Julia Lossius Kahrs (born 1985) is a Norwegian children's writer.

Career

She made her literary debut with ''Sølvrevene'', published by

Gyldendal Norsk Forlag Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS, commonly referred to as Gyldendal N.F. and in Norway often only as Gyldendal, is one of the largest Norway, Norwegian publishing houses. It was founded in 1925 after buying rights to publications from the Denmark, Dan ...

in 2009. She followed with ''Øst for Dunkelpiggen'' (2012), ''Billie Ve'' (2014), ''Gresshoppens sang'' (2019) and ''Familien Brattbakk'' (2022), all on Gyldendal. The latter earned her a

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 ...

for children's and young adult literature in 2022. ''Familien Brattbakk'' was also nominated for the . In 2023 she was awarded a grant that allowed her to write full-time. She followed with more children's books on Gyldendal, ''Noor og miniatyren'' (2023) and ''Noor og mysterieklubben'' (2024).

Personal life

She hails from

Son A son is a male offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative. Social issues In pre-industrial societies and some current ...

. She is married to Heidi Bruvik Kahrs; they resided in

Grünerløkka Grünerløkka () is a borough but also a neighborhood of the city of Oslo, Norway. Grünerløkka became part of the city of Oslo (then Christiania) in 1858. Grünerløkka was traditionally a working class district; since the late 20th century t ...

before relocating to Son in 2020.

References

1985 births Living people People from Vestby Norwegian children's writers 21st-century Norwegian women writers Norwegian lesbian writers {{Norway-writer-stub