Britt Karin Larsen

Britt Karin Larsen (born 16 April 1945) is a Norwegian poet, author and government scholar. Larsen debuted as a poet in 1978 with 5 mg blues og andre dikt, and has published many poetry collections and novels since. She is best known for her novel trilogy about Norwegian and Swedish Travellers, De som ser etter tegn (1997), De usynliges by (1998) and Sangen om løpende hester (1999). The trilogy has been called a literary monument for Romany people in Norway. Larsen was given the Norsk PEN's highest freedom prize, the Ossietzky-prisen, in 2000.

Prizes

Gyldendal's Endowment 1993

Sarpsborgprisen 1998

Hedmark fylkeskommunes kulturpris 1998

Ossietzky-prisen 2000

Riksmålsforbundets litteraturpris 2001

Amalie Skram-prisen 2001