Anne Oterholm (born 18 January 1964) is an American-born Norwegian

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, thus make a living wage, living writing novels and other fiction, while other ...

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

Norwegian Authors' Union 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 persecu ...

. She was awarded the

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, ba ...

in 2010.

Chair of literature committee at Arts Council Norway

Anne Oterholm has served as the head of literature committee at

Arts Council Norway The Arts Council Norway (, often shortened to ''Kulturrådet'') is the official arts council for Norway. Based in Oslo, it is a Norwegian state institution created in as a result of a parliamentary decision in 1964. Arts Council Norway's admini ...

for the last 8 years (2014-2021). Arts Council Norway which functions as an advisory body to the Government and public sector on cultural affairs and is the main department for implementing Norwegian cultural policy.

References

1964 births Writers from Illinois Living people Norwegian women novelists Norwegian literary critics Norwegian women literary critics 20th-century Norwegian novelists 20th-century Norwegian women writers 21st-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian women writers {{Norway-novelist-stub