Michael Biggins s translations of works by Slovene authors such as Drago Jan ar, Toma alamun, Vladimir Bartol, and Lojze Kova i have been published by Harcourt, Archipelago and Dalkey Archive, among others. In 2015 he was awarded the Lavrin Diploma of the Society of Slovene Literary Translators for distinguished contributions to the advancement of Slovene literature in English. He lives in Seattle.