Laila Stien
{{Short description|Norwegian writer and translator (born 1946)}}
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Laila Stien (born 16 May 1946) is a Norwegian novelist, poet, author of children's literature and translator from Hemnes Municipality.
Early life
Literary career
Stien made her literary debut in 1979 with the short stories collection Nyveien. The collection contains short stories with motives from Sami society and culture. Before her first book, she was represented with texts in the anthologies Nordfra (1975) and Nordnorge foreteller (1977).{{Cite web |url=http://www.nordnorskforfatterlag.no/medlemmer/stien.laila.htm |title=Laila Stien. |accessdate=23 January 2009 |publisher=Nordnorsk forfatterlag |language=Norwegian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810065752/http://www.nordnorskforfatterlag.no/medlemmer/stien.laila.htm |archive-date=10 August 2007 |url-status=dead }} Her collections {{lang|no|Fuglan veit}} (1984) and {{lang|no|Sånt som skjer}} (1988) focus on family relations and everyday life.
Her literary works are often embedded with elements from Northern Norway and Sami culture. She received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book in 1993, and the Aschehoug Prize in 2000.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dagbladet.no/forfatter/laila_stien.html |title=Laila Stien. Skingrende ensomhet |date=7 January 2000 |accessdate=21 January 2009 |work=Dagbladet |language=Norwegian |archive-date=4 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004083006/http://www.dagbladet.no/forfatter/laila_stien.html |url-status=dead }}
Stien has translated books from Sami language into Norwegian, including works by Synnøve Persen, Rauni Magga Lukkari, and Nils-Aslak Valkeapää. She has edited anthologies on modern Sami literature, including {{lang|no|Ildstedene synger}} from 1984.
She was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 2024.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Doblougprisen |first=Vidar |last=Iversen |first2=Fred |last2=Huvenes |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Doblougprisen |language=no | access-date=25 June 2024}}
Personal life
Her son, Ailo Gaup, is a former world champion in Freestyle Motocross.{{cn|date=June 2024}}
Selected works
- Nyveien (short stories; 1979)
- Fabler. Frost (poetry; 1981)
- Fuglan veit (short stories; 1984)
- Sånt som skjer (short stories; 1988)
- Hold stø båt (poetry, texts; 1990)
- I det fri (short stories; 1994)
- Vekselsang (novel; 1997)
- Gjennom glass (short stories; 1999)
- Svømmetak (short stories; 2001)
- Veranda med sol (short stories; 2003)
;Children's books
- I farta (1986)
- Ole P og den merkverdige sola (1990)
- Å plukke en smørblomst (1993)
- Klar, ferdig, kjør! (1998)
- Ei jente på scooteren (1999)
Awards
- Rana Municipality Cultural Prize 1986
- Språklig samling's Literary Prize 1992
- Norwegian Critics Prize for the year's best children's or youth's literature 1993, for Å plukke en smørblomst
- Havmann Prize 1999, for Gjennom glass
- Aschehoug Prize 2000
- Alta Municipality Cultural Prize 2002
- The Dobloug Prize 2024
References
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Category:People from Rana, Norway
Category:20th-century Norwegian novelists
Category:21st-century Norwegian novelists
Category:20th-century Norwegian poets
Category:Norwegian women short story writers
Category:Norwegian children's writers
Category:Norwegian translators
Category:Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature winners
Category:Norwegian women novelists
Category:Norwegian women children's writers
Category:Norwegian women poets
Category:21st-century Norwegian women writers
Category:20th-century Norwegian women writers