Smiljan Rozman (28 January 1927[1] – 15 March 2007) was a Slovene writer, author of numerous novels and collections of short stories who also wrote for young readers and scripts for children's programmes and drama series on television.

[1] Soon after his birth the family moved to Maribor where he grew up.

During the Second World War sent on forced labour to Germany and France.

After the war he worked as a factory worker, musician, painter, actor and teacher and eventually a full-time writer.

[3] In 1965 he won the Prešeren Foundation Award for his novel Druščina (The Company).