Kathrine Nedrejord Author

Kathrine Nedrejord is a Sámi-Norwegian author and playwright who grew up in the north of Norway and currently lives in Paris. From winning poetry awards as a teenager, to receiving a playwright residency at the Norwegian National Theatre in 2018, Nedrejord is an experienced writer across all genres. She has written and published five novels and six young adult and children’s books, all of which centre around themes prevalent in her own life.

Charlotte Barslund is an award-winning translator of books and plays from Norway, Denmark and Greenland. She has translated five novels by Vigdis Hjorth, and was longlisted for the International Booker Prize for her translation of Is Mother Dead. Her translation of Ane Riel’s Resin was shortlisted for the Petrona Award, and her translation of Lene Kaaberbøl’s Wildwitch was the International Board on Books for Young People Honour Book of 2018. She has been longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award several times.