Background
Maurer was born in the village of Podvin near Polzela in 1930.
Maurer was born in the village of Podvin near Polzela in 1930.
She writes for children, young adults and adults and has also worked as a translator, journalist, editor and teacher. She trained as a teacher in Ljubljana and taught in schools in Črni vrh nad Idrijo and Ilirska Bistrica and at the same time got a degree in Slavistics from the University of Ljubljana. She worked as a journalist and programme coordinator for youth programmes at television Ljubljana and as a contributor and editor at numerous magazines and journals.
She lives in Škofja Loka and in her retirement continues to be a prolific writer and poet.
