Mette Karlsvik

Mette Karlsvik (born 28 November 1978) is a Norwegian author and journalist.

Biography and career

Karlsvik was raised in Frei, Nordmøre, and has an International Baccalaureate from the Red Cross Nordic United World College. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts from the Glasgow School of Art, a B.A. in journalism from the University of Bergen, and a certificate from the Bergen Academy of Writing. She was awarded the 2005 Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris for her first novel, Vindauga i matsalen vender mot fjorden.^[1] In 2009 she published her first children's book, 1–2–TRE. Her latest book, Post oske, is scheduled for publication in October 2010.^[2]

Bibliography

• 2005 – Vindauga i matsalen vender mot fjorden (novel)
• 2007 – Flytårn (novel)
• 2008 – Pol (novel)
• 2009 – 1–2–TRE (children's novel)

References

1. ^ Maria Børja, "Hun er Norges beste debutant: Mette Karlsvik ligger ikke på latsida", Dagbladet 24 February 2006. (Norwegian)
2. ^ Flammehøsten 2010, Flamme Forlag (pdf) (Norwegian)

External links

• Mette Karlsvik at Det Norske Samlaget (Norwegian)
• Mette Karlsvik at Flamme Vorlag including interview, "Eg var ein tematisk romanforfattar" (Norwegian)
• Cathrine Strøm, "Samtale med forfatteren Mette Karlsvik", Bergen Folkebibliotek Nettbiblioteket 2008 (Norwegian)

Awards
Preceded by Ole Asbjørn Ness	Winner of Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris 2005	Succeeded by Thomas Marco Blatt

This article incorporates information from this version of the equivalent article on the Norwegian Wikipedia.

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