This month we wish a warm welcome to the final NFFO nominated writer of 2023, Trine Hamran

Trine in front of Hiorthfjettet, October 2023

Trine Hamran (b. 1971) is a freelance non-fiction writer and journalist from Tromsø, trained as a social anthropologist and has a master's degree in journalism. In her books, she has written about themes such as grief and death, cold war and espionage, trust and reconciliation. She has published multiple books: Grytøya-tragedien (Spartacus, 2022), Herre i eget hus. Finnmark fylkeskommune 2010-2019 (Finnmark fylkeskommune, 2020), Farvel, min venn (Utenfor Allfarvei, 2019), and En god nordmann. Fortellingen om Frode Berg (Gyldendal, 2019).

Hamran has worked as a journalist for a number of years, in NRK Dagsrevyen and NRK Finnmark, Dagsavisen, and local newspapers in Finnmark. She has taken a particular interest in the northern regions and the relationship between people across borders in the north. She has countless reportage trips behind her in Russia, and in 2013 she won several awards as a journalist for the online documentary borderstories.no, which she filmed and produced herself. (http://www.borderstories.no/)

She has previously traveled a lot around Svalbard, and has worked as a tour guide on the archipelago, on hikes and boat trips with Italian and French tourists, and has been responsible for communication, tour planning and security. Trine believes Svalbard is today the most exciting place to explore. She will host the final lecture in our Lantern Lecture series on 5 December, full details here.

Trine Hamran has been nominated by our key partner Norsk Faglitterær Forfatter og Oversetterforening (NFFO) and will be staying in Longyearbyen until January. You can find out more about all the past residents here.