Naja Marie Aidt (born 24 December 1963) is a Danish-language poet and writer.
Biography Aidt was born in Aasiaat, Greenland, and was brought up partly in Greenland and partly in the Vesterbro area of Copenhagen. In 1991, she published her first book of poetry, Så længe jeg er ung (While I'm Still Young). Since 1993, she has been a full-time writer. In 1994, Aidt was awarded the Danish Fund for the Endowment of the Arts three-year bursary.
Aidt won the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2009 for her short stories collection. Bavian (Baboon, 2006), Bavian also earned her the Danish Kritikerprisen for 2007.
Bibliography Har døden taget noget fra dig så giv det tilbage (2017), Gyldendal; Translated as When Death Takes Something From You Give It Back by Denise Newman (2019) OMINA (2016) co-authored by Mette Moestrup, Gyldendal – poetry Frit flet (2014), co-authored by Mette Moestrup and Line Knutzon, Gyldendal Sten saks papir (2012), Gyldendal – novel; Translated as Rock, Paper, Scissors by K.E. Semmel (2015) Alting Blinker (2009), Gyldendal – poetry Poesibog (2008), Gyldendal – poetry collection Bavian (2006), Gyldendal – short stories; Translated as Baboon by Denise Newman (2014) Balladen om Bianca (2002), Gyldendal Siska (2000), Cafe Teatret – drama Rejse for en fremmed, digte (1999), Gyldendal – poetry Tjenende ånder (1998), Radio-Teatret – radio play Blæs på Odysseus (1998), Thorvaldsens Museum – songs for choir Fra digterens hånd (1996), Borgens Forlag – poetry Omstændigheder (1995), Gyldendal – short stories Huset overfor (1995), Gyldendal – poetry Tilgang (1995), Gyldendal – short stories Det tredje landskab (1994), Gyldendal – poetry Vandmærket (1993), Gyldendal – short stories Som englene flyver (1993) Gyldendal – short stories Den blomstrende have (1993), Gyldendal – short stories Et vanskeligt møde (1992), Gyldendal – poetry Så længe jeg er ung (1991), Gyldendal – poetry
Prizes and grants Aidt has received several grants from Statens Kunstfond; other prizes include: 1993: Gyldendal's Book prize (Gyldendals boglegat) (25,000 DKK to buy books for) 1996: Martin Andersen Nexø Prize. 1996: Herman Bangs Mindelegat. 2004: Beatrice Prize 2007: Kritikerprisen (Danish Critics Prize for Literature) 2008: Nordic Council's Literature Prize 2011: Søren Gyldendal Prize 2020: Grand Prize of the Danish Academy 2022: Swedish Academy Nordic Prize
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