Niviaq Korneliussen
greenlandic writer
- Born
- 27 January 1990, Nuuk
- Age
- 36
Niviaq Korneliussen (born 27 January 1990) is a Greenlandic novelist and playwright who writes in Greenlandic and Danish. Her debut novel, Homo Sapienne (2014), follows five young people in Nuuk and explores sexuality, gender and Greenlandic identity. Her second novel, Blomsterdalen, published in Greenlandic as Naasuliardarpi (2020), addresses suicide, grief and belonging. It won the 2021 Nordic Council Literature Prize, making her the first Greenlandic author to receive the award.
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