Feri Lainscek is the winner of the most prestigious Slovenian book award. Lainscek received the Kresnik Award for best novel of the year for "Maurisa" at the ceremony at Roznik, a hill above Ljubljana.
The 47-year old writer from the northeastern-most region of Prekmurje received a EUR 5,000 check from Peter Jancic, the editor-in-chief of daily Delo, which gives out the award, while he also got the honour to lit a bonfire as part of the ceremony on the Midsummer Eve.