{{Short description|Norwegian non-fiction writer}} {{use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Marta Breen | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1976|4|11|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = Journalist <br> Non-fiction writer | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = | spouse = Øyvind Holen | children = | relatives = Sigbjørn Hølmebakk (grandfather) | awards = | website = }}
'''Marta Breen''' (born 11 April 1976) is a Norwegian non-fiction writer, journalist, and organizational leader. Her books often center on women{{'s}} history and feminism.
==Early and personal life== Born on 11 April 1976, Breen is a granddaughter of writer Sigbjørn Hølmebakk. She spent part of her childhood in Groruddalen in Oslo, and later moved to Larvik, growing up in an environment of political activism of the era of 1970s feminism, political demonstrations and summer camps for children. She graduated from Larvik secondary school in 1995, and is married to Øyvind Holen.<ref name=snl/>
==Career== A freelancer, Breen has worked as journalist or columnist for NRK, the newspapers ''Dagbladet'' and ''Dagsavisen'', and the women's magazine ''Kvinner og Klær''.<ref name=snl/>
She made her literary debut in 2006 with the book ''Piker, vin og sang. 50 år med jenter i norsk rock og pop'', on women and their challenges in the music industry. In 2008 she wrote a jazz singer's biography, ''Radka Toneff – hennes korte liv og store stemme'' ("Radka Toneff – her short life and big voice"). In ''Rosa Streker, røde tall. Jakten på hva som feiler verdens beste helsevesen'' from 2011 she writes about pregnancy and birthcare. In 2014 she published ''Født feminist: hele Norge baker ikke'', and in 2015 the book ''F-ordet. 155 grunner til å være feminist'', together with Jenny Jordahl and Madeleine Schultz,<ref name=snl/> for which they received the award ''Fagbokprisen'' from the Ministry of Culture.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Her er vinnerne av Kulturdepartementets priser for barne- og ungdomslitteratur | url = http://www.periskop.no/her-er-vinnerne-av-kulturdepartementets-priser-for-barne-og-ungdomslitteratur/ |website=periskop.no |date=8 March 2016 |access-date=17 March 2024 |language=no}}</ref>
She collaborated with Jordahl also in her next books: ''60 damer du skulle ha møtt. Norsk kvinnehistorie for deg som har det travelt'' (2016), ''Den store rumpefeiden'' (2016), ''Jeg trodde klitoris var en selskapsdans. Og 300 andre sitater fra kvinner'' (2017), and ''Hva vet du om damer? 500 spørsmål for feministiske quizkvelder'' (2017). Further, ''Kvinnekamp. Foreningen Skuld: Norges første bøllekurs'' (2018), on the women's discussion forum ''Skuld'' (a forerunner to the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights), and ''Kvinner i kamp. 150 års kamp for frihet, likhet, søsterskap!'' (2018). The latter was Breen's international breakthrough, and the book has been translated into twenty languages.<ref name=snl/>
In 2019 she issued the essays collection ''Om muser og menn'', and in 2020 a book on feminism, ''Hvordan bli (en skandinavisk) feminist. 20 veier til mer likestilling på jobben, i livet og i kjærligheten''.<ref name=snl/>
From 2013 to 2018 Breen chaired the Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers and Translators Association.<ref name=snl/><ref>{{cite web |title=Marta Breen ny leder for NFF |url=http://nffo.no/Nyheter/Marta-Breen-ny-leder-for-NFF.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425190551/http://nffo.no/Nyheter/Marta-Breen-ny-leder-for-NFF.aspx |archive-date=25 April 2015 |website=nffo.no |access-date=12 January 2023 |language=no}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist |refs= <ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Marta Breen |first=Randi |last=Brenden |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Marta_Breen |language=no | access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref> }}
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