The Norwegian Authors' Union ( no, Den norske Forfatterforening, 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 Heidi Marie Kriznik (born 23 February 1970) is a Norwegian novelist. She has served as chair of the Norwegian Authors' Union since 2017. Career Kriznik made her literary début in 2002 with the novel ''Applaus'', for which she was awarded the T ...

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 (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 * 1900–1903

Jacob Breda Bull Jacob Breda Bull (28 March 1853 – 7 January 1930) was a Norwegian author, journalist and editor. Biography Jacob Bull was born at Rendalen in Hedmark, Norway. He was the son of parish priest Mathias Bull (1815–1876) and Henriette Margr ...

* 1903–

Moltke Moe Moltke Moe (19 June 1859 - 15 December 1913) was a Norwegian folklorist. Biography Ingebret Moltke Moe was born in Krødsherad, Buskerud County, Norway. He was the son of Church of Norway Bishop Jørgen Moe. After school graduation in 1876 he b ...

* 1903–1905

Gerhard Gran Gerhard von der Lippe Gran (9 December 1856 – 7 April 1925) was a Norwegian literary historian, professor, magazine editor, essayist and biographer. Personal life Gran was born in Bergen as the son of merchant Christen Knagenhjelm Gran (1822� ...

* 1905–1908

Vilhelm Krag Vilhelm Krag (24 December 1871 – 10 July 1933) was a Norwegian poet, author, 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 Jacob Hilditch * 1910–1913

Hans Aanrud Hans Aanrud (3 September 1863 – 11 January 1953) was a Norwegian writer. He wrote plays, poetry, and stories depicting rural life in his native Gudbrandsdal, Norway. Life Aanrud, who came from a rural family, was born and raised in Auggedal ...

* 1913–1916

Peter Egge Peter Egge (1 April 1869 – 15 July 1959) was a renowned Norwegian author, journalist and playwright. His writing career extended from 1891 until 1955. Early life Peter Egge was born in Trondheim, Norway. He was the second eldest in a family of ...

* 1917–1919

Nils Collett Vogt Nils Collett Vogt (24 September 1864 – 23 December 1937) was a Norwegian poet. He was born in Christiania (now Oslo) as the son of tramway director Jens Theodor Paludan Vogt (1830–1892) and writer Johanne Collett (1833–1906). He was gr ...

* 1920–1922 Johan Bojer * 1922– Ole Lie Singdahlsen * 1922–1923 Oskar Braaten * 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 Worl ...

* 1928–1932 Ronald Fangen * 1933– Oskar Braaten * 1934– Johan Bojer * 1935–

* 1936–1940

Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset () (20 May 1882 – 10 June 1949) was a Norwegian- Danish novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Undset was born in Kalundborg, Denmark, but her family moved to Norway when she was two years old. In 1924 ...

* 1940–

Georg Brochmann Georg Brochmann (15 May 1894, Ullensvang – 5 January 1952) was a Norwegian journalist, writer of popular science and playwright, born in Hardanger. He was the most productive writer of popular science in Norway in the interwar period. Betwe ...

* 1941–1945 Alex Brinchmann * 1946–1965 Hans Heiberg * 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). H ...

* 1971–1975 Ebba Haslund * 1975–1977 Bjørn Nilsen * 1977–1981 Camilla Carlson * 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 pl ...

* 1985–1987 Karsten Alnæs * 1987–1991 Toril Brekke * 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. Her poetry collection ''Trask'' was awarded the Brage Prize in 2003 and nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2004. An extensive selection of her ...

* 1999–2001 Karsten Alnæs * 2001–2005

Geir Pollen Geir Pollen (born 4 April 1953 in Målselv) 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 professional novelists ...

* 2005–2012

Anne Oterholm Anne Oterholm (born 18 January 1964) is an American-born Norwegian novelist and literary critic. Among her novels are ''Ikke noe annet enn det du vil'' from 1995 and ''Avbrutt selskap'' from 1996. From 2005 to 2012 she was the leader of the Norwegia ...

* 2012–2017

Sigmund Løvåsen Sigmund Løvåsen (born 16 August 1977) is a Norwegian novelist and playwright. Career Løvåsen was born in Trysil. He made his literary début in 2003 with the novel ', for which he was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. In 2006 he publi ...

*2017–

References

External links

Official website
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