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Rune Belsvik
Born	(1956-04-14) 14 April 1956 (age 68) Haugesund, Norway
Occupation(s)	Novelist, playwright, short story writer and children's writer
Awards	Brage Prize (2000) Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (1996 and 2001) Teskjekjerringprisen (2006)

Rune Belsvik (born 14 April 1956) is a Norwegian novelist, playwright, short story writer and children's writer.

Biography

Belsvik was born on 14 April 1956 in Haugesund, and grew up in Stord. He has education in health care, and worked at a hospital in Kvinnherad until becoming a full-time writer in 1983.

He made his literary debut in 1979 with the children's book Ingen drittunge lenger. He was awarded the Brage Prize for Ein naken gut in 2000. He received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Children's Literature in 1996 for Dustefjerten og den store vårdagen, and again in 2001, for Verdens mest forelska par. He received the Cappelen Prize in 1984.

Awards

• Brage Prize 2000
• Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature 1996 and 2001
• Teskjekjerringprisen 2006

References

1. ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Rune Belsvik". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
2. "Brage. Den norske bokprisen. Tidligere vinnere" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 September 2015.
3. Kritikerlaget / Norwegian Critics’ Association. "Kritikerlaget (Norwegian Critics' Prize)". Mottakere av kritikerprisen for beste barne- og ungdomsbok (Recipients of prizes for best youth book). kritikerlaget.no. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
4. Iversen, Vidar. "Cappelenprisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

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