Arne Svingen

Arne Svingen (born 10 July 1967) is a Norwegian writer of children's books. He also writes adult fiction and books for young adults. He has published over a hundred titles and his works have been translated into more than a dozen languages.

Svingen hails from Grorud and was a journalist before becoming a full-time children's writer in 1997.

His most noted books are: * ''Svart elfenben'', winner of the Brageprisen in 2005 * ''Sangen om en brukket nese'', winner of the Kulturdepartementets litteraturpris in 2012, Prix Libbylit Romans Ados in 2015, and the Batchelder Honor Book Award in 2017 * ''Man dør litt hver dag'', winner of the Østfoldungdommens kritikerpris in 2017 * podcast Svingens barnebokverden, winner of the NBU-prisen in 2018 * ''En himmel full av skyer'', winner of the Bokslukerprisen in 2019/20 Provided by Wikipedia