Bjørn Sortland (born 1 May 1968) is a Norwegian writer for children and young adults.
Biography
Sortland made his literary debut in 1992 with ''Det er ikkje natta'', a book for young adults.
His next book, ''Raudt, blått og litt gult'' (1993), a picture book jointly with illustrator
Lars Elling, earned them the
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
The (German Youth Literature Award) is an annual award established in 1956 by the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth to recognise outstanding works of children's and young adult literature. It is Germany's only ...
in 1996 and the
Melsom Prize The Melsom Prize () is a Norwegian literary award. It is given annually to a writer or translator who writes in Nynorsk, for a work published during the preceding year. The prize was established in 1922 by the shipowner Ferdinand Melsom. The prize s ...
in 1994.
Among his other books are ''Love light'' from 1996, and ''Alle har eit sultent hjerte'', which earned him the
Critics Prize for the year's best children's or youth's literature in 2008. He was awarded the
Aschehoug Prize The Aschehoug Prize is published annually by the Norwegian publishing house Aschehoug. The Aschehoug Prize is awarded to Norwegian authors on the basis of the merit of a recent publication. It is awarded on merit, irrespective of the publisher, bas ...
in 2011.
[ He also made a book called "Kepler 62", which has released 6 different books.
]
References
1968 births
Living people
Norwegian children's writers
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