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MILAN PETEK LEVOKOV
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BIOGRAPHY
Milan Petek Levokov was born in Ptuj, Slovenia in 1960. After graduating from the Faculty of Law at the University of Ljubljana he has moved to Nova Gorica, where he now works as a civil court judge.

He writes prose and poetry: science fiction, humour and satire, post-modern prose and travelogues, novels and realistic novellas as well as short prose for children and youngsters. His works have been published in Slovene literary and children’s magazines, in literary magazines of the Slovene minorities in the neighboring countries as well as broadcast on Radio Slovenia and Radio Trieste, Italy. He also publishes his poetry and prose in literary magazines abroad.

He has received several awards for his short prose and has also been nominated a number of times for the best work in the category of children’s and youth literature. Milan Petek Levokov has published more than sixty books, while his prose and poetry also appear alongside the works of other authors in various anthologies. Some of his works, poetry, novels and fairy tales have been translated into Serbian, Russian and English.

The children’s book Maček Ferdo (Ferdo the Cat), published in Serbia, won the Sunčani Sat award in Sremska Mitrovica in 2016.

He is also a member of the Slovenian Writers' Association https://drustvo-dsp.si/en/introduction/ and the Slovenian Section of IBBY - the International Board on Books for Young People https://www.ibby.si/. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

WORKS

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH:

1998 - From the Fairy Garden; Založba Obzorja, Maribor; fairy tale collection

2002 - The Magical World of Birch Street; Mohorjeva družba, Celje; youth prose

2004 - Jurko and the Seven Fairies and Other Fairy Tales; Karantanija, Ljubljana; fairy tale collection

2005 - Stories of the Blue Bird; Karantanija, Ljubljana; fairy tale collection

2006 - The Chestnut Tree Goes to Africa; Galeb-Novi Matajur, Trieste; fairy tale collection

2007 - Ferdo the Cat Plays Soccer; Educa, Nova Gorica; picture book

2007 - Sunny Fairy Tales - The Miracle Shoes; Karantanija, Ljubljana; fairy tale collection

2007 - Sunny Fairy Tales - The Earth Has the Flu; Karantanija, Ljubljana; fairy tale collection

2008 - Ferdo the Cat Goes to School; Educa, Nova Gorica; picture book

2008 - About the Dragon Who Swallowed the School; Galeb-Novi Matajur, Trieste; fairy tale collection

2008 - The Most Beautiful Christmas Nativity Scene in the World; Educa, Nova Gorica; picture book

2009 - The Adventures of Christopher the Ant; Aristej, Maribor; fairy tale collection

2010 - Girl Hana and the Telephone Elf Arnold; Genija, Ljubljana; fairy tale collection

2011 - The Secret of Cloud Mountain; Piano, Ljubljana; youth novel

2014 - Ferdo the Cat and the Hidden Treasure: +2 Cat Adventures on Top; Karantanija, Ljubljana; fairy tales

2015 - Inspector Parkelton's Case: When the Tiger Comes; Karantanija, Ljubljana; fairy tales

2016 - The Star Prince Paints the World; eBesede, Ljubljana; picture book

2016 - Shoemaker's Tale; Polonca and the Flying Saucer; Why Are All Cats Black at Night; Maus, Maribor; fairy tales

2017 - Captain Mario's Fairy Tale Ship; eBesede, Ljubljana; stories for children

2017 - Journey to the Land of Bonga-Bonga; Zavod Volosov hram, Maribor; fairy tales

2017 - Five Stars; Zavod Volosov hram, Maribor; picture book

2018 - The Boy with the Golden Guitar, Litera; Maribor; novel

2018 - Treasure Hunt for the Templar's Treasure; Mladinska knjiga, Ljubljana; novel

2018 - Three Christmas Fairy Tales; eBesede, Ljubljana; fairy tales

2019 - Riddles from the Land of Gnomes; Litera, Maribor; fairy tales; (co-authored with Aleksandra Jelušič)

2019 - Riddles from the Land of Dwarves; Litera, Maribor; fairy tales; (co-authored with Aleksandra Jelušič)

2019 - Marco Polo's Riddles; Litera, Maribor; fairy tales; (co-authored with Aleksandra Jelušič)

2020 - Guardian of Migratory Birds; Droplja, Kupšinci-Murska Sobota; novel

2021 - Before the Catastrophe; eBesede, Ljubljana; novel

2021 - The Boy and the Blue Bird; Zavod Volosov hram, Maribor; fairy tales

2021 - Sharp Questions for Sharp Young Minds; eBesede, Ljubljana; (co-authored with Aleksandra Jelušič)

2022 - On Halloween Night; Zavod Volosov hram, Maribor; novel

2023 - Little Prince from Africa; Zavod Volosov hram, Maribor; novel

2023 - Three Hundred Furry Bears; Zavod Volosov hram, Maribor; poems for children

2023 - We Love Our Planet - Volimo našu planetu; Zavod Volosov hram, LUD Govorica Nova Gorica, Društvo Slovencev Kredarica Novi Sad; picture book, bilingual, in Slovenian and Serbian; (co-authored with Darinka Kozinc)

2023 - Matic and the Guardian Angel; Goriška Mohorjeva družba, Gorica; picture book

2023 - Tutankhamun's Gold or The Treasure Hunt Continues; eBesede, Ljubljana; novel

2024 - The Kittens Celebrate Their Birthday; Interstellar Humanitarian Fund Botramiška, picture book

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ BOOKS FOR ADULTS READERS ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1999 - Troubles in Paradise; Branko & OKO, Nova Gorica; satire and humor pieces

2003 - Notes from the Dead Shore; KUD France Prešeren, Ljubljana; short prose

2004 - Killing the Vampire; Cankarjeva založba, Ljubljana; short prose

2006 - Saga of the Fisherman and the Sea Woman - Unusual Stories; Ma-No, Nova Gorica; short prose

2006 - Paths of Wind and Sand; Karantanija, Ljubljana; short prose

2007 - The Story of Kurent; KUD France Prešeren, Ljubljana; prose

2007 - Peppers! Peppers!; Karantanija, Ljubljana; satire and humor pieces

2009 - Travel Bazaar of the Orient; Educa, Nova Gorica; travel prose

2010 - Paris at Night; Apokalipsa, Ljubljana; poetry collection

2013 - Capturing Water Between Fingers; KUD France Prešeren, Ljubljana; poetry collection

2013 - Animal Parliament; Jutro, Ljubljana; satire and humor pieces

2013 - The Song of the Black Dove; eBesede, Ljubljana; novel

2014 - Prisoners of the Monsoon; eBesede, Ljubljana; novel

2014 - Slovenian Scribbles; Apokalipsa, Ljubljana; poetry collection

2015 - People in the Bora Wind; Apokalipsa, Ljubljana; novel

2015 - Shooting Poets - Bullet in the Head and Done!; Tibo; Murska Sobota, poetry

2016 - Dance of the Cannibals; Zavod Volosov hram, Maribor; collection of novellas

2017 - So Close, Yet So Far; Zavod Volosov hram, Maribor; short SF prose

2017 - Fever, Zavod Volosov hram, Maribor; novel

2018 - Wolves Howl; Zavod Volosov hram, Maribor; short prose

2018 - Goodnight, Charles Bukowski; Zavod Volosov hram; Maribor; poetry collection

2019 - Who Still Fears Anne Riesmann?; eBesede, Ljubljana; novel

2020 - Romeo and Juliet from the North and South: Two Love Stories; eBesede, Ljubljana; two novellas

2023 - Odd Cases of Inspector Karlin, crime stories; Primus, Založba Brežice, short prose ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ E-BOOKS For children and youth

2007 - From the Fairy Tale World; Ruslica, Večer; fairy tale collection

2013 - Girl Hana and the Telephone Elf Arnold and other wonderful adventures from Sunny Street; Genija; fairy tales

2016 - The Bird Scarecrow; Maus Society, Maribor; fairy tale

2016 - The Blue Dragon; Maus Society, Maribor; fairy tale

2016 - The Boy and the Blue Bird; Maus Society, Maribor; fairy tale

2016 - The Sad Princess; Maus Society, Maribor; fairy tale

2016 - Greenie the Dwarf from the Cold North; Maus Society, Maribor; fairy tale

2016 - The Snake King; Maus Society, Maribor; fairy tale

2016 - The Flying Carpet; Maus Society, Maribor; fairy tale

2016 - The Grey Wolf from the Black Forest; Maus Society, Maribor; fairy tale

2016 - Matic and the Rain Cloud; Maus Society, Maribor; fairy tale

2016 - Shoemaker's Tale; Polonca and the Flying Saucer; Why Are All Cats Black at Night; Maus, Maribor; fairy tales

2019 - The Boy with the Golden Guitar; Litera, Maribor; novel

2021 - Treasure Hunt for the Templar's Treasure; Mladinska knjiga, Ljubljana; novel

2022 - Guardian of Migratory Birds; Droplja, Kupšinci-Murska Sobota; novel

2022 - On Halloween Night; Zavod Volosov hram, Maribor; novel

2023 - The Star Prince Paints the World; Nataša Gregorič, Šempeter pri Gorici; picture book

 For adults''' 2016 - Shooting Poets - Bullet in the Head and Done!; Tibo, Murska Sobota; poetry

2020 - Wolves Howl; Zavod Volosov hram, Maribor; short prose

2020 - Fever; Zavod Volosov hram, https://www.volosov-hram.si/Maribor; novel ______________________________________________________________________________________ ENGLISH EDITIONS''':

2017 - From the Garden of Fairy Tales; Lulu Press, Inc., Morrisville, USA, 2022 - Christmas Tale; eBesede, Ljubljana; fairy tales 2022 - The Rain Cloud; eBesede, Ljubljana; fairy tales 2022 - The Little Boy and the Blue Bird; eBesede,https://www.culture.si/en/Ebesede_Publishing_House Ljubljana; fairy tales ____________________________________________________________________________________ FOREIGN EDITIONS AND TRANSLATIONS'''

2016 - Ferdo the Cat; AM Graphic, Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia; collection of fairy tales 2018 - Fairy Tales of the Blue Bird; Alma, Belgrade, Serbia; collection of fairy tales 2019 - Goodnight, Bukowski; Alma, Belgrade, Serbia; poetry selection 2019 - People in the Bora Wind; Prometej, Novi Sad, Serbia; novel 2022 - В поисках клада тамплиеров (Treasure Hunt for the Templar's Treasure); Moscow, Publishing House Nigma