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Ingvild H. Rishøi

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Ingvild H. Rishøi
Born (1978-08-24) 24 August 1978 (age 46)
Oslo, Norway
OccupationNovelist, short story writer
Journalist
GenreLiterary fiction, children's
Notable worksVinternoveller (2014)
Notable awardsNorwegian Critics Prize (2014)
Dobloug Prize (2024)
Website
www.rishoi.no

Ingvild Hedemann Rishøi (born 24 August 1978) is a Norwegian writer and journalist.

She won the Sult Prize in 2012, and both the Brage Prize (open class) and the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 2014 for Vinternoveller.[1] She was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 2024.[2]

Life work

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As a journalist she has worked for Dagbladet and Dagens Næringsliv, particularly within feature journalism.

She has published the children's books Unbrakomonsteret – Ikea om natten (2007) and Pling i bollen – fine og ufine barnerim (2012) with Cappelen Damm. Her short story collections La stå (2007), Historien om Fru Berg (2011), and Vinternoveller (2014), and the novel Stargate – en julefortelling (2021) were published by Gyldendal Norsk Forlag.

Her work appeared in Dial.[3]

Awards

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Year Work Award Category Result Ref
2012 ? Sult Prize Won [1]
2014 Vinternoveller Brage Prize Open class Won [1]
Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature Adult Won [1]
2024 Dobloug Prize Norwegian Won [2]

Bibliography

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Novels

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  • Stargate – en julefortelling (2021)
    • Rishøi, Ingvild (2024). Brightly Shining. Translated by Caroline Waight. New York: Grove Press. ISBN 978-0-8021-6349-3. [4][5][6]

Children's books

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  • Unbrakomonsteret – Ikea om natten (2007)
  • Pling i bollen – fine og ufine barnerim (2012)

Short story collections

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  • La stå (2007)
  • Historien om Fru Berg (2011)
  • Vinternoveller (2014)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ingvild Rishøi". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b Iversen, Vidar; Huvenes, Fred. "Doblougprisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  3. ^ Waight), Ingvild H. Rishøi (Tr. Caroline (22 August 2024). "A Poem by Ingvild H. Rishøi". The Dial. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  4. ^ Doll, Jen (19 November 2024). "Book Review: 'Time of the Child,' by Niall Williams, and 'Brightly Shining,' by Ingvild Rishoi". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  5. ^ Charles, Ron (13 November 2024). "Review". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  6. ^ Rishøi, Ingvild (19 November 2024). "BRIGHTLY SHINING". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

External

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Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Sult Prize
2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Recipient of the Brage Prize, open class
2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by Recipient of the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
2014
Succeeded by