Marta Norheim

Born in Voss Municipality on 7 December 1955, Norheim graduated in Nordic studies from the University of Oslo in 1984. She was appointed as cultural journalist for the NRK, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, in 1987, and specialized in the field of literature. She has been involved in programs such as Kritikertorget, Boktilsynet and Bok i P2.^[1]

Her books include Røff guide til samtidslitteraturen (2007), and the follow-up Oppdateringar frå lykkelandet: røff guide til samtidslitteraturen (2017).^[1]

She was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 2002, as critic of the year.^[2] She received the Olav Dalgards kritikarpris in 2009, and Språkprisen [no] in 2012, for her essays collection Friksjoner.^[1] In 2014 she was awarded Kringkastingsprisen [no].^[3]

In 2023, her employed NRK announced their decision to introduce the dice throw in book reviews. Norheim firmly stated that she would exempt herself from using dice throws. She eventually resigned from NRK in January 2024, only to be hired as a literary critic in Morgenbladet.^[4][5]