčič, Matjaž

Vatovec, Marko

Vavpotič, Martin

Vidmar, Matija

Vidmar, Viljem

Višnovec, Boris

Vokač, Zlata*

Volavšek, Timotej

Volkar, Andrej (1847–1930; also Stritar, H. G.)

Vrabič, Aleš

Vrbančič Kopač, Nataša (1968–; also Maj, Nika) založba 2

Vresnik, Primož

Vresnik, Samo

Vuga, Gregor

Zabret, Valerija

Zagoričnik, Egist

Zajc, Danijela

Zajc, Lenart (1967–) wiki

Zlobec, Jaša L. (1951–) wiki

Zobavnik, Igor

Zupan, Vitomil* (1914–1987) wiki

Zupanc, Peter

Žabot, Vlado* (1958–) wiki

Žganjer, Branimir (1919–1999) wiki

Žorž, Danila (1979–) wiki

Župan, Miran