In 2008, the Pranger Festival expanded to a special segment for the younger population. We named it ELA – after the writer Ela Peroci, who was born in Rogaška Slatina.
Similarly to how the writer once said, as in “she doesn’t write for children, but to children and that’s how she talks to them”, the organizers of Pranger try to bring poetry, the common thread of the festival, closer to children in their favourite language, that is play and creativity. One of the opportunities for creative growth and expression are the literary calls, which we send to primary schools every year. Between 2013 and 2015 we also collaborated with secondary schools. Perhaps, in a couple of years time, a young poet will become part of our already rich selection of poets, guests at the Pranger Festival itself…
