Ellen Marie Vars

Ellen Marie Vars (born 12 August 1957) is a Norwegian Sami writer. She was born in Láhpoluoppal in Kautokeino Municipality. She made her literary debut in 1986 with the youth novel Kátjá , which came to be among the most read Sami books in Norway. Her novel Čábbámus iđitguovssu earned her the Saami Council Literature Prize in 2005.^[1] Čábbámus iđitguovssu has been translated into English as The most beautiful dawn, and illustrated by Trygve Lund Guttormsen.

Ellen Marie Vars
Vars in 2016
Born	(1957-08-12) 12 August 1957 (age 67) Láhpoluoppal, Kautokeino, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	novelist
Awards	Saami Council's literary prize (2005)

References

1. Skåden, Sigbjørn. "Ellen Marie Vars". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 November 2017.