Finn Øglænd

Who is Finn Øglænd?

Finn Øglænd is a Norwegian author, poet, translator and literature critic. He grew up on a small holding at Tananger in Sola municipality.

Øglænd studied at the authors school in Bø, Telemark. He has worked at the Academy for the Written Arts in Hordaland. Since his initial publication of "Det opplyste landskapet" in 1983, he has produced an extensive collection of literary works covering various genres.

Øglænd was awarded a number of prizes for this work, including the Sunnmørsprisen 2000, for Dei penaste jentene på TV and the Skolebibliotekarforeningens litteraturpris in 2001, again in recognition for Dei penaste jentene på TV. He was also awarded the Samlagsprisen in 2005, and the Rasmus Løland-stipend in 2007 for his nonjudgmental depictions of youth as they are. He was also a finalist for the Brage Prize and the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 1999 for his children's book Fem dagar, fire netter.