Helga Flatland
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Born16 September 1984
Notodden, Norway
Occupationsnovelist and children's writer
RelativesHallvard Flatland (uncle)
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| Born | 16 September 1984 Notodden, Norway |
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| Occupations | novelist and children's writer |
| Relatives | Hallvard Flatland (uncle) |
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Helga Flatland (born 16 September 1984) is a Norwegian novelist and children's writer. Making her literary debut in 2010, she eventually became a full-time writer, and has won prizes such as Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris, Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment and the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize.
Flatland was born in Notodden and grew up in Flatdal.[1] She graduated in Scandinavian literature and language from the University of Oslo,[2] and has also studied at Westerdals School of Communication.[1] She worked with information advisory until she became a full-time writer.[1]
