Inga Ravna Eira

Eira was born in Karasjok Municipality (Kárášjohka (Northern Sami)), in Finnmark, Norway. A schoolteacher, her first children's book, Sámi girječálliid searvi from 1979 was written as a collaboration with her pupils. Her first published poetry was included in the anthology Savdnjiluvvon nagir (1989), jointly with Kaia Nilsen and Ellen Marie Vars. Her second children's book, Mellet [no] from 1992, was illustrated by Iver Jåks. Her first poetry collection was Lieđážan from 1997, with illustrations by Maj-Lis Skaltje. In 2009 she published the poetry collection was eadni ganjaldii mu fuolppuid.^[1] Her poetry collection Ii dát leat dat eana from 2018 has illustrations by Mathis Nango [no], and was nominated to the Nordic Council Literature Prize from the Sami language area in 2019 for her poetry collection entitled Gáhttára Iđit.^[2]

Eira has been leader of Sámi girječálliid searvi [se], the Sami writers' union.^[1]