Maria Parr

{{short description|Norwegian children's writer (born 1981)}} {{Infobox person | name = Maria Parr | image = Maria Parr.jpg | caption = Maria Parr, 2009. | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1981|1|18|df=y}} | birth_place = Vanylven Municipality, Norway | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | monuments = | nationality = | other_names = | education = | alma_mater = University of Bergen | occupation = Children's writer | years_active = | employer = | organization = | known_for = | notable_works = ''Waffle Hearts''<br>''Astrid the unstoppable''<br>''Lena, the Sea, and Me'' | style = | television = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | awards = {{plainlist | *Zilveren Griffel (2008)<ref name=snl/> *Brage Prize (2009 & 2017) *Nynorsk User of the Year (2010) }} }}

'''Maria Parr''' (born 18 January 1981 in Vanylven Municipality<ref name="snl">{{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}}</ref>) is a Norwegian children's writer.

She studied Nordic Languages and Literature at the University of Bergen.{{cn|date=December 2025}} She currently teaches part-time at the high school in Vanylven.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

Her children's books include ''Vaffelhjarte'' (2005)<ref name="snl" /> (published in English as ''Waffle Hearts'' in 2013<ref name=":0">{{cite book|title=Waffle hearts : Lena and me in Mathildewick Cove |oclc=855199931 }}</ref>), ''Tonje Glimmerdal'' (2009) (published in English as ''Astrid the unstoppable'' in 2018<ref name=":1">[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/591752/astrid-the-unstoppable-by-maria-parr/ Astrid the unstoppable]</ref>) and ''Keeperen og havet'' (2017) (published in English as ''Lena, the Sea, and Me'' in 2017<ref name=":2">{{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}}</ref>), among others''.'' She has won the Brage Prize twice, in 2009<ref name="snl" /> and 2017.<ref>{{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}}</ref> She received the Nynorsk User of the Year award in 2010.<ref name=":3">{{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 }}</ref>

== Works ==

* 2005: ''Vaffelhjarte'' – translated into English as ''Waffle Hearts'' (2013)<ref name=":0" /> * 2009: ''Tonje Glimmerdal'' – translated into English as ''Astrid the unstoppable'' (2018)<ref name=":1" /> * 2017: ''Keeperen og havet'' – translated into English as ''Lena, the Sea, and Me'' (2020)<ref name=":2" /> * 2019: ''Storebror'' * 2023: ''Oskar og eg''

== Awards ==

* 2005: Nynorsk Children's Book Award for ''Waffle Hearts'' * 2006: Ole Vig Award for ''Astrid the unstoppable'' * 2009: Brage Prize for ''Astrid the unstoppable<ref name=":1" />'' * 2010: Critics Prize for the year's best children's literature for ''Astrid the unstoppable''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walker Books - Maria Parr |url=https://www.walker.co.uk/contributors/Maria-Parr-11691.aspx |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=www.walker.co.uk}}</ref> * 2010: Nynorsk User of the Year<ref name=":3" /> * 2013: Sigmund Skard Fellowship * 2017: Brage Prize for ''Lena, the Sea, and Me<ref name=":2" />'' * 2018: ''Sultprisen'' (Sult Award) * 2018: Norwegian School Librarians Association Literature Award * 2023: Brage Prize for ''Oskar and me''

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