Marit Eikemo (born 6 April 1971) is a Norwegian essayist, novelist, journalist and magazine editor. Her awards include the

Nynorsk Literature Prize The Nynorsk Literature Prize is awarded annually by Noregs Mållag, Det Norske Teatret and Det Norske Samlaget for the best book in either Nynorsk or dialect. The award is presented for the best novel, poetry, novellas, or drama in the past year. ...

and the

Amalie Skram Prize The Amalie Skram Prize (Norwegian: ) is a Norwegian literature prize established by the Amalie Skram society in Bergen in 1994. The prize is given to a female writer of fiction in the spirit of author and women's rights pioneer Amalie Skram, and ...

Career

Eikemo was born in

Odda Odda () is a list of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in the old Hordaland counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1913 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into Ullensvang Municipality i ...

on 6 April 1971. She edited the book ''Her, no: Møte med unge menneske'' in 1999, and contributed to the essay collection ''Synd.no'' from 2001. Her first novel was ''Mellom oss sagt'' from 2006. In 2008 she published the essay collection ''Samtidsruinar'', and in 2009 the novel ''Arbeid pågår''. She was awarded the

for the novel ''Samtale ventar'' in 2011. In 2017 she was awarded the

, when the jury compared her to

Skram Skram may refer to: People *Amalie Skram (1846–1905), Norwegian author * Gustav Skram (1802–1865), Danish railroad director * Hanne Skram (1937–2017), Norwegian dancer * Henriette Skram (1841–1929), Danish school teacher *Knut Skram (born 1 ...

in the way she was searching for truth and aiming to understand but not judge. She received in 2019. Eikemo was co-editor of the cultural and political magazine ''

Syn og Segn ''Syn og Segn'' is a Norwegian quarterly cultural and political periodical published in Oslo, Norway. History and profile ''Syn og Segn'' was founded in 1894, and Rasmus Flo and Arne Garborg were the first editors.Hilde Sandvik.

References

1971 births Living people People from Odda Norwegian women novelists Norwegian essayists Norwegian magazine editors 21st-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian women writers Norwegian women magazine editors {{Norway-journalist-stub