Ellen Marie Vars, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ellen Marie Vars

Norwegian Sami writer

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1957

Place of Birth: Láhpoluoppal, Northern Norway, Norway

Profession: writer, author

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Ellen Marie Vars (born 12 August 1957) is a Norwegian Sami writer.
She was born in Láhpoluoppal, Kautokeino.
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 Cábbámus iditguovssu earned her the Saami Council's literary prize in 2005.
Cábbámus iditguovssu has been translated into English as The most beautiful dawn, and illustrated by Trygve Lund Guttormsen.