Simen Skjønsberg (1920 – 1993) was a Norwegian journalist and writer.
He was born in Øyer, and graduated as cand.mag. in 1950. He was hired as a journalist in Dagbladet in 1954, and was its cultural editor from 1959 to 1978.[1]
He published several novels, including Der bommene senkes (1971), Fuglebrettet (1973), Gitter i lyset (1975) and Ingen friplass på karusellen (1977). He also wrote poetry, his collections including Vi er blitt fremmede (1965), Flyttedag (1969), I realismesalen (1984) and Grensevakter (1987).[1] He was awarded the Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment in 1970 and the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1984.
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| Preceded by Jon Ola Norbom |
Chairman of the Young Liberals of Norway 1952–1956 |
Succeeded by Odd Grande |