The Norwegian Authors' Union (, DnF) is an association of Norwegian authors. It was established in 1893 to promote Norwegian literature and protect Norwegian authors' professional and economic interests. DnF also works in solidarity with persecuted writers internationally. As of 2004 the association had 513 members. The author Heidi Marie Kriznik has led the organization since 2017.

Organization activities

The Norwegian Authors' Union Literary Council annually awards a number of government and independently established scholarships to both members and non-members. The Literary Council consists of nine members and provides counsel on all matters of literary art, in addition to decisions on awards. A number of famous Norwegian authors have been members of the council.

List of leaders

* 1894–

Gustav Storm Gustav Storm (18 June 1845 – 23 February 1903) was a Norwegians, Norwegian historian, a professor at the University of Oslo, Royal Frederick University in Oslo, Christiania from 1877. He was a driving force in the research of Scandinavian ...

(non-fiction section) * 1894–1896

Arne Garborg Arne Garborg (born Aadne Eivindsson Garborg) (25 January 1851 – 14 January 1924) was a Norwegian writer. Garborg championed the use of Landsmål (now known as Nynorsk, or New Norwegian), as a literary language; he translated the Odyssey into i ...

(fiction section) * 1894–1896 Andreas Aubert * 1896–1900

Jacob Hilditch Jacob Hilditch (20 January 1864 – 1 June 1930) was a Norwegian writer. His literary debut was the short story collection ''Under norsk Flag'' from 1889. He is particularly known for the three volumes of ''Trangvikposten'', 1900 to 1907. He ...

* 1900–1903 Jacob Breda Bull * 1903–

Moltke Moe Moltke Moe (19 June 1859 – 15 December 1913) was a Norwegian folklorist. Personal life Ingebret Moltke Moe was born on 19 June 1859 in Krødsherad, Buskerud County, Norway. He was the son of Church of Norway Bishop Jørgen Moe. Career A ...

* 1903–1905 Gerhard Gran * 1905–1908

Vilhelm Krag Vilhelm Krag (24 December 1871 – 10 July 1933) was a Norwegian poet, writer, journalist and cultural personality. Known for coining the term Sørlandet to describe a region of Norway, he was the son of Peter Rasmus Krag and younger brother ...

* 1908–1910

* 1910–1913 Hans Aanrud * 1913–1916 Peter Egge * 1917–1919 Nils Collett Vogt * 1920–1922 Johan Bojer * 1922– Ole Lie Singdahlsen * 1922–1923

Oskar Braaten Oskar Braaten (25 November 1881 – 17 July 1939) was a Norwegian novelist and playwright. Biography Oskar Alexander Braaten was born in the Oslo borough of Sagene, one of Norway's oldest industrial areas, dating to the mid-19th century. Oskar ...

* 1923–1928

Arnulf Øverland Ole Peter Arnulf Øverland (27 April 1889 – 25 March 1968) was a Norwegian poet and artist. He is principally known for his poetry which served to inspire the Norwegian resistance movement during the German occupation of Norway during World ...

* 1928–1932 Ronald Fangen * 1933–

* 1934– Johan Bojer * 1935– Peter Egge * 1936–1940

Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset (; 20 May 1882 – 10 June 1949) was a Danish people, Danish-born Norwegian people, Norwegian novelist. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928 Nobel Prize in Literature, 1928. Born in Den ...

* 1940– Georg Brochmann * 1941–1945

Alex Brinchmann Alexander Brinchmann (15 June 1888 – 18 April 1978) was a Norwegian pediatrician. He was also a songwriter, novelist, playwright and crime fiction writer. He chaired the Norwegian Pediatric Society from 1933 to 1934 and the Norwegian Autho ...

* 1946–1965

Hans Heiberg Hans Heiberg (28 January 1904 – 6 December 1978) was a Norwegian journalist, literary critic, theatre critic, essayist, novelist, playwright, translator and theatre director. Early and personal life Heiberg was born in Kristiania as son of ...

* 1965–1971

Odd Bang-Hansen Odd Bang-Hansen (9 April 1908 – 4 March 1984) was a Norwegian educator, journalist and author. Biography He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. His parents were Lauritz Bang-Hansen (1879–1960) and Astri Halvorsen (1880–1971). Hi ...

* 1971–1975

Ebba Haslund Ebba Margareta Haslund Halvorsen (12 August 1917 – 10 July 2009) was an American-Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories, playwright, essayist, children's writer, literary critic, radio speaker and politician. Early and personal life ...

* 1975–1977

Bjørn Nilsen Bjørn Nilsen (born 27 December 1934) is a Norwegian poet and television producer. His literary debut was the poetry collection ''Hvis jeg var trollmann'' from 1960. He was a member of the editorial board of the literary magazine '' Profil'', a co ...

* 1977–1981

Camilla Carlson Camilla Carlson (28 January 1930 – 28 February 1990) was a Norwegian poet, novelist and literary critic. Her literary debut was the poetry collection ''Sanden og havet'' from 1958. She was leader of the Norwegian Authors' Union The Norw ...

* 1982–1985

Johannes Heggland Johannes Heggland (29 June 1919 – 24 January 2008) was a Norwegian novelist, short story and children's literature writer, playwright, and elected official with the Centre Party. He is most commonly associated with two of his historic p ...

* 1985–1987

Karsten Alnæs Karsten Alnæs (born 29 May 1938) is a Norwegian author, historian, and journalist, who has dual degrees in history and literature from the University of Oslo. He worked as a journalist and taught at the Norwegian School of Journalism. His bibli ...

* 1987–1991

Toril Brekke Toril Brekke (born 24 June 1949) is a Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories, children's writer, biographer, translator and literary critic. Early and personal life Brekke was born in Oslo as a daughter of the poet Paal Brekke and painte ...

* 1991–1997

Thorvald Steen Thorvald Steen (born 9 January 1954) is a Norwegian writer and government scholar. He made his literary debut in 1983, and has subsequently published a wide range of novels, plays, collections of poems, books of short stories, children's books a ...

* 1997–1999

Inger Elisabeth Hansen Inger Elisabeth Hansen (born 20 April 1950) is a Norwegian poet and translator. She has been awarded the Dobloug Prize, the Brage Prize, and the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature. She was president of the Norwegian Writers' Union from 1997 ...

* 1999–2001

* 2001–2005

Geir Pollen Geir Pollen (born 4 April 1953 in Målselv Municipality) is a Norwegian poet, novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professiona ...

* 2005–2012 Anne Oterholm * 2012–2017 Sigmund Løvåsen *2017–2022 Heidi Marie Kriznik *2022– Brynjulf Jung Tjønn

References

External links

Official website
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