Solfrid Sivertsen
{{Short description|Norwegian writer (born 1947)}}
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| birth_place = Mosterhamn, Bømlo, Norway
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| nationality = Norwegian
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| relatives = Kenneth Sivertsen (brother)
| occupation = Librarian
Poet
Novelist
Children's writer
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Solfrid Sivertsen (born 29 December 1947) is a Norwegian librarian, poet, novelist and children's writer.
Personal life
Born in Mosterhamn in Bømlo on 29 December 1947, Solfrid Sivertsen is a sister of musician Kenneth Sivertsen (1961–2006). Their parents were Gunnar Sivertsen and Bertha Elisabeth Svendsen.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Kenneth Sivertsen |first=Gudrun |last=Sylte |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad |editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Kenneth_Sivertsen |language=no |access-date=12 April 2025}}
Literary career
She made her literary debut in 1986 with the short story collection Porselensfiguren.{{Cite web|title=Porselensfiguren av Solfrid Sivertsen|url=https://bokelskere.no/bok/porselensfiguren/113318/|access-date=2021-02-14|website=bokelskere.no}} Her poetry collection Bortanfor mellomste rommet came in 1988.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Solfrid Sivertsen |first= |last= |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Solfrid_Sivertsen |language=Norwegian|accessdate=12 April 2016}} She was awarded the Nynorsk Literature Prize in 1994 for the novel Grøn koffert.{{cite web |url=https://www.nm.no/om/utmerkingar-og-stipend/ |title=Nynorsk litteraturpris |website=nm.no |language=Norwegian|publisher=Noregs Mållag |accessdate=12 April 2025}} Her novels also include Langtidsvarsel from 1996, and Eit plutseleg mørke from 2008.
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Category:Norwegian women children's writers
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Category:Norwegian women novelists
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