Kristina Quintano

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Kristina Quintano (b. 1975, Norway) is a translator, author and the founder of Quintano Publishing.
Her work has focused on the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean for almost twenty years. She wrote the book Budbringeren fra helvete - tjue år med vittnesbyrd fra Middelhavet (2021).
In 2024, Quintano published the book Smugler eller grenselos? på innsiden av vår tids største folkevandring
She won the Brage Prize for young people during this year for Flukt - 11 ungdommers historier om reisen, frygt och håpet.
Kristina Quintano was the first to receive the newly established Samtiden Award , which goes to people who engage in the most burning and relevant issues of our time.