Rune Belsvik

Rune Belsvik
Rune Belsvik
Born	14 April 1956 (age 70); Haugesund, Norway
Occupations	Novelist, playwright, short story writer and children's writer
Awards	Brage Prize (2000); Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (1996 and 2001); Teskjekjerringprisen (2006);

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

Biography

Belsvik was born on 14 April 1956 in Haugesund,^[1] and grew up in Stord Municipality. He has education in health care, and worked at a hospital in Kvinnherad Municipality 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

Brage Prize 2000
Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature 1996 and 2001
Teskjekjerringprisen 2006

References

1 2 3 Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Rune Belsvik". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
↑ "Brage. Den norske bokprisen. Tidligere vinnere" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 September 2015.
↑ 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.
↑ Iversen, Vidar. "Cappelenprisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 September 2022.