Sidsel Mørck

Sidsel Mørck
Mørck in 1976
Born	Sidsel Mørck (1937-11-28)28 November 1937 Oslo, Norway
Died	5 March 2024(2024-03-05) (aged 86)
Occupation	Poet, novelist
Notable awards	Fritt Ord honorary award (1990) Ossietzky Award (2013)

Sidsel Mørck (28 November 1937 – 5 March 2024^[1]) was a Norwegian poet, novelist and columnist. Her awards included the Fritt Ord honorary award and the Ossietzky Award.

Background

Born in Oslo on 28 November 1937,^[2] Mørck grew up in Sandefjord, Norway. For ten years, from 1968 to 1978, she lived in the industrial area of Norsk Hydro in Porsgrunn, which sparked her commitment to environmental protection.^[3]

Her stepgrandfather, Dimitri Dimitrivich Koloboff, who she called dad, came to Norway from Russia in 1920. His journey is the subject of Mørck's 2010 book Pappa – a Russian refugee.^[4]

Mørck died on 5 March 2024, at the age of 86.^[5]

Career

Mørck made her literary debut in 1967 with the poetry collection Et ødselt sekund. Further poetry collections are Dager kan vokse from 1969, Apropos (1970), Først var det små rom (1971), I forhold til (1973), En mykere morgen (1977), Byliv (1980), and Hver eneste natt from 1990.^[2]

Her collections of songs and poetry for children include Erta, berta sukkererta from 1978, Sur og blid-vers (1987), På tvers-vers (1993) and Hit og dit-vers (2002).^[2] In total, she has published over 30 novels, short stories and collections of poems for adults and children. As an activist, she has written over 120 articles on social issues, particularly environmental protection and industrial pollution, and given a number of lectures.^[6]

In 2013, Mørck received the Ossietzky Award, in recognition of her strong social commitment, especially in the field of women's affairs, gender roles and environmental protection.^[7] As well as including these issues in her writing, Mørck was an active social debater and columnist.

Mørck was on the board of The Sophie Prize, an international environment and development prize awarded annually from 1998 to 2013.

Awards

• 1976: Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment
• 1988: Oppretter Venstres miljøpris
• 1989: Kardemommestipendiet
• 1990: Fritt Ord Honorary Award
• 1991: Rachel Carson Prize (environmentalist award)
• 1993: Government scholar
• 2009: Vestfold Literature Prize (Vestfolds Litteraturpris)
• 2012: Ordknappen 2012 for the book Brother
• 2013: Ossietzky Award

References

1. "Sidsel Mørck er død". 12 March 2024.
2. "Sidsel Mørck". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
3. "Mørck, Sidsel – Telemarksportalen – Litteraturportal for Telemark". telemarksportalen.no. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
4. "Sidsel Mørck". Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
5. "Forfatteren og miljøforkjemperen Sidsel Mørck er død". tv2.no. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
6. "Rachel Carson prisen". rachelcarsonprisen.no. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
7. Avelar, Larissa (10 November 2013). "Ossietzkyprisen 2013 tildeles Sidsel Mørck". Norsk PEN (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 22 August 2019.