Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs (born 1974) is a well-known and active voice on the Faroese literary and dramatic scene, and she has published a wide range of works since her debut in 2000. Her youth novel Skriva í Sandin , 2010 ( Skriv i sandet , Viatone 2013 , translated by Hugin Eide) received the Nordic Children's Book Prize in 2011 and The White Raven in 2011, and her latest youth novel Sum Rótskot ("Som et rodskud", not published in Danish) was nominated for the Nordic Council's children's and youth literature prize in 2021. She has received a number of prizes and grants, and her works have been translated into the arjun Syderbø Kjelnæs (born 1974) is a well-known and active voice on the Faroese literary and dramatic scene, and she has published a wide range of works since her debut in 2000. Her youth novel Skriva í Sandin , 2010 ( Skriv i sandet , Viatone 2013 , translated by Hugin Eide) received the Nordic Children's Book Prize in 2011 and The White Raven in 2011, and her latest youth novel Sum Rótskot ("Som et rodskud", not published in Danish) was nominated for the Nordic Council's children's and youth literature prize in 2021. She has received a number of prizes and grants, and her works have been translated into the Nordic languages as well as English, French and German.