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Einar Økland (born 17 January 1940) is a Norwegian poet, playwright, essayist and children's writer.

Einar Økland
Einar Økland in 2011
Born	(1940-01-17) 17 January 1940 (age 82)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Poet, playwright, essayist and children's writer

He was born in Sveio, and educated psychologist.[1]

He made his literary debut in 1963, with the poetry collection Ein gul dag.[2] He was awarded the Melsom Prize 1991 for Når ikkje anna er sagt,[2] and the Dobloug Prize in 2000.[2][3]

Awards

• Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature 1978
• Aschehoug Prize 1988
• Melsom Prize 1992
• Nynorsk Literature Prize 1993
• Dobloug Prize 2000
• Gyldendal Prize 2007
• Språkprisen 2015
• Brage Prize Honorary Award 2015

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