Naja Marie Aidt
Naja Marie Aidt 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. 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, Bavian also earned her the Danish Kritikerprisen for 2007.
Prizes and grants
Aidt has received several grants from Statens Kunstfond; other prizes include:- 1993: Gyldendal's Book prize
- 1996: Martin Andersen Nexø Prize.
- 1996: Herman Bangs Mindelegat.
- 2004: Beatrice Prize
- 2007: Kritikerprisen
- 2008: Nordic Council's Literature Prize
- 2011: Søren Gyldendal Prize
- 2020: Grand Prize of the Danish Academy
- 2022: Swedish Academy Nordic Prize