Ruth Lillegraven (born 21 October 1978) is a Norwegian poet, novelist and

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. Her awards include 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 ...

and the

Nynorsk Literature Prize The Nynorsk Literature Prize is awarded annually by Noregs Mållag, Det Norske Teatret and Det Norske Samlaget for the best book in either Nynorsk or dialect. The award is presented for the best novel, poetry, novellas, or drama in the past year. ...

Personal life and early career

Born in

Granvin Granvin is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it merged with Voss Municipality. The municipality was located in the traditional district of Hardanger. ...

on 21 October 1978, Lillegraven studied marketing at Norges Markedshøyskole. She worked for the publishing house

Det Norske Samlaget Det Norske Samlaget is a Norwegian publishing house founded on 24 March 1868 with the aim to promote and publish books in Landsmål, now known as Nynorsk. ''Det Norske Samlaget'' is now divided into two institutions: a literature organization, ''L ...

from 2001 to 2007, and was appointed senior advisor in the

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from 2007 to 2015, writing speeches. Having written books since 2005, she became a full time writer from 2015. She resides in

Bærum Bærum () is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Norway that forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a population of 128,760 (2021). It is part of the electoral ...

Literary career

Lillegraven made her literary debut in 2005 with the

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''Store stygge dikt''. Her novel ''Mellom oss'' was issued in 2011. She wrote the children's books ''Mari og Magnus flyttar inn'' (2011), ''Mari og Magnus og smokketjuven'' (2012), and ''Mari og Magnus får katt'' (2013). In 2012 she was awarded the Sokneprest Alfred Andersson-Rysst fond. The jury listed five reasons for their decision. First, her poetry. Second, an insightful article about the poet

Olav H. Hauge Olav Håkonson Hauge (18 August 1908 – 23 May 1994) was a Norwegian horticulturist, translator and poet. Biography Hauge was born at the village of Ulvik in Hordaland, Norway. His parents Håkon Hauge (1877-1954) and Katrina Hakestad (1873-19 ...

. Third, the novelist, and fourth, for her children's books. Fifth reason was to inspire her to write more. She was awarded the

in 2013 for the poetry collection ''Urd''. In 2014 she published the long poem ''Manilahallen'', and another children's book, ''Mari og Magnus hos bestemor''. She issued the poetry collection ''Atlanten'' in 2015. In 2016 she wrote a poetry collection for children and young adults, ''Eg er eg er eg er'', and the poetry collection ''Disse dagene, dette livet''. She was awarded the

Nynorsk litteraturpris The Nynorsk Literature Prize is awarded annually by Noregs Mållag, Det Norske Teatret and Det Norske Samlaget for the best book in either Nynorsk or dialect. The award is presented for the best novel, poetry, novellas, or drama in the past year. ...

in 2016, for the poetry collection ''Sigd''. The

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''Alt er mitt'' from 2018 pictures Clara Lofthus and her marriage. The sequel ''Av mitt blod'' came in 2021, and was shortlisted for the Sølvkniven prize at the

Randaberg Randaberg is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jæren, at the northern end of the Stavanger Peninsula. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Randaberg. Randaberg ...

crime festival Blodig alvor i landsbyen. She wrote the poetry collection ''Dette er andre dagar'' in 2020, and the children’s books ''Dei svarte svanene'' (2020), ''Hytta som forsvann'' (2020), and ''Fanga på fjorden'' (2021).

References

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