Winner of the Havmann Prize 2019

Kathrine Nedrejord (b.1987) is an author of books for adults, children, YA, and theatre plays. She made her debut in 2010 with the novel Transit, which received glowing reviews. In 2019 her acclaimed novel Transformation was awarded the Havmann Prize. Her books for children and young adults has earned several nominations for prestigious literary awards, among them the IBBY Honor list and two-time nominated for the Ministry of Culture’s Literary Prize. The German edition of the YA Sara’s Secret was awarded Book of the Month. Nedrejord was recently the house dramatist at the National Theatre in Oslo. She lives in Paris.