The Halldis Moren Vesaas Prize (Norwegian : Halldis Moren Vesaas-prisen) [1] is a Norwegian literary prize which is awarded annually to a Norwegian for lyric or other poetry, which through the quality and magnitude of the work has established a significant voice in Norwegian poetry.
The prize was established by the publisher Olaf Norlis Bokhandel upon Halldis Moren Vesaas' death in 1995. The jury consists of a manager from Norlis, the literary director from another publisher and the current head of the Norwegian Writers' Center. The prize has not been awarded since 2007.
Tarjei Vesaas was a Norwegian poet and novelist. Vesaas is widely considered to be one of Norway's greatest writers of the twentieth century and perhaps its most important since World War II.
Georg Johannesen was a Norwegian author and professor at the University of Bergen.
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Morten Øen is a prize-winning Norwegian poet and author; his first work, I grønnskyggene was published in 1990. He has also worked in translation of poetry from Norwegian to English, and from English to Norwegian.
Halldis Moren Vesaas was a Norwegian poet, translator and writer of children's books. She established herself as one of the leading Norwegian writers of her generation.
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Guri Vesaas is a Norwegian writer and translator of children's books, and former editor at the publishing house Samlaget.
Torgeir Schjerven is a Norwegian author and lyric poet. Schjerven trained as a painter and has illustrated children's books. He has worked as a film actor in such films as Lasse & Geir (1976), directed by Svend Wam and Petter Vennerød) and Det tause flertall. The silent majority. He was also involved in writing the script for these movies.
Øyvind Berg (born 14 January 1959 is a Norwegian lyric poet, playwright, actor and translator.
Bjørn Aamodt was a Norwegian seaman, industrial worker and poet.
Arvid Torgeir Lie was a Norwegian poet, writer of short stories and translator. He was born in Skafså in Mo, current Tokke municipality. Among his poetry collections are Under fuglens vengjekross (1967) and Snøvinter (1968), and his collection of short stories, Den nye maskina og andre noveller, came in 1986.
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Vesaas is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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