Annie Riis (29 October 1927 – 26 February 2020) was a Norwegian poet, novelist and children's writer. She made her literary debut in 1975 with the poetry collection ''Satura''. Among her other collections are ''Mellom høye trær'' from 1979 and ''Satirens tid'' from 1994. She was awarded the

Brage Prize The Brage Prize (Norwegian: ''Brageprisen'') is a Norwegian literature prize that is awarded annually by the Norwegian Book Prize foundation (''Den norske bokprisen''). The prize recognizes recently published Norwegian literature. The Brage Priz ...

(open class) in 2001 for the poetry collection ''Himmel av stål'' and the

Herman Wildenvey Poetry Award The Herman Wildenvey Poetry Award ( no, Herman Wildenveys Poesipris) is a Norwegian award. It is conferred every year on July 20, the birthday of the poet Herman Wildenvey, in an event held at Hergisheim. The award consists of NOK 15,000 and a bronz ...

in 2002. Among her novels are ''Azoras hus'' from 1988 and ''Fridafrank'' from 1991. She wrote several children's books. She died in February 2020 at the age of 92.Forfatteren Annie Riis er død

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