Geir Gulliksen (born 31 October 1963) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright, children's writer, essayist and publisher. He was born in Kongsberg. [1]
He made his literary debut in 1986 with the novel Mørkets munn. Among his early poetry collections are Steder: på torget from 1990, and monografi from 1995. [2]
He is chief editor for the publishing house Forlaget Oktober. [1] In 2008 he was awarded the Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment.
Jan Kjærstad is a Norwegian author. Kjærstad is a theology graduate from MF Norwegian School of Theology and the University of Oslo. He has written a string of novels, short stories and essays and was editor of the literary magazine Vinduet. He has received a number of prizes, the most important being the Nordic Council Literature Prize, which he received for the perspectivist trilogy about the TV personality Jonas Wergeland.
Dag Solstad is a Norwegian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist whose work has been translated into 20 languages. He has written nearly 30 books and is the only author to have received the Norwegian Literary Critics' Award three times.
Hans Børli was a Norwegian poet and writer, who besides his writings worked as a lumberjack all his life.
Kjell Askildsen was a Norwegian writer probably best known for his minimalistic short stories.
Unni Maria Lindell is a Norwegian writer. She is best known for her whodunits crime novels, but has also written a collection of poems and several books for children and young adults.
Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment is an annually awarded literary prize from the publishing house Aschehoug. The prize is a recognition of superior literary work. The publisher's editorial management makes the award based on their collective judgement of merit. Applications are not accepted.
Liv Køltzow is a Norwegian novelist, playwright, biographer and essayist.
Gunnar Bull Gundersen was a Norwegian sailor, novelist, playwright and lyricist.
Arild Nyquist was a Norwegian novelist, poet, writer of children's books and musician.
Merethe Lindstrøm is a Norwegian writer.
Kari Bøge is a Norwegian poet, novelist, short story writer, children's writer and illustrator.
Events in the year 1971 in Norway.
Toril Brekke is a Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories, children's writer, biographer, translator and literary critic.
Harald Ulrik Sverdrup was a Norwegian poet and children's writer. He received several literary prizes, including the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature, the Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment, the Dobloug Prize and the Riksmål Society Literature Prize.
Sidsel Mørck was a Norwegian poet, novelist and columnist. Her awards included the Fritt Ord honorary award and the Ossietzky Award.
Erling Kittelsen is a Norwegian poet, novelist, children's writer, playwright and translator. He made his literary debut in 1970 with the poetry collection Ville fugler. Kittelsen was part of the poetic action group "Stuntpoetene" during the 1980s, along with Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson, Triztán Vindtorn, Arne Ruste, Thorvald Steen, Karin Moe, Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen and others.
Knut Hauge was a Norwegian writer.
Håvard Syvertsen is a Norwegian novelist and short story writer. He made his literary debut in 1992 with the short story collection Nå ville han ikke tenke på det. Among his novels are Etterpå from 1995, I lyset from 2002, and Det håndgripelige from 2010.
Brit Bildøen is a Norwegian poet, novelist, essayist, children's writer and literary critic.
Helga Flatland is a Norwegian novelist and children's writer. Making her literary debut in 2010, she eventually became a full-time writer, and has won prizes such as Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris, Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment and the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize.