Slavko Pregl

Slavko Pregl
Pregl in 2012
Born(1945-09-09)9 September 1945
Šentvid (Ljubljana), Federal Slovenia, DF Yugoslavia
(now Slovenia)
Died10 August 2026(2026-08-10) (aged 80)
Slovenia
OccupationsWriter, publisher, editor
Writing career
Notable worksBasni, Geniji v kratkih hlačah, Srebro iz modre špilje, Usodni telefon

Vekoslav "Slavko" Pregl (9 September 1945 – 10 August 2026) was a Slovene writer, editor and publisher best known for his youth literature. He was a director of the Slovenian Book Agency.

Life and career

Pregl was born in Šentvid (Ljubljana) on 9 September 1945. He studied at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Ljubljana and obtained his degree in 1972. From 1969 to 1991 he worked at the Mladinska knjiga publishing house and then for a while headed his own publishing company EWO. He served as president of the Slovene Writers' Association from 2007 to 2009 and was made the director of the newly created, government funded, Slovenian Book Agency in 2009 and headed the agency until his retirement in August 2012.

Pregl died on 10 August 2026, at the age of 80.

Published works

References

  1. ↑ "Slovene Writers' Association site". Slovene writers' portal (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 14 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  2. ↑ Helga Glušič, Sto Slovenskih Pripovednikov (Ljubljana: Prešernova družba, 1996) ISBN 961-6186-21-3
  3. ↑ Slovenian Book Agency site
  4. ↑ Delo 31 July 2012 Slavko Pregl odhaja iz Javne agencije za knjigo (Slavko Pregl Is Leaving the Slovenian Book Agency)
  5. ↑ "Slavko Pregl (9. 9. 1945–10. 8. 2026)" (in Slovenian). Slovenian Book Agency. Retrieved 11 August 2026.