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. ''Čábbámus iđitguovssu'' has been translated into English as ''The most beautiful dawn'', and illustrated by Trygve Lund Guttormsen. Provided by Wikipedia