Geir Gulliksen (born 31 October 1963) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright, children's writer, essayist and publisher. He was born in

Kongsberg Kongsberg () is a historical mining town and municipality in Buskerud, Viken county, Norway. The city is located on the river Numedalslågen at the entrance to the valley of Numedal. Kongsberg has been a centre of silver mining, arms production ...

Biography

He made his literary debut in 1986 with the novel ''Mørkets munn''. Among his early poetry collections are ''Steder: på torget'' from 1990, and ''monografi'' from 1995. He is chief editor for the publishing house

Forlaget Oktober Forlaget Oktober is a Norwegian publishing house. Oktober focuses on Norwegian contemporary fiction. In addition, they publish a small selection of non-fiction, poetry, and translated fiction. Annually they release around 50 new titles, and around ...

. In 2008 he was awarded the

Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment is an annually awarded literary prize from the publishing house Aschehoug. The prize is a recognition of superior literary work. The publisher's editorial management makes the award based on their collective judgement ...

Awards and Honors

* In 2008, he received the Mads Wiel Nygaards Legacy * 2014:

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 ...

* Nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 2016 for the novel "History of a Marriage" * His poem "Alt dette skal begynne en gang til" (from the collection "Se på meg nå") was chosen as "Best Poem of the Year" by NRK P2's professional jury and listeners in 2005.

References

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