Annie Riis

Annie Riis (born 29 October 1927) is a Norwegian poet, novelist and children's writer.

She made her literary debut in 1975 with the poetry collection Satura. Among her other collections are Mellom høye trær from 1979 and Satirens tid from 1994.[1] She was awarded the Brage Prize (open class) in 2001 for the poetry collection Himmel av stål[2] and the Herman Wildenvey Poetry Award in 2002.[3]

Among her novels are Azoras hus from 1988 and Fridafrank from 1991. She has written several children's books.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Annie Riis". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Nilsen, Anne Grete. "Brageprisen". In Godal, Anne Marit. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Wildenveyprisen 2012. 2012. Litteratur i Vestfold (June 6).
Awards
Preceded by
Karin Fossum		 Recipient of the Brage Prize, open class
2001 		Succeeded by
Synne Sun Løes


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