Else Kåss Furuseth
Else Kåss Furuseth is a Norwegian standup comedian, actress, reporter, and television presenter.
Some of her best known work includes the tv comedy show Torsdag kveld fra Nydalen (2009 - 2014) and the theatre performance Kondolerer (2011), in which she tells the story of her mother’s and brother’s suicides. Her performance in Kondolerer were nominated to four Komiprisen awards.
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Marie Grønborg Aubert er født i 1979 og bosatt i Oslo. Kan jeg bli med deg hjem er hennes debutbok. For åpningsnovellen i denne samlingen vant Marie Aubert novellekonkurransen Litteratur på Blå arrangerte i samarbeid med Vinduet våren 2013.
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Marta Breen
MARTA BREEN (b. 1976) is an author of non-fiction with a number of publications to her name. Among other things, she has written the story of women in Norwegian music, the book ”Born Feminist” and the bestseller ”60 Women You Should Know About” in collaboration with illustrator Jenny Jordahl. They have also worked together on the book «The F Word», which won the Norwegian Ministry of Culture’s textbook prize for young people.
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Linn Skåber
Linn Skåber er en norsk skuespiller, komiker og tekstforfatter som har vært aktiv siden midten av 1990-tallet. Hun har i hovedsak befattet seg med humoristiske roller, både på TV og på scenen.
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Leah Weiss
Come visit me at LeahWeiss.com where you can subscribe to my CREEKRISE author news. You'll also find a longer version of my official bio:
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Leah Weiss is a bestselling author born in eastern North Carolina and raised in the foothills of Virginia. She retired in 2015 from a 24-year career as an Executive Assistant at Virginia Episcopal School and published her debut novel, IF THE CREEK DON’T RISE in August, 2017; it has sold over 100,000 copies. ALL THE LITTLE HOPES will be released in July 2021. It is a southern story of friendship forged by books and bees, when the timeless troubles of growing up meet the murky shadows of WWII. Leah writes full time, enjoys meeting with book clubs, and speaking about writing and publishing later in life, afte -
Thomas Seltzer
Thomas Seltzer (født 1969) har sine amerikanske røtter i Texas og Kansas og tilbrakte tidlig barndom i det såkalte Rustbeltet i Wisconsin. Han er musiker og programleder, kjent som bassist i Turbonegro og som programleder i NRKs Trygdekontoret. I 2016 laget han dokumentarfilmen I Donald og Hillarys bakgård for NRK, og UXA – Thomas Seltzers Amerika fra 2020 er en av de mest sette norske TV-dokumentarene noensinne – hver episode hadde over én million seere, og i en spørreundersøkelse i regi av Kampanje ble han kåret til den stemmen nordmenn flest stoler på når det gjelder USA. Amerikansk karmageddon. Tanker om mitt fordømte fedreland er Thomas Seltzers første bok.
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Erlend Loe
Erlend Loe is a Norwegian novelist. He worked at a psychiatric clinic, and was later a freelance journalist for Norwegian newspaper Adresseavisen. Loe now lives and works in Oslo where in 1998 he co-founded Screenwriters Oslo - an office community for screenwriters.
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In 1993 he debuted with the book Tatt av kvinnen, and a year later published a children's book, Fisken, about a forklift operator named Kurt. Loe has a distinctive style of writing which is often likened to naïve art. He often uses irony, exaggeration and humor. -
Tore Renberg
Norwegian author Tore Renberg (born 1972) made his literary debut in 1995 with the collection of short prose "Sovende floke".
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His novel "Mannen som elsket Yngve" was made into a movie in 2008, and instantly became a major success in Norwegian cinemas.
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Vigdis Hjorth
Vigdis Hjorth (born 1959) is a Norwegian novelist. She grew up in Oslo, and has studied philosophy, literature and political science.
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In 1983, she published her first novel, the children's book "Pelle-Ragnar i den gule gården" for which she received Norsk kulturråd's debut award. Her first book for an adult audience was "Drama med Hilde" (1987). "Om bare" from 2001 is considered her most important novel, and a roman à clef.
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Åsne Seierstad
Åsne Seierstad is a Norwegian freelance journalist and writer, best known for her accounts of everyday life in war zones – most notably Kabul after 2001, Baghdad in 2002 and the ruined Grozny in 2006.
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She has received numerous awards for her journalism and has reported from such war-torn regions as Chechnya, the Balkans, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
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Arnhild Lauveng
Arnhild Lauveng is a Norwegian psychologist educated at the University of Oslo, who previously was diagnosed with schizophrenia.
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She workes as a PhD candidate at Akershus University Hospital (AHUS), at the department for mental health.
She has written two autobiographies dealing with her diagnosis of schizophrenia.
In 2004 she won the "Prisen til fremme av ytringsfriheten innen psykisk helsevern" (The Award for the promotion of freedom of expression within mental health care).
In 2008 she was awarded the Fritt Ord Honorary Award, and in 2010 the Åpenhetsprisen, an award for people who has made a special effort speaking openly about and highlighting mental health in public space.
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Simon Stranger
Simon Stranger er en norsk forfatter. Han er oppvokst på Lilleaker i Oslo.
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Stranger har gått på Forfatterstudiet i Bø og studert filosofi ved Universitetet i Oslo. -
Linnéa Myhre
Linnéa Myhre er fra Molde. Med bloggen Alt du vet er feil ble hun kåret til årets beste blogger under både Vixen Blog Awards og Costume Awards i 2011. Serien La Linnéa leve som gikk på NRK P3s nett-tv fikk pris for beste nett-tv-serie i 2012.
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Hun debuterte i 2012 med romanen Evig søndag, som hun fikk Tabuprisen for. Siden har hun utgitt romanene Kjære (2014) og Hver gang du forlater meg(2016). Sistnevnte vant hun ARK-prisen for. -
Abid Raja
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Mímir Kristjánsson
Mímir Kristjánsson er samfunnsdebattant, forfatter og politiker. Han har vært nyhetssjef i Klassekampen, og har i tillegg til Jon Michelet. En Folkets helt (2021) gitt ut bøkene Mamma er trygda (2019), De superrike (2011), Frihet, likhet, Island (2015) og Hva ville Gerhardsen gjort? (2018).
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Maria Kjos Fonn
Maria Kjos Fonn (f. 1990) ble nominert til Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris og mottok Aschehougs debutantstipend for novellesamlingen Dette har jeg aldri fortalt til noen i 2014. Romanen Kinderwhore kom ut høsten 2018. Den fikk strålende kritikker, er oversatt til flere språk og ble blant annet nominert til Brageprisen og P2-lytternes romanpris. Maria Kjos Fonn arbeider også som frilansskriben
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Thomas Korsgaard
"Hvis der skulle komme et menneske forbi" er Thomas Korsgaards debutroman.
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Zeshan Shakar
Zeshan Shakar (born 1982) is a Norwegian political scientist and author.
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Oliver Lovrenski
Oliver Lovrenski (b. 2003) grew up in Norway and has a Croatian background. His literary debut, Back in the Day, is an intense, poetic and raw coming-of-age novel from contemporary city life.
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Sumaya Jirde Ali
Sumaya Jirde Ali (f. 1997) er en norsk-somalisk samfunnsdebattant, litteraturkritiker, dramatiker, forfatter og poet.
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I 2017 kom Jirde Alis første diktsamling, Kvinner som hater menn, og året etter kom samlingen Melanin hvitere enn blekemiddel og pamfletten Ikkje ver redd sånne som meg. I 2021 utga hun diktsamlingen Når jeg ser havet, slokner lyset.
For sine bidrag til norsk offentlighet har Jirde Ali fått Osloprisen Årets stemme, Zola-prisen, Ord i Grenseland-prisen og Den norsk Forfatterforeningens Ytringsfrihetspris. I 2021 ble hun også tildelt Amalie Skram-prisen. -
Sophie Elise Isachsen
Sophie Elise Isachsen is a Norwegian blogger, influencer, DJ and author. She lives in Oslo.
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Are Kalvø
Are Kalvø, norsk satiriker og forfatter. Han debuterte i 1994 med boken Absolutt Oslo. Senere har han blant annet gitt ut «håndboken» Kunsten å vere neger (1996), mediesatiren Men fjernkontrollen min får du aldri (1997) og Harry (1999), som gir oss den fullstendige beskrivelsen av Harry-Norge. Dessuten han han utgitt satirebøkene Bibelen 2 (2002, laget sammen med Steffen Kverneland), Syden (2002) og Våre venner kinesarane (2007).
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Arnhild Lauveng
Arnhild Lauveng is a Norwegian psychologist educated at the University of Oslo, who previously was diagnosed with schizophrenia.
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She workes as a PhD candidate at Akershus University Hospital (AHUS), at the department for mental health.
She has written two autobiographies dealing with her diagnosis of schizophrenia.
In 2004 she won the "Prisen til fremme av ytringsfriheten innen psykisk helsevern" (The Award for the promotion of freedom of expression within mental health care).
In 2008 she was awarded the Fritt Ord Honorary Award, and in 2010 the Åpenhetsprisen, an award for people who has made a special effort speaking openly about and highlighting mental health in public space.
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Gerd Brantenberg
Gerd Mjøen Brantenberg is a Norwegian author, teacher, and feminist writer. She is also the cousin of radio and TV entertainer Lars Mjøen.
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Brantenberg was born in Oslo, but grew up in Fredrikstad. She studied English, History, and Sociology in London, Edinburgh, and Oslo. She has an English hovedfag (main subject, comparable to a Master), from the University of Oslo, where she also studied history and political science.
Since 1982 she has been a writer full-time.
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Linnéa Myhre
Linnéa Myhre er fra Molde. Med bloggen Alt du vet er feil ble hun kåret til årets beste blogger under både Vixen Blog Awards og Costume Awards i 2011. Serien La Linnéa leve som gikk på NRK P3s nett-tv fikk pris for beste nett-tv-serie i 2012.
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Hun debuterte i 2012 med romanen Evig søndag, som hun fikk Tabuprisen for. Siden har hun utgitt romanene Kjære (2014) og Hver gang du forlater meg(2016). Sistnevnte vant hun ARK-prisen for. -
Eystein Hanssen
Eystein Hanssen is the author of nine crime and thrillers novels. His books are available in Norway, Sweden and Germany.
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The Elli novels are among the most streamed audiobooks in Norway, with all seven titles reaching no. 1. His first two novels were shortlisted for the Norwegian Bookseller’s Award.
As of May 2021 Hanssen has written De ingen savner (2010, German title Totenmaler), Giftstrøm (2011, German title Blutgeld), Triangel (2012), Åtseldyr (2013, German title Knochen), Brennemerket (2015), Jaget (2017), En kort evighet (2019) and also the thrillers Svart landskap (2018) and Kokong (2021) .
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Andreas Viestad
Andreas Viestad (1973) er en internasjonalt kjent matformidler, kokebokforfatter, skribent og programleder.
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Andreas er kjent for sin gode penn og evne til å engasjere og forklare, enten det er dyrking, eksotiske mattradisjoner eller vitenskap. Som suksessrik kokebokforfatter står han bak utgivelser som Bordet fanger (1999), Hvordan koke vann (2005), Smak av krydder (2007), Ekte mat (2011), På grillen (2012), Noe godt hver dag (2013), Julemat (2014), Den store kjøttkokeboka (2015), 90 retter du må kunne (2019) og Gårdsmat fra hjertet av Norge (2020).
Han har gitt ut flere bøker i USA, vært spaltist i Washington Post og programleder for TV-serien New Scandinavian Cooking, som vises i over 50 land. Han er initiativtaker til og faglig leder ved G -
Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen
Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen (f. 1998) er artist, klimaaktivist og frontfigur i bandet ISÁK. I 2018 vant hun NRKs Sternekamp.
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