Mette Karlsvik

Mette Karlsvik (born 28 November 1978) is a Norwegian author.

Biography and career Karlsvik was raised in Frei Municipality in Nordmøre, and has an International Baccalaureate from the Red Cross Nordic United World College. She is educated as a fine artist from the Glasgow School of Art, and a journalist from the University of Bergen, and holds a certificate from The Bergen Academy of Writing. She was awarded the 2005 Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris for her first novel, Vindauga i matsalen vender mot fjorden, and the 2012 (and first ever) Stig Sæterbakkens Minnepris, the 2012 Bokhandlerstipendet and the 2012 Skardstipendet for her novel "Bli Björk". The novel was also nominated for the Brageprisen 2012. Karlsvik has held positions in the field of literature, in the artist grants system at Arts Council Norway, the Union of Norwegian authors, and in the Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers and Translators Association.