Erna Osland
Erna Osland (born 24 February 1951) is a Norwegian teacher and author of children's literature. She made her literary debut in 1987 with the youth's book Natteramnen. She received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book in 1999 for Salamandarryttaren.
Erna Osland
- Name
- Erna Osland
- Born
- 24 February 1951
- Birthplace
- Høyanger, Norway
- Occupation
- educationalist, writer
- Awards
- * Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book (1999)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Honours
- Sigmund Skard Fellowship · Damm Prize · Norwegian School Librarians Association Literature Award · Brageprisen for Children's literature
- Languages
- Norwegian
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Erna Osland (born 1951) is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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Erna Osland was born in 1951.
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In 2025 she received the Brage Prize for best non-fiction for children and young adults, for the book Barnas verdshistorie, along with illustrator Victoria Sandøy.
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• Name — Erna Osland • Born — 24 February 1951 • Birthplace — Høyanger, Norway • Occupation — educationalist, writer • Genre — children's literature • Awards — * Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book (1999) • Brage Prize (1999, 2025)
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Osland was born in Høyanger on 24 February 1951.
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1951
Erna Osland born at Høyanger.
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Erna Osland received Sigmund Skard Fellowship, Damm Prize, Norwegian School Librarians Association Literature Award and Brageprisen for Children's literature. Recorded as having received Sigmund Skard Fellowship, Damm Prize and Norwegian School Librarians Association Literature Award.
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