Meet Artica’s June Residents

Arriving in Longyearbyen this summer we welcome two writers, Marianne Solberg and Erling Pedersen. 

Marianne Solberg is a non-fiction writer, freelance journalist and independent researcher. She currently writes for Ny Tid / Modern Times Review (a quarterly Norwegian International non-fiction book review) and is working on two books about the Norwegian philosopher and writer Ludvig Holberg (1683-1754) and his treatment of natural law.

Erling Pedersen is a Norwegian author and scriptwriter. Having worked as a mathematics and arts teacher before leaving the profession in 1980 to become a freelance writer, Pedersen has written over forty novels and short stories for children, young people and adults. Key works include a tetralogy about a family on a small farm on the west coast of Norway, a trilogy about King Christian IV and his Norwegian women and a one-hundred year story. Pedersen has also written over forty manuscripts and plays for television, film, theatre and radio. 

Both writers have been nominated by our key partner Norsk Pen.