Mette Berg

I’m a child of the 80’ties, born and raised in Aalborg, Denmark. In 2011, I graduated with a BA in Social Works and had the pleasure of working in Frederikshavn Kommune, helping children and their families cope with disabilities like autism, ADHD and early brain damage.

In 2013, my husband and I had the chance to go to Toronto, Canada. That’s where I really dived into my passion for writing (And had both my wonderful kids). In fall 2015, I completed my first writer’s course Writing Mystery and Suspense at the University of Toronto. In 2017, I graduated at the Humber School for Writers, Creative and Critical Writing Program. And that summer, I also had the pleasure of being assistant teacher to Olive Senior at the Humber School for Writers summer workshop.

Toronto is also the place where I got really interested in community building and helping people create sense of belonging. Amongst other things, I was one of the founding members of the Mommy Choir and did counseling for new parents in the group North York Moms. One of our huge successes was when we united Church Cafe and Molly Choir and created bonds between the very young and the elderly in the community.  

In 2018, I returned with my family to Denmark and started my masters in social works. From the very beginning, my goal was to learn more about empowerment. involvement, influence and building community that works. In 2020 I graduated with the highest marks and a whole new base for understanding the processes involved in what we had been doing in Canada for fun. In 2019 – 2022 I did consultant work for Randers Kommune, helping them give back influence to the families in their care. 

Acclaim for Writing Career:

Life Gave Me Lemons has been long listed for the British Crime Writers Association’s ‘Margery Allingham Short Story Competition’.

In Too Deep has been rated top 10 and Judges Favorite at the Ink And Insights competition in the Master Category. 

I have also published several news paper articles. One of them in the national Danish Paper Information under the headline: “Hvorfor sparer regeringen på uddannelse, når økonomien har det strålende.” (Why is the Government making cut backs on education when the economy is thriving?