Astrid Tollefsen

Astrid Tollefsen (11 December 1897 – 9 October 1973) was a Norwegian poet. She made her literary debut with the poetry collection Portrett i speil (1947). She lived in a long-term relationship with the lyricist Gunvor Hofmo.

Tollefsen was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 1967 for the poetry collection Hendelser.^[1]

Awards

• Gyldendal's Endowment 1958
• Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature 1967

References

1. "Tidligere vinnere av Kritikerprisen" (in Norwegian). NRK. 2002. Retrieved 2008-10-21.