Ana Svetel

Ana Svetel is a Slovenian writer, poet and cultural anthropologist whose work moves between literary and academic exploration. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Ljubljana, where her research focuses on human–environment relations in Alpine and Arctic regions.

She is the author of two poetry collections and two books of short prose, all shortlisted for major Slovenian literary awards. Her most recent book, Steklene stene (Glass Walls), a cycle of five novellas, received the Slovenian Literary Critics’ Award and the Maruša Krese Award in 2025. She has also received the Central European Initiative Award for Young Writers.