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Sólrún Michelsen
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Sólrún Michelsen in 2015
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| Born | 11 March 1948 Tórshavn;Faroe Islands |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Faroese |
| Genre | Children's Book, poetry |
| Notable work | Loppugras |
Sólrún Michelsen (born Midjord in Tórshavn on 11 March 1948), grew up in Argir and is a Faroese writer and poet. She received the Barnamentanarheiðursløn Tórshavnar býráðs (Tórshavn Council's Children's Book Prize) in 2002 and the Faroese Literature Prize in 2008. In 2004 she was nominated for the West Nordic Council's Children and Youth Literature Prize for the poem collection Loppugras. In 2015 she was nominated for the Nordic Literature Prize for the novel Hinumegin er mars.
She is married to the Faroese politician and business man Poul Michelsen, the leader of Framsókn (Progress).
Honours
- 2002 Barnamentanarheiðursløn Tórshavnar býráðs
- 2004 Nominated West Nordic Council's Children and Youth Literature Prize for Loppugras
- 2008 Faroese Literature Prize (Mentanarvirðisløn M. A. Jacobsens)
- 2015 Nominated the Nordic Council's Literature Prize
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