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Naja Marie Aidt, winner of the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 2008

Naja Marie Aidt (born 24 December 1963) is a Danish-language poet and writer.

Biography

Aidt was born in Aasiaat, Greenland, and was brought up partly in Greenland and partly in the Vesterbro area of Copenhagen. In 1991, she published her first book of poetry, Så længe jeg er ung (While I'm Still Young). Since 1993, she has been a full-time writer. In 1994, Aidt was awarded the Danish Fund for the Endowment of the Arts 3-year bursary.

Aidt won the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2009 for her short stories collection. Bavian (Baboon, 2006),[1] Bavian also earned her the Danish Kritikerprisen for 2007.[2]

Bibliography

Prizes and grants

Aidt has received several grants from Statens Kunstfond; other prizes include:

References

  1. ^ "Naja Marie Aidt får Nordisk Råds Litteraturpris". DR (in Danish). 29 February 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Kritikerprisen". litteraturpriser.dk. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Beatrice Prize". danskeakademi.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Forlaget Gyldendal". litteraturpriser.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Priser". Det Danske Akademi. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Högtidssammankomst 2022". svenskakademien.se. Retrieved 27 December 2022.