Naja Marie Aidt



Naja Marie Aidt (born 24 December 1963) is a Danish-language poet and writer.

Biography
Aidt was born in Aasiaat, Greenland, and was brought up partly in Greenland and partly in the Vesterbro area of Copenhagen. In 1991, she published her first book of poetry, Så længe jeg er ung (While I'm Still Young). Since 1993, she has been a full-time writer. In 1994, Aidt was awarded the Danish Fund for the Endowment of the Arts 3-year bursary.

Aidt won the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2009 for her short stories collection. Bavian (Baboon, 2006), Bavian also earned her the Danish Kritikerprisen for 2007.

Prizes and grants
Aidt has received several grants from Statens Kunstfond; other prizes include:
 * 1993: Gyldendal's Book prize (Gyldendals boglegat) (25,000 DKK to buy books for)
 * 1996: Martin Andersen Nexø Prize.
 * 1996: Herman Bangs Mindelegat.
 * 2004: Beatrice Prize
 * 2007: Kritikerprisen (Danish Critics Prize for Literature)
 * 2008: Nordic Council's Literature Prize
 * 2011: Søren Gyldendal Prize
 * 2020: Det Danske Akademis Den Store Pris
 * 2022: Swedish Academy Nordic Prize