Morten Harry Olsen (born in 1960 in Narvik [1] ) is a Norwegian author. He made his literary debut in 1985 with the short story collection For alt hva vi er verdt, which won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. [2] Many of his books have been hits with critics.
Olsen studied criminology at the University of Oslo and philosophy at the University of Tromsø. He has worked as a travel agent, taxi driver, night porter, journalist, translator, office worker, literary critic, education consultant, and teacher. He was head of Norsk Forfattersentrum (1989–91), head of arrangements for the Brage Prize (1991–95) and deputy head of the Norwegian Authors' Union (1997–98). From 1988 to 1991 he was a member of the Norwegian Authors' Union's Literary Caucus. Between 1992 and 1996 he was editor of Bokklubben krim og spenning.
Lars Saabye Christensen is a Norwegian / Danish author.
Roy Jacobsen is a Norwegian novelist and short-story writer. Born in Oslo, he made his publishing début in 1982 with the short-story collection Fangeliv, which won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. He is the winner of the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature and two of his novels have been nominated for The Nordic Council's Literature Prize: Seierherrene in 1991 and Frost in 2004. The Burnt-Out Town of Miracles was published in Britain in 2008. Jacobsen lives in Oslo.
Hans Herbjørnsrud was a Norwegian author of short stories. His works frequently play with the differences between Norwegian languages Bokmål and Nynorsk and the various Norwegian dialects. His stories' characters sometimes playfully mix and invent languages, sometimes become caught up in their linguistic games and start losing their identity.
Karin Fossum is a Norwegian author of crime fiction, often referred to as the "Norwegian queen of crime".
Thure Erik Lund is a Norwegian author and cabinet maker. He debuted in 1992 with the novel Tanger, for which he won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris.
Sissel Lie is a Norwegian novelist, translator, playwright and professor in Romance languages and literature at the University of Trondheim since 1992.
Rolf Sagen was a Norwegian author. He was curator and daily leader of the Bergen Academy of Writing.
Jan Erik Vold is a Norwegian lyric poet, jazz vocal reciter, translator and author. He was a core member of the so-called "Profil generation", the circle attached to the literary magazine Profil. Throughout his career as an artist, he has had the ability to reach the public, both with his poetry and his political views. He has contributed greatly to the renewal of Norwegian poetry, and created interest in lyrical poetry. Jan Erik Vold is currently living in Stockholm.
Øystein Lønn was a Norwegian writer. He made his literary debut in 1966 with the short stories Prosesjonen, and followed up with the novel Kontinentene in 1967. He remained a relatively unknown writer until the 1990s, when he received several literary awards. Lønn died on 10 January 2022, at the age of 85.
Carl Frode Tiller is a Norwegian author, historian and musician. His works are in Nynorsk, one of the two official Norwegian standard languages.
Bertrand Besigye is a Norwegian writer. He made his debut in 1993 with the poetry collection Og du dør så langsomt at du tror du lever, for which he won the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris.
Tor Obrestad was a Norwegian novelist, poet and documentary writer.
Trude Marstein is a Norwegian author. She attended Telemark University College and studied Creative Writing Studies. At the University of Oslo, she studied pedagogy, psychology, and the history of literature. She debuted in 1998 with a collection of prose, titled Sterk sult, plutselig kvalme, for which she received Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris.
Johan Fredrik Grøgaard is a Norwegian dentist, novelist, children's writer and crime writer. He made his literary debut in 1967 with the novel Dyvekes grav, for which he received Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. He received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book in 1982 for Jeg, Wilhem, 11 år.
Steinar Opstad is a Norwegian poet. He made his literary debut in 1996 with the poetry collection Tavler og bud, which earned him Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris.
Tarjei Vesaas's debutantpris is a prize awarded annually for the best first literary work in Norwegian. It is awarded by the Norwegian Authors' Union, and the organisation's 9-member Literary Caucus constitutes the jury for the prize. They choose the winner based on a free and independent evaluation on aesthetic criteria.
Ingvar Moe was a Norwegian poet, novelist and children's writer. He published more than 20 books including short stories, novels, poetry and textbooks.
Erling Pedersen is a Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories, and children's writer.
Torun Lian is a Norwegian playwright, film director and novelist. She made her literary début in 1988 with the collection Tre skuespill, for which she was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. In 1995 she was awarded with the Nordic Children's Book Prize. Among her films are Bare skyer beveger stjernene from 1998, and Ikke naken, ikke kledt from 2000.
The House in the Dark is a 1945 novel by the Norwegian writer Tarjei Vesaas. It tells the story of a frightening, darkened house, to which men are trying to dig tunnels, but are routinely captured and taken away in a truck. The novel was written during the last winter of World War II and is an allegory for the German occupation of Norway. An English translation by Elizabeth Rokkan was published in 1976.