Maria Parr
Norwegian children's writer (born 1981)
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Maria Parr (born 18 January 1981 in Vanylven Municipality[1]) is a Norwegian children's writer.
Born18 January 1981
Vanylven Municipality, Norway
AlmamaterUniversity of Bergen
OccupationChildren's writer
Notable workWaffle Hearts
Astrid the unstoppable
Lena, the Sea, and Me
Astrid the unstoppable
Lena, the Sea, and Me
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Maria Parr, 2009. | |
| Born | 18 January 1981 Vanylven Municipality, Norway |
| Alma mater | University of Bergen |
| Occupation | Children's writer |
| Notable work | Waffle Hearts Astrid the unstoppable Lena, the Sea, and Me |
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She studied Nordic Languages and Literature at the University of Bergen.[citation needed] She currently teaches part-time at the high school in Vanylven.[2]
Her children's books include Vaffelhjarte (2005)[1] (published in English as Waffle Hearts in 2013[3]), Tonje Glimmerdal (2009) (published in English as Astrid the unstoppable in 2018[4]) and Keeperen og havet (2017) (published in English as Lena, the Sea, and Me in 2017[5]), among others. She has won the Brage Prize twice, in 2009[1] and 2017.[6] She received the Nynorsk User of the Year award in 2010.[7]
Works
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[4]
- 2010: Critics Prize for the year's best children's literature for Astrid the unstoppable[8]
- 2010: Nynorsk User of the Year[7]
- 2013: Sigmund Skard Fellowship
- 2017: Brage Prize for Lena, the Sea, and Me[5]
- 2018: Sultprisen (Sult Award)
- 2018: Norwegian School Librarians Association Literature Award
- 2023: Brage Prize for Oskar and me
