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Saami Council Literature Prize
The Saami Council Literature Prize (, and ) is a literary prize for Saami literature first awarded by the Saami Council in 1994. At first, the prize was awarded annually, although starting in 2003, it has been awarded roughly once every two years with authors of children's and young adult literature being honored every other time.Rantala, LeifSámiráđđi 50 jagi p. 13. Accessed December 27, 2020 (in Northern Saami) In 2007, the total monetary value of the prize was 3,000 euro. Background The Saami Council decided to launch its own literary award in order to encourage people to write in the Saami languages. For this reason, all works nominated for the award must have been originally written in one of the Saami languages or translated from another language into one of the smaller Saami languages. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literary Prize
A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Many awards are structured with one organization (usually a non-profit organization) as the presenter and public face of the award, and another organization as the financial sponsor or backer, who pays the prize remuneration and the cost of the ceremony and public relations, typically a corporate sponsor who may sometimes attach their name to the award (such as the Orange Prize). Types of awards There are awards for various writing formats including poetry and novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as science fiction or politics). There are also awards dedicated to works in individual languages, such as the Miguel de Cervantes Prize ( Spanish); the Camões Prize ( Portuguese); th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsti Paltto
Kirste (Kirsti) Paltto (born 11 February 1947) is a Sámi author who writes mainly in Northern Sámi. Her books have been translated into several languages, including Finnish, German, Norwegian, English, Inari Sámi and Hungarian. Paltto currently resides in Utsjoki. Bibliography Children's and young-adult books * ''Vilges geađgi'' (1980, illustrated by Tuula Mukka) * ''Go Ráhkun bođii Skáhpenjárgii'' (1982) * ''Golleozat. Sápmelaš álbmotmáidnasa vuođul'' (1984, illustrated by Merja Aletta Ranttila) * ''Dávggáš ja násti'' (1988, illustrated by Sigga-Marja Magga) * ''Divga'' (1990, illustrated by Mika Launis) * ''Urbi'' (1994) * ''Ája'' (2007, illustrated by Inghilda Tapio) Poetry * ''Riđđunjárga'' (1970) * ''Beaivváža bajásdánsun'' (1985) * ''Beštoriin'' (1997) Fiction * ''Soagŋu'' (1971, short stories) * ''Risten'' (1981, short stories) * ''Guhtoset dearvan min bohccot'' (1987) * ''Guovtteoaivvat nisu'' (1989, short stories) * ''Guržo luo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rauni Manninen
Rauni may mean: *Rauni (deity) Rauni () is a name for a being in Finnish mythology. It has been connected to another name in runic songs, Röönikkä or Ryönikkä. Rauni was mentioned in 1551 by Mikael Agricola in a series of lines that have been difficult to interpret. Theorie ..., a figure in Finnish mythology * Rauni, Ludhiana, a village in the Ludhiana (malwa) district of Punjab state, India * Rauni Khurd, Roopnagar, a village in the Roopnagar (Puaad) district of Punjab state, India {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antti Väre
Antti is a Finnish masculine given name derived from the Greek name ''Andreas''. In Estonia, the variant Anti is more common. It is uncommon as a surname. People with the name include: Given name * Antti Autti (born 1985), Finnish snowboarder * Antti Juntumaa (born 1959), Finnish boxer * Antti Hammarberg (Irwin Goodman) (1943–1991), Finnish musician * Antti Hyyrynen (born 1980), Finnish musician * Antti Kaikkonen (born 1974), Finnish politician * Antti Kalliomäki (born 1947), Finnish athlete and Minister of Education * Antti Kasvio (born 1973), Finnish swimmer * Antti Laaksonen (born 1973), Finnish ice hockey player * Antti Niemi (footballer) (born 1972), Finnish football goalkeeper * Antti Niemi (ice hockey) (born 1983), Finnish ice hockey goalkeeper * Antti Miettinen (born 1980), Finnish ice hockey player * Antti Muurinen (born 1954), Finnish football coach * Antti Ojanperä (born 1983), Finnish footballer * Antti Okkonen (born 1982), Finnish footballer * Antti Piim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siri Broch Johansen
Siri Broch Johansen (born 9 March 1967) is a Sami author, singer, and textbook author from Tana Municipality in Finnmark county. She is also language leader at the Samisk Nærings- og Utredningssenter in Tana. She trains teachers and teaches Sami language and has a great deal of experience of working with the Sami language, and has formerly taught in Kåfjord Municipality in Troms Troms (; ; ; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in northern Norway. It borders Finnmark county to the northeast and Nordland county in the southwest. Norrbotten Län in Sweden is located to the south and further southeast is a shorter border with ... county. She has also written and edited a textbook on indigenous peoples of the north. Works * 1992 ''Opp av brønnen'' – Poetry * 1997 ''Mii leat ain dás (Vi er ennå her)'' – textbook on indigenous peoples of the North () * 2001 ''Mearrasámit'' * 2005 ''Sámi skuvlahistorjá 1'' (Sami school history) () * 2007 ''Sámi skuvlahistorjá 2'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rauni Magga Lukkari
Rauni Magga Lukkari is a Sámi poet and translator. Although she was born in Vetsikko, Utsjoki, Finland in 1943, she has lived in Tromsø, Norway since 1980. Lukkari writes in Northern Sami. Works Books * ''Jieŋat vulget'' (1980) * ''Báze dearvan, Biehtar'' (1981) * ''Losses beaivegirji'' (1986) * ''Mu gonagasa gollebiktasat'' (1991) * ''Čalbmemihttu'' (1995) * ''Árbeeadni'' (1996) * ''Dearvvuođat'' (1999) Translations * Laila Stien: ''Olle P ja imas beaivvás'' (1991) * Einar Bragi: ''Vaikke jiehkki jávkkodivccii'' (1998) * ''Marion Palmer: Utsatte strök/Rasis guovllut'' (1999) * Kati-Claudia Fofonoff ''Eana áđai nuppebeliid'' (2000) * ''Dás álget johtolagat. Barents guovllu antologia'' (2001, translation into Northern Sámi by Jovnna-Ánde Vest, Rauni Magga Lukkari and Petter Johanas Lukkari) * Riina Katajavuori: ''Gii halla'' (2004, translation into Northern Sámi by Rauni Magga Lukkari and Petter Johanas Lukkari) * Edith Södergran Edith Irene Södergran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harald Aadnevik
Harald or Haraldr is the Old Norse form of the given name Harold. It may refer to: Medieval Kings of Denmark * Harald Bluetooth (935–985/986) Kings of Norway * Harald Fairhair (c. 850–c. 933) * Harald Greycloak (died 970) * Harald Hardrada (1015–1066) * Harald Gille (reigned 1130–1136) Grand Dukes of Kiev * Mstislav the Great (1076–1132), known as Harald in Norse sagas King of Mann and the Isles * Haraldr Óláfsson (died 1248) Earls of Orkney * Harald Haakonsson (died 1131) * Harald Maddadsson (–1206) * Harald Eiriksson Others * Hagrold (fl. 944–954), also known as Harald, Scandinavian chieftain in Normandy * Harald Grenske (10th century), petty king in Vestfold in Norway * Harald Klak (–), king in Jutland * Harald Wartooth, legendary king of Sweden, Denmark and Norway * Harald the Younger, 9th-century Viking leader Modern name Royalty * Harald V of Norway (born 1937), present King of Norway * Prince Harald of Denmark (1876–1949) Arts and entertain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synnøve Persen
Synnøve Persen (born 22 February 1950) is a Norwegian Sámi artist, author, and activist who has played an influential role in bringing Sámi identity to contemporary art. She has been twice nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize for the Sami language area for her poetry. Early life and student activism Persen was born in Beavgohpis in Porsáŋggu Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. She finished gymnasium in Atla, before moving to Oslo for university. Persen began her arts education in the 1970s, first at the Einar Granum Drawing and Painting School in Oslo, before heading to the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art and graduating in 1978 from the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts in Oslo. As a student, Persen was involved in growing Sámi activism during the Alta conflict and participated in the and was a voice of the ČSV political-artistic movement. As student project, Persen drafted in 1977 a flag to represent the Sámi people across Scandinavia. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trygve Lund Guttormsen
Trygve is a masculine given name most common in Norway. Trygve is derived from the Old Norse ''tryggr'', meaning "true, trustworthy", cognate with Old English '' treowe'', Old High German ''triuwe''. Gothic has ''triggws''. The Icelandic, Faroese and Old Norse form of the name is Tryggvi, e.g. Tryggve Olafsson. There were 5,951 people with the forename Trygve in Norway in 2009, declining to 5,432 in November 2015. The following people share the forename Trygve: * Trygve Bendiksby (1907–1992), Norwegian judge * Trygve Berge (born 1932), Norwegian Olympic downhill skier * Trygve Bjørgo (1916–1997), Norwegian poet and educator * Trygve Bornø (born 1942), Norwegian footballer * Trygve Braarud (1903–1985), Norwegian botanist * Trygve Bratteli (1910–1984), Norwegian Prime Minister * Trygve Brodahl (1905–1996), Norwegian cross-country skier * Trygve Brudevold (1920–2021), Norwegian bobsledder * Trygve Bruvik (born 1952), Norwegian engineer * Trygve Bull (1905–1999 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Marie Vars
Ellen Marie Vars (born 12 August 1957) is a Norwegian Sami writer. She was born in Láhpoluoppal in Kautokeino Municipality. She made her literary debut in 1986 with the youth novel ''Kátjá '', which came to be among the most read Sami books in Norway. Her novel ''Čábbámus iđitguovssu'' earned her the Saami Council Literature Prize in 2005. ''Čábbámus iđitguovssu'' has been translated into English as ''The most beautiful dawn'', and illustrated by Trygve Lund Guttormsen Trygve is a masculine given name most common in Norway. Trygve is derived from the Old Norse ''tryggr'', meaning "true, trustworthy", cognate with Old English '' treowe'', Old High German ''triuwe''. Gothic has ''triggws''. The Icelandic, Faroese .... She was the first chief editor of the Sami language newspaper , from its establishment in 1993. References 1957 births Living people People from Kautokeino Norwegian women novelists 20th-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
