Neža Maurer Škofič (born 22 December 1930) is a Slovene poet and writer. She writes for children, young adults, and adults and has worked as a translator, journalist, editor and teacher.^[1]

Neža Maurer was born in the village of Podvin near Polzela in 1930. 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 program coordinator for youth programs at TV Ljubljana and as a contributor and editor at numerous magazines and journals. She lives in Preddvor and, as a retired artist, continues to be a prolific writer and poet.

In 2010 she received the Poetry Gold Medal for her life's work.^[2]

• Sončne statve, 1970
• Kam pa teče voda, 1972
• Kako spi veverica, 1975
• Kostanjev škratek, 1980
• Beli muc, 1981
• Kadar Vanči riše, 1985
• Televizijski otroci, 1986
• Uh, kakšne laži, 1987
• Iskal sem kukavico, 1989
• Bratec Kratekčas, 1989
• Oče Javor, 1990
• Muca frizerka, 1995
• Kdo, 1997
• Od srede do petka, 1997
• Sloni v spačku, 1997
• Kostanjev škratek, 1997
• Velik sončen dan, 2000
• Kdo se oglaša, 2003
• Zajčkova telovadba, 2004
• Pišem, berem A,B,C, 2005

• Čukec, 1978
• Koruzni punčki, 1993
• Zvesti jazbec, 1999
• Dica Prstančica, 2001
• Ti si moje srce, 2008

• Skorja dlani in skorja kruha, 1969
• Ogenj do zadnjega diha, 1973
• Čas, ko je vse prav, 1978
• U službi života, 1978
• Tej poti se reče želja, 1984
• Drevo spoznanja, 1987
• Kadar ljubimo, 1990
• Litanije za mir, 1991
• Od mene k tebi, 1993
• Leva stran neba, 1994
• Wenn wir lieben, 1995
• The veiled landscape, 1995
• Metulj na snegu, 1997
• Igra za življenje, 1999
• Zbrana dela I.del, 2000
• Zbrana dela II. del, 2003
• Zmenek, 2004
• Raj, 2007
• Od mene k tebi, 2007
• Na tvojo kožo pišem svoje verze, 2008
• Piramide upanja, 2010
• Sama sva na svetu – ti in jaz, 2010

• Zveza mora ostati, 1967
• Dom za telohov cvet, 1999
• Velika knjiga pravljic, 1999