UVKF/Rp. Lirikon21/International Lirikonfest Velenje have been awarding an international festival literary acknowledgment lirikonov zlát since 2006/2007 for outstanding journal translations of 21st century poetry into Slovenian or from Slovenian to other languages (both with selected publications in festival Rp. Lirikon21). - The acknowledgment is demonstrated with a deed and a commemorative plaque (work of academic sculptor Jurij Smole).
The international translation award lirikonov zlát has so far been awarded to:
2007 – Andrej Medved (SI)
2008 – Mateja Bizjak Petit (F)
2009 – Draga Rinkema (NL) and Urška Zupanec (SI)
2010 – Peter Kuhar (SI/CZ)
2011 – Tanja Petrič (SI)
2012 – Andrej Pleterski (SI)
2013 – Željko Perović (BA/SI) and Lenka Daňhelová (CZ)
2014 – Namita Subiotto (SI)
2015 – Daniela Kocmut (SI/A) and Andrej Pleterski (SI)
2016 – Mateja Komel Snoj (SI)
2017 – Katja Zakrajšek (SI) and Urška Zupanec (SI)
2018 – Maruša Mugerli Lavrenčič (SI)
