Einar Økland (born 17 January 1940) is a

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poet, playwright, essayist and children's writer. He was born in

Sveio Sveio is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. Sveio is a border district that is sometimes considered to be located in the traditional district of Haugalandet since it is located on the Haugalandet peninsula, but it is also considered to ...

, and educated psychologist. He made his literary debut in 1963, with the poetry collection ''Ein gul dag''. He was awarded 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 ...

1991 for ''Når ikkje anna er sagt'', and the

Dobloug Prize The Dobloug Prize ( sv, Doblougska priset, no, Doblougprisen) is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug (1881–1944) pursuant to his bequest. T ...

in 2000.

Awards

Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (''Den norske Kritikerprisen for litteratur'' or ''Kritikerprisen'') is awarded by the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association (''Norsk Litteraturkritikerlag'') and has been awarded every year since 1950. ...

1978 *

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 ...

1988 *

1992 *

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. ...

1993 *

2000 * Gyldendal Prize 2007 * Språkprisen 2015 * Brage Prize Honorary Award 2015

References

1940 births Living people Norwegian essayists 20th-century Norwegian poets Norwegian male poets Norwegian children's writers Dobloug Prize winners Nynorsk-language writers Male essayists 20th-century essayists 20th-century Norwegian male writers People from Sveio {{Norway-writer-stub