Vilenica International Literary Festival
| Vilenica International Literary Festival | |
|---|---|
| Photographs from the 2014 edition of Vilenica International Literary Festival | |
| Genre | Central European literature | 
| Begins | early September | 
| Frequency | annual | 
| Location(s) | Vilenica Cave and other locations in Slovenia | 
| Inaugurated | 1986 | 
| Organised by | Slovene Writers' Association and the Cultural Centre Vilenica | 
| Website | http://vilenica.si/ | 
Vilenica International Literary Festival (Slovene: Mednarodni literarni festival Vilenica) is a festival dedicated to literature that was founded in 1986 in Slovenia. It takes place annually in several locations on the Karst Plateau in the Slovene Littoral, including inside Vilenica Cave. It is arranged by the Slovene Writers' Association together with the Cultural Centre Vilenica from Sežana. The highlight of the festival is the awarding of the Vilenica International Literary Prize to a Central European author for "outstanding achievements in the field of literature and essay writing."