Danish Women Writers
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Throughout history, there have been many Danish women writers who have made significant contribution to the field. The list includes many familiar and great Danish female writers such as Camilla Dallerup, Karen Blixen, Anna Karina, Renée Simonsen, Isak Dinesen.
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Sandi Toksvig(Danish-British Author Best Known for Hosting 'The News Quiz' on 'BBC Radio 4')
Birthdate: May 3, 1958
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Sandi Toksvig is best known as the host of shows such as News Quiz, QI, and The Great British Bake Off. The Women's Equality Party co-founder is also a lesbian icon and has written several children’s and adult books and plays. She hosted a motivational podcast during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Karen Blixen(Danish Writer Best Known for Her Works: 'Out of Africa' and 'Seven Gothic Tales')
Birthdate: April 17, 1885
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rungsted, Denmark
Died: September 7, 1962
Danish author Karen Blixen is best known for her memoir Out of Africa, in which she shared her experiences of living in Kenya for a few years. She was popular across Europe and wrote under several pen names. She was awarded the Danish Holberg Medal in 1949. She was shortlisted several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Renée Simonsen
(Writer, Former supermodel who was one of the most successful models in the world during the 1980s)
Birthdate: May 12, 1965
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Aarhus, Denmark
Initially a supermarket cashier, Renée Simonsen was 15 when she was discovered by the modeling industry. She later won the Face of the ’80s modeling contest. The 5-time Vogue cover girl also boasts of a psychology degree and has penned several books, including an adult novel.
Birthdate: December 14, 1917
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: March 7, 1976
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Camilla Dallerup(Danish Author, Life Coach, Hypnotherapist and Former Ballroom Dancer)
Birthdate: April 6, 1974
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Aalborg, Denmark
Camilla Dallerup is a Danish ballroom dancer, author, hypnotherapist, and life coach. She is best known for winning the popular British television dance show,Strictly Come Dancing, in 2008. A meditation teacher and hypnotherapist, Camilla Dallerup has established her own coaching center called Zenme. She has also authored a couple of self-help books.
Birthdate: January 23, 1822
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: March 18, 1904
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Else Holmelund Minarik
(Author)
Birthdate: September 13, 1920
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fredericia, Denmark
Died: July 12, 2012
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Widad Akrawi
(human rights activist)
Birthdate: 1969 AD
Birthplace: Aqrah
Birthdate: April 8, 1964
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Janne Teller is a Danish writer of Austrian–German descent. Professionally qualified as a macroeconomist, she previously used to work for the United Nations and the European Union. She eventually quit her economics career to pursue a full-time writing career. She is credited with having revolutionized the young adult novel genre with her works. She is the recipient of numerous awards.
Birthdate: January 16, 1935
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Vejle, Denmark
Died: January 2, 2009
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Sara Omar
(Author, first internationally recognized female novelist from Kurdistan)
Birthdate: August 21, 1986
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Birthdate: January 9, 1849
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tromsø, Norway
Died: April 23, 1932
Birthdate: May 30, 1962
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Korsør, Zealand, Denmark
Died: September 30, 2020
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Naja Marie Aidt
(Danish-language poet and writer)
Birthdate: December 24, 1963
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Aasiaat, Greenland
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Pia Arke
(Remembered for her self-portraits and landscape photographs of Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland))
Birthdate: September 1, 1958
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland
Died: April 30, 2007
Pia Arke was a Danish visual artist, photographer, and writer. She is best remembered for creating her own life-size camera obscura which she used to photograph the landscapes of Greenland. Pia Arke is often counted among the most prominent postcolonial critics of the Nordic region.
Birthdate: November 6, 1867
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Fly, Denmark
Died: July 22, 1940