Maria Parr

{{short description|Norwegian children's writer (born 1981)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1981|1|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Vanylven Municipality, Norway

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| alma_mater = University of Bergen

| occupation = Children's writer

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| notable_works = Waffle Hearts
Astrid the unstoppable
Lena, the Sea, and Me

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| awards = {{plainlist |

• Zilveren Griffel (2008)
• Brage Prize (2009 & 2017)
• Nynorsk User of the Year (2010) }}

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Maria Parr (born 18 January 1981 in Vanylven Municipality{{cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Maria Parr |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Maria_Parr |editor=Henriksen, Petter |language=Norwegian |accessdate=16 February 2010}}) is a Norwegian children's writer.

She studied Nordic Languages and Literature at the University of Bergen.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-11 |title=82 Notable Alumni of the University of Bergen [Sorted List] |url=https://edurank.org/uni/university-of-bergen/alumni/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=EduRank.org - Discover university rankings by location |language=en}} She currently teaches part-time at the high school in Vanylven.{{Cite web |title=Maria Parr |url=https://literaturfestival.com/en/authors/maria-parr/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=international literature festival berlin |language=en-US}}

Her children's books include Vaffelhjarte (2005) (published in English as Waffle Hearts in 2013{{cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/855199931|title=Waffle hearts : Lena and me in Mathildewick Cove |via=worldcat.org |oclc=855199931 |accessdate=8 February 2019 }}), Tonje Glimmerdal (2009) (published in English as Astrid the unstoppable in 2018[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/591752/astrid-the-unstoppable-by-maria-parr/ Astrid the unstoppable]) and Keeperen og havet (2017) (published in English as Lena, the Sea, and Me in 2017{{Cite web |title=Lena, The Sea and Me |url=https://justimagine.co.uk/review/lena-the-sea-and-me/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=Just Imagine |language=en}}), among others. She has won the Brage Prize twice, in 2009 and 2017.{{Cite web |last=NTB |date=2017-11-21 |title=Maria Parr vant Brageprisen 2017 |url=https://www.smp.no/kultur/i/qROLbO/maria-parr-vant-brageprisen-2017 |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=smp.no |language=no}} She received the Nynorsk User of the Year award in 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/mr/maria-parr-er-arets-nynorskbrukar-1.7071011 |title=Maria Parr er 'Årets nynorskbrukar' |last=Rødal |first=Aina |website=nrk.no |date=8 April 2010 |language=no |accessdate=8 February 2019 }}