
Teresa Grøtan
Non-fiction, young adults
Awards:
Best non-fiction for children and youth, 2019
The Blix-award
Teresa Grøtan was born in 1974 in Storkmarknes and lives in Bergen. She is a journalist and author, currently working as the director of the Bergen International Literary Festival. She has written several books, including ICON: Nelson Mandela. In 2013 she received the Blix Award for her books for children and young adults; she has also been shortlisted for best article on foreign affairs in Norway (2010). In 2019 one of her books made it on the list of the best non-fiction titles for children and youth published since 2000.