Gro Dahle

Gro Dahle
Gro Dahle 2005
Born	15 May 1962 (1962-05-15) Oslo, Norway
Occupation	Poet, writer of children's books
Genres	Poetry, children's literature, short stories, plays etc.

Gro Dahle (born 15 May 1962) is a Norwegian poet and writer.

She was born in Oslo,^{[citation needed]} and is a daughter of Øystein Dahle. She made her literary début in 1987 with Audiens (Audience), a collection of poetry. Since then Dahle has written over 30 books in different genres, among them a series of picture books for children in collaboration with her husband, Norwegian illustrator Svein Nyhus.

Gro Dahle has received several national awards for her work. In 1999 she was the official festival poet at the Bergen International Festival.^{[citation needed]} In 2002 she won the Brage Prize for literature for Snill (Nice), a picture book for children,^{[citation needed]} and in 2003 the Best Children’s Book Prize from the Norwegian Ministry of Culture for Sinna Mann (Angry Man), a book about a boy witnessing domestic violence.^{[citation needed]}

Dahle is a stylistically naïve, imaginative and burlesque writer^{[citation needed]} often focusing on psychological problems and relations^{[citation needed]}. She lives and works on the island Tjøme.^{[citation needed]} Dahle also gives lectures in creative writing in Norway and Sweden.^{[citation needed]}

Taiwanese edition of children's book Sinna Mann (Angry man, 2003) by Gro Dahle and Svein Nyhus.

Children's picture book God natt, natt (Good Night, Night, 2009) with poems by Gro Dahle and illustrations by Svein Nyhus.

References

• Presentation and bibliography from the Norwegian publisher

Awards
Preceded by Georg Johannesen	Recipient of the Cappelen Prize 2000	Succeeded by Anne Holt