Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs
Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs (born 1974) is a Faroese novelist, poet, playwright and a singer. She is the author of eleven works in different genres. Among these are her two collections of poems: "Rót Tripp" (2012) and "Opna" (2016). Her stage play "Tóm Rúm" premiered on the Faroese national scene in 2014, and in 2016 the play was chosen to be a part of the Nordic Drama Train. Her novel "Skriva í sandin" is a contemporary book for young adults, taking place in Kjelnæs's hometown of Tórshavn. She cooperated with singer Eivør Pálsdóttir and DR Big Band  on the musical composition "At the Heart of a Selkie," Recent work includes the novel "Óendaliga vera", published in 2016, and the script for the film "Dreams by the sea", directed by Sakaris Stórá and released in 2017. In 2020 she published the contemporary novel "Sum rótskot", which is a novel for young adults. It is about four young people from Tórshavn, which fight for the environment. They arrange School strike for climate in front of the Faroese parliament, Løgtingið. The story is told by the two girls Fríða and Miriam. They take the matter into their own hands, but  it has unforeseen consequences. Marjun has been nominated for and has received both national and international awards, and some of her work has been translated into the other Nordic languages, as well as into English, German and French.