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Ellen Fjestad

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Ellen Fjestad (born 1979) is a Norwegian writer of young adult fiction.

Hailing from Stange, she tried her hand at several vocations, taking educations in both nursing, gardening and children's writing. In 2011 she won a 200,000 kr stipend from Schibsted to complete her debut novel, based on her initial drafts submitted to Schibsted's competition.[1] The book was published in 2012 under the title Sammen skal vi holde himmelen, and earned her the Uprisen [no] award.[2]

Fjestad followed with Døgnfluedans (Schibsted, 2015) and Den som vokter lyset (Vigmostad & Bjørke, 2019).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Sigvartsen, Ana Leticia (15 June 2011). "Debutant får drømmestart på karrieren" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Uprisen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Ellen Fjestad". Forfatterkatalogen (in Norwegian). Norsk Forfattersentrum. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Uprisen [no]
2013
(shared with Marianne Kaurin)
Succeeded by