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Brynjulf Jung Tjønn

Brynjulf Jung Tjønn is an author and journalist who lives in Oslo, Norway. He made his literary début with the novel Eg kom for å elske in 2002 and his début as a children’s author with Tomorrow We Will Sit in the Sun (I morgen skal vi sitte i solen). His YA novel Så vakker du er was awarded the Brage Prize for best children’s and youth book in 2013. Tjønn is also a journalist with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. In 2001, he started the electronic press Jung Forlag, through which he operates the literary portal jung.no, as well as the journal Nordahl & eftf.

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Helene Uri

Helene Uri is a Norwegian linguist, novelist, and children's writer. She has published a number of novels, children's books and young adult novels, as well as nonfiction books.

She is a member of the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature, board member of the Norwegian Language Council, and jury member of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize.

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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.

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.

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Tore Renberg

Norwegian author Tore Renberg (born 1972) made his literary debut in 1995 with the collection of short prose "Sovende floke".

His novel "Mannen som elsket Yngve" was made into a movie in 2008, and instantly became a major success in Norwegian cinemas.

Renberg is also a musician and a literary critic. He lives in Stavanger on the west coast of Norway.

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Dag Solstad

Dag Solstad was a Norwegian novelist, short-story writer and dramatist whose work has been translated into 20 languages. He wrote nearly 30 books and is the only author to have received the Norwegian Literary Critics' Award three times.
His awards include the Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment in 1969, the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1989, for Roman 1987 and the Brage Prize in 2006 for Armand V. Solstad is among Norway's top-ranked authors of his generation. His early books were considered somewhat controversial, due to their political emphasis (leaning towards the Marxist–Leninist side of the political spectrum).

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Frode Grytten

Frode Grytten (born December 11, 1960 in Odda) is a Norwegian writer and journalist. He is the author of the Brage award-winning novel Bikubesong ('Song of the Beehive'), and other collections of short stories and poetry. His works have been translated into Swedish, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, Albanian, Croatian and Chinese.

Grytten is a native of the industrial town Odda, which often features in his work.

As a journalist he has mainly worked for Bergens Tidende, the local newspaper of Bergen, Norway. He is also writing for the Oslo-based national newspaper Dagbladet.

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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.

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.

Hjorth has three children and lives in Asker.

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Carl Frode Tiller

Carl Frode Tiller is a author, historian and musician. His works are in Nynorsk (lit. "New Norwegian"), one of the two official Norwegian standard languages . Tiller debuted in 2001 with the novel Skråninga (Downward Slope), which was recognized as the best initial work of the year with the Tarjei Vesaas' Debute Prize . Downward Slope was nominated for the Brageprisen (the Brage Prize is a juried award). In November 2007 Tiller was awarded the Brageprisen for his novel Innsirkling (Encirclement). In the fall of 2007 Innsirkling received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature and was nominated for the premiere Scandinavian literature prize, the Nordic Council's Literature Prize .

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Brynjulf Jung Tjønn

Brynjulf Jung Tjønn is an author and journalist who lives in Oslo, Norway. He made his literary début with the novel Eg kom for å elske in 2002 and his début as a children’s author with Tomorrow We Will Sit in the Sun (I morgen skal vi sitte i solen). His YA novel Så vakker du er was awarded the Brage Prize for best children’s and youth book in 2013. Tjønn is also a journalist with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. In 2001, he started the electronic press Jung Forlag, through which he operates the literary portal jung.no, as well as the journal Nordahl & eftf.

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Kyrre Andreassen

Kyrre Andreassen er en norsk forfatter, utdannet cand.mag. ved Universitetet i Oslo med fagene idéhistorie, litteraturvitenskap og nordisk. Han debuterte i 1997 med novellesamlingen «Det er her du har venna dine».

For sin andre bok, romanen «Barringer» (1999), ble han nominert til Brageprisen. Han har også skrevet to teaterstykker: enakteren «Dette stedet» (2002) og «Polar» (2003). I 2006 kom romanen «Svendsens Catering», som Andreassen ble tildelt Språklig samlings litteraturpris for, og i 2007 mottok han Sultprisen for sitt forfatterskap.

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Kathrine Nedrejord

Kathrine Nedrejord (f. 1987) bor og studerer i Paris. Hun debuterte i 2010 med romanen Transitt, som fikk strålende kritikker. Trengsel er hennes andre roman.

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Marit Eikemo

Marit Eikemo (f. 1971) er frå Odda og bur i Bergen. Ho har tidlegare arbeidd som tidsskriftredaktør, festivalsjef for Litteratursymposiet i Odda, forlagsredaktør, leiar for Cornerteatret i Bergen og er i dag programsjef for Norsk Litteraturfestival.

Eikemo debuterte i 1999 med intervjuboka Her, no. Møte med unge menneske. Hennar første roman, Mellom oss sagt, kom i 2006. Eikemo har til saman gitt ut seks romanar, den seinaste er Team Tuva (2021). Ho har også skrive essayboka Samtidsruinar.

Marit Eikemos bøker er både smarte og underhaldande, og har imponert både kritikarar og publikum med sine presise observasjonar av det norske samfunnet og tida vi lever i. Ho mottok Amalie Skram-prisen 2017 for sin forfattarskap, og var festspeldiktar på De

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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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Johan B. Mjønes

Johan B. Mjønes er en norsk forfatter og skribent fra Orkanger.

Mjønes debuterte i 2009 med romanen Terminalhastighet på Aschehoug forlag.
I august 2010 ga han ut sin andre roman Orkanger. Boken handler om mobbing, hevn og livslangt skjebnefellesskap. 27. februar 2013, på førtiårsdagen for okkupasjonen av Wounded Knee, ga Mjønes ut Fortellingen om sju bål.
I oktober 2013 debuterte Mjønes som ungdomsbokforfatter med romanen Død manns kiste. Mellom 2009 og 2014 foreleste Mjønes på Aschehougs forfatterskole sammen med Kari Fredrikke Brænne.

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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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Maren Skolem

Maren Skolem er født i 1991 og bor i Oslo. Hun er utdannet manusforfatter ved Den Norske Filmskolen, og har gått på forfatterstudiet i Bø og Tromsø. Til daglig skriver hun for film og tv.

«Hva jeg gjorde med pengene» er hennes første bok.

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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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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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Gaute Heivoll

Gaute Heivoll studied creative writing at Boe from 2001-2, and has studied law at the University of Oslo and psychology at the University of Bergen. He has also worked as a teacher. Heivoll has written poems, short stories and essays for newspapers and literary magazines and has been included in many anthologies. He has also conducted courses in creative writing in Norway and France and has worked as a literary critic in Norwegian newspapers. He made his literary debut in 2002 with the poetry collection Liten dansende gutt. His novels include Omars siste dager [Omar's Last Days] (2003) and Ungdomssangen [Song of Youth] (2005). His most recent book is the short-story collection Doktor Gordeau. Heivoll was the recipient of the 2003 Tiden-pris

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Nora Eide

Nora Eide (f.1987) er født i Trondheim og bor i Oslo. Hun debuterte i 2017 med novellesamlingen Familien din.

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Nils-Øivind Haagensen

Nils-Øivind Haagensen is a Norwegian author and journalist who lives in Oslo.

He studied literature at the University of Bergen, Norway, and has also studied political science and religion.

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