Maria Parr (born 18 January 1981 in

Vanylven Vanylven is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Fiskåbygd. Other villages in the municipality include Åheim, Åram, Rovdane, Eidså, Slagnes, ...

) is a Norwegian

children's writer Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's ...

. She studied Nordic Languages and Literature at the University of Bergen. She currently teaches part-time at the high school in Vanylven. Her children's books include ''Vaffelhjarte'' (2005) (published in English as ''Waffle Hearts'' in 2013), ''Tonje Glimmerdal'' (2009) (published in English as ''Astrid the unstoppable'' in 2018Astrid the unstoppable
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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 Priz ...

twice, in 2009 and 2017. She received the

Nynorsk User of the Year Nynorsk User of the Year ( no, Årets nynorskbrukar) is a prize awarded by the Nynorsk Cultural Center at the Nynorsk Festival every year. The prize is awarded to the "persons or institutions that demonstrate the ability to break language and c ...

award in 2010.

Works

* 2005: ''Vaffelhjarte'' – translated into English as ''Waffle Hearts'' (2013) * 2009: ''Tonje Glimmerdal'' – translated into English as ''Astrid the unstoppable'' (2018) * 2017: ''Keeperen og havet'' – translated into English as ''Lena, the Sea, and Me'' (2020) * 2019: ''Storebror'' * 2023: ''Oskar og eg''

Awards

* 2005: Nynorsk Children's Book Award for ''Waffle Hearts'' * 2006: Ole Vig Award for ''Astrid the unstoppable'' * 2009:

for ''Astrid the unstoppable'' * 2010: Critics Prize for the year's best children's literature for ''Astrid the unstoppable'' * 2010:

* 2013: Sigmund Skard Fellowship * 2017:

for ''Lena, the Sea, and Me'' * 2018: ''Sultprisen'' (Sult Award) * 2018: Norwegian School Librarians Association Literature Award * 2023:

for ''Oskar and me

References

1981 births Living people Norwegian children's writers People from Møre og Romsdal Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature winners University of Bergen alumni {{Norway-writer-stub