Rune Belsvik

Rune Belsvik (born 14 April 1956) is a Norwegian novelist, playwright, short story writer and children's writer.

Rune Belsvik
Born (1956-04-14) 14 April 1956
Haugesund, Norway
Occupation(s)Novelist, playwright, short story writer and children's writer
Awards

Biography

Belsvik was born on 14 April 1956 in Haugesund,[1] and grew up in Stord. He has education in health care, and worked at a hospital in Kvinnherad until becoming a full-time writer in 1983.[1]

He made his literary debut in 1979 with the children's book Ingen drittunge lenger.[1] He was awarded the Brage Prize for Ein naken gut in 2000.[2] He received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Children's Literature in 1996 for Dustefjerten og den store vårdagen, and again in 2001, for Verdens mest forelska par.[3] He received the Cappelen Prize in 1984.[4]

Awards

References

  1. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Rune Belsvik". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. "Brage. Den norske bokprisen. Tidligere vinnere" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. Kritikerlaget / Norwegian Critics’ Association. "Kritikerlaget (Norwegian Critics' Prize)". Mottakere av kritikerprisen for beste barne- og ungdomsbok (Recipients of prizes for best youth book). kritikerlaget.no. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  4. Iversen, Vidar. "Cappelenprisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 September 2022.


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