Katka Zupančič

Belokranjka Katka Zupančič (née Vrtačič; September 17, 1889 – September 8, 1967) was a Slovene-American poet, author and teacher. She primarily wrote Slovene-language children's literature. Much of her poetry conveys a child's impression of events, and her stories explore the difficulties of immigrant life and women's status. Her works of prose examine characters' psychology and social issues of the time, placing women, often with emotional distress, in the roles of protagonists.

Zupančič taught in Slovenian schools before she married and followed her husband to the United States. In Chicago, she worked with Yugoslav and Slovene cultural organizations. She died at age 77 in Los Gatos, California, where she had moved four years earlier.