Sigrun Slapgard (born 20 October 1953) is a Norwegian journalist and non-fiction writer.
Sigrun Slapgard | |
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Born | Hemsedal, Norway | 30 October 1953
Alma mater | University of Oslo |
Occupation(s) | Non-fiction writer Journalist |
Awards | Melsom Prize |
Slapgard was born in Hemsedal, and graduated as cand.mag. from the University of Oslo in 1980. She has worked as journalist for NRK from 1988. Her 2002 book Krigens penn, a biography on war reporter Lise Lindbæk, earned her the Melsom Prize. In 2003 she wrote the book Krig og løgn. She wrote a biography on Sigrid Undset in 2007.[1]
References
edit- ^ Klungsøyr, Anne Berit. "Sigrun Slapgard". In Grepstad, Ottar (ed.). Allkunne (in Norwegian). Nynorsk kultursentrum. Retrieved 19 March 2017.