Ellen Marie Vars

Norwegian Sami writer (born 1957)

Ellen Marie Vars
Vars in 2016
Born	(1957-08-12) 12 August 1957 (age 66) Láhpoluoppal, Kautokeino, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	novelist
Awards	Saami Council's literary prize (2005)

Ellen Marie Vars (born 12 August 1957) is a Norwegian Sami writer. She was born in Láhpoluoppal, Kautokeino. She made her literary debut in 1986 with the youth novel Kátjá , which came to be among the most read Sami books in Norway. Her novel Čábbámus iđitguovssu earned her the Saami Council Literature Prize in 2005.^[1] Čábbámus iđitguovssu has been translated into English as The most beautiful dawn, and illustrated by Trygve Lund Guttormsen.

References

^ Skåden, Sigbjørn. "Ellen Marie Vars". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 November 2017.