Sissel Solbjørg Bjugn (28 October 1947 – 14 July 2011) was a Norwegian poet and children's writer.
She was born in
Bardu Municipality
Bardu ( and ) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Setermoen, the largest urban area in the municipality.
The municipality is the 18th largest by area out of the 357 municip ...
. She made her literary début in 1978 with the book ''Den første avisa på Lofotveggen'', for which she was awarded the
Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris
Tarjei Vesaas's debutantpris is a prize awarded annually for the best first literary work in Norwegian language, Norwegian. It is awarded by the Norwegian Authors' Union, and the organisation's 9-member Literary Caucus constitutes the jury for t ...
. Her children's book ''Jente i bitar'' from 1992 was awarded 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 Pr ...
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References
1947 births
2011 deaths
People from Bardu
People from Bodø
20th-century Norwegian poets
Norwegian children's writers
Norwegian women poets
Norwegian women children's writers
20th-century Norwegian women writers
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