• Source: Maria Parr

      • Maria Parr (born 18 January 1981 in Vanylven) is a Norwegian children's writer.
      She studied Nordic Languages and Literature at the University of Bergen. She currently teaches part-time at the high school in Vanylven.
      Her children's books include Vaffelhjarte (2005) (published in English as Waffle Hearts in 2013), Tonje Glimmerdal (2009) (published in English as Astrid the unstoppable in 2018) and Keeperen og havet (2017) (published in English as Lena, the Sea, and Me in 2017), among others. She has won the Brage Prize twice, in 2009 and 2017. She received the Nynorsk User of the Year award in 2010.


      Works


      2005: Vaffelhjarte – translated into English as Waffle Hearts (2013)
      2009: Tonje Glimmerdal – translated into English as Astrid the unstoppable (2018)
      2017: Keeperen og havet – translated into English as Lena, the Sea, and Me (2020)
      2019: Storebror
      2023: Oskar og eg


      Awards


      2005: Nynorsk Children's Book Award for Waffle Hearts
      2006: Ole Vig Award for Astrid the unstoppable
      2009: Brage Prize for Astrid the unstoppable
      2010: Critics Prize for the year's best children's literature for Astrid the unstoppable
      2010: Nynorsk User of the Year
      2013: Sigmund Skard Fellowship
      2017: Brage Prize for Lena, the Sea, and Me
      2018: Sultprisen (Sult Award)
      2018: Norwegian School Librarians Association Literature Award
      2023: Brage Prize for Oskar and me


      References

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