1. Anne Holt (1958)

Norwegian Writer

Notable for her Hanne Wilhelmsen and Vik/Stubo series of crime novels, this internationally popular Norwegian writer also penned several stand-alone titles, including Mea Culpa (1997) and Bernhard Pinkertons Store Oppdrag...

2. Jan Roar Leikvoll (1974)

Norwegian Writer

Jan Roar Leikvoll is a Norwegian author. He made his literary debut in 2008 with the novel A Winter Story followed by The Violins The Bovara Monastery and The Songbird...

3. Bjarte Breiteig (1974)

Norwegian Writer

Bjarte Breiteig is a Norwegian short story writer.

4. Andreas Norland (1935)

Norwegian Writer

Andreas Norland is a Norwegian newspaper editor. He is known as editor of three large newspapers Adresseavisen Verdens Gang and Aftenposten and has also held other positions in the Schibsted...

5. Kristin Valla (1975)

Norwegian Writer

Kristin Valla is a Norwegian writer and journalist. She now lives in Oslo. Her debut novel Muskat has been translated to several languages and to English in 2002.

6. Magli Elster (Unknow)

Norwegian Writer

Magli Elster was a Norwegian psychoanalyst literary critic poet and translator. She was the daughter of psychologist Ola Raknes and poet and playwright Aslaug Vaa married to writer and Director-General...

7. Anne-Cath. Vestly (1920)

Norwegian Writer

Anne-Cath. Vestly was a Norwegian author of children’s literature whose stature in Norwegian society can somewhat be compared to Sweden's famous children's book author Astrid Lindgren among Swedish people.

8. Arild Feldborg (1912)

Norwegian Writer

Arild Feldborg was a Norwegian playwright revue writer script writer humorist and broadcasting person.

9. Kjell Ola Dahl (1958)

Norwegian Writer

K. O. Dahl is a Norwegian writer. He has written eleven novels since 1993 mostly crime novels with a psychological interest. So far four of his novels have been published...

10. Johan Fredrik Grøgaard (1934)

Norwegian Writer

Johan Fredrik Grøgaard is a Norwegian dentist novelist children's writer and crime writer. He made his literary debut in 1967 with the novel Dyvekes grav for which he received Tarjei...

11. Brett Borgen (1934)

Norwegian Writer

Brett Borgen was a Norwegian writer. She was born in Oslo as a daughter of Annemarta and Johan Borgen. She made her debut with Fra en ikke helt vellykket skuespillerinnes...

12. Hans Herbjørnsrud (1938)

Norwegian Writer

Hans Herbjørnsrud is a Norwegian author of short stories. His works frequently play with the differences between Norwegian languages Bokmål and Nynorsk and the various Norwegian dialects. His stories' characters...

13. Anne Karin Elstad (1938)

Norwegian Writer

Anne Karin Elstad was a Norwegian author known for her book series featuring the character Julie.

14. Tor Obrestad (1938)

Norwegian Writer

Tor Obrestad is a Norwegian novelist poet and documentary writer. Obrestad was born in Hå. He made his literary debut in 1966 with two books the poetry collection Kollisjon and...

15. Guri Vesaas (Unknow)

Norwegian Writer

Guri Vesaas is a Norwegian writer and translator of children's books and former editor at the publishing house Samlaget. She was awarded the Brage Prize honorary award in 2007. She...

16. Tor Åge Bringsværd (1939)

Norwegian Writer

Tor Åge Bringsværd is an author playwright editor and translator. He is perhaps best known for his speculative fiction. Together with long-time partner Jon Bing he is also considered as...

17. Aud Korbøl (1940)

Norwegian Writer

Aud Korbøl is a Norwegian sociologist and novelist. She made her literary debut in 1989 with Pell'ongen og je. Among her novels are Leiegårdsvalsen from 1992 Noe gikk forbi from...

18. Gerd Brantenberg (1941)

Norwegian Writer

Gerd Mjøen Brantenberg is a Norwegian author teacher and feminist writer. She is also the cousin of radio and TV entertainer Lars Mjøen. Her most famous novel is Egalias døtre...

19. Dag Solstad (1941)

Norwegian Writer

Dag Solstad is a Norwegian novelist short-story writer and dramatist whose work has been translated into several languages. He has written nearly 30 books and is the only author to...

20. Eugene Schoulgin (1941)

Norwegian Writer

Eugene Schoulgin is a Norwegian writer and government scholar. He is the son of the painter Alexander Schultz and grew up in Norway Italy and France. He attended high school...

21. Herbjørg Wassmo (1942)

Norwegian Writer

Herbjørg Wassmo is a Norwegian author. She worked as a teacher in northern Norway until her debut as an author. Her debut work was a collection of poems Vingeslag. Her...

22. Christian A. R. Christensen (1906)

Norwegian Writer

Christian A. R. Christensen was a Norwegian newspaper editor. He is known for his work in the Norwegian resistance movement as editor of Verdens Gang and as a historical writer....

23. Helge Rykkja (1943)

Norwegian Writer

Helge Rykkja is a Norwegian author poet teacher and politician. He was born in Mysen started working at a lower secondary school in Kragerø in 1974 and took the cand....

24. Erland Kiøsterud (1953)

Norwegian Writer

Erland Kiøsterud is a Norwegian novelist. He made his literary debut in 1973 with the novel Sår som aldri gror. His next novel Jord! was made into a film in...

25. Tore Elias Hoel (1953)

Norwegian Writer

Tore Elias Hoel is a Norwegian poet author and children's author.

26. Liv Køltzow (1945)

Norwegian Writer

Liv Køltzow is a Norwegian novelist playwright biographer and essayist. She published texts in the modernist literary magazine Profil. She was regarded as one of the central Norwegian feminist writers...

27. Ottar Grepstad (Unknow)

Norwegian Writer

Ottar Grepstad is a Norwegian Nynorsk writer. He was born in Øyer. In the 1970s he was the leader of the Young Liberals of Norway for a period. From 1984...

28. Lars Saabye Christensen (Unknow)

Norwegian Writer

Lars Saabye Christensen born 21 September 1953 in Oslo is a Norwegian author. Saabye Christensen was raised in the Skillebekk neighbourhood of Oslo but lived for many years in Sortland...

29. Espen Haavardsholm (1945)

Norwegian Writer

Espen Haavardsholm is a Norwegian novelist lyricist biographer and essayist. He made his literary debut in 1966 with the collection of short stories Tidevann. He was one of the central...

30. Geir Pollen (1953)

Norwegian Writer

Geir Pollen is a Norwegian poet novelist and translator. His literary debut was the poetry collection Posteringar i språket from 1982. He was leader of the Norwegian Authors' Union from...

31. Gert Nygårdshaug (1946)

Norwegian Writer

Gert Hermod Nygårdshaug is a Norwegian author. He has written poems children's books and novels and is in particular known for the series of crime novels featuring the gastronomer amateur...

32. Tore Ryen (1946)

Norwegian Writer

Tore Jarl Ryen is a Norwegian revue and television writer. He is behind several sitcoms aired on TV 2. Mot i brøstet Karl & Co and Karl III starred Nils...

33. Erling Kittelsen (1946)

Norwegian Writer

Erling Kittelsen is a Norwegian poet novelist children's writer playwright and translator. He made his literary debut in 1970 with the poetry collection Ville fugler. He was awarded the Mads...

34. Hilde Hagerup (1976)

Norwegian Writer

Hilde Hagerup is a Norwegian novelist and author of children's literature. She is the daughter of Klaus Hagerup. She received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book in 2002...

35. Espen Søbye (1954)

Norwegian Writer

Pål Espen Søbye is a Norwegian author and literary critic. He has a Mag. art. degree in philosophy and was formerly employed at Statistics Norway in Oslo. He was named...

36. Atle Næss (1949)

Norwegian Writer

Atle Næss is a Norwegian author. His book Galileo Galilei when the world stood still was the winner of The Brage Prize.

37. Roy Jacobsen (1954)

Norwegian Writer

Roy Jacobsen is a Norwegian novelist and short-story writer. Born in Oslo he made his publishing début in 1982 with the short-story collection Fangeliv which won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. He...

38. Toril Brekke (1949)

Norwegian Writer

Toril Brekke is a Norwegian novelist writer of short stories children's writer biographer translator and literary critic.

39. Karin Fossum (1954)

Norwegian Writer

Karin Fossum is a Norwegian author of crime fiction often referred to as the Norwegian queen of crime.

40. Idar Lind (Unknow)

Norwegian Writer

Idar Lind is a Norwegian novelist crime writer and playwright. He was born on the island of Otterøya in Nord-Trøndelag county Norway. He made his literary debut in 1983 with...

41. Torgeir Schjerven (1954)

Norwegian Writer

Torgeir Schjerven is a Norwegian author and lyric poet. Schjerven trained as a painter and has illustrated children’s books. He has worked as a film actor in such films as...

42. Odveig Klyve (1954)

Norwegian Writer

Odveig Klyve is a Norwegian writer and film director. Among her notable publications are Rift Basunengelen Historien om Null Algebraisk Det andre blikket Sterkest. Historien om Tre and Hemmeleg. In...

43. Tom Lotherington (Unknow)

Norwegian Writer

Tom Lotherington is a Norwegian poet novelist biographer and translator. He made his literary debut in 1972 with the poetry collection Hverdagsfantasier. He has written the novels Den tredje tjeneren...

44. Inger Elisabeth Hansen (1950)

Norwegian Writer

Inger Elisabeth Hansen is a Norwegian lyricist and translator. Her poetry collection Trask was awarded the Brage Prize in 2003 and nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2004....

45. Rønnaug Kleiva (1951)

Norwegian Writer

Rønnaug Kleiva is a Norwegian poet writer of short stories and author of children's literature. She received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book in 1997 for the children's...

46. Cecilie Løveid (Unknow)

Norwegian Writer

Cecilie Løveid is a Norwegian novelist poet playwright and writer of children's books. She was born in Mysen. She made her literary debut in 1972 with the novel Most. She...

47. Vigdis Hjorth (1959)

Norwegian Writer

Vigdis Hjorth is a Norwegian novelist. She grew up in Oslo and has studied philosophy literature and political science. In 1983 she published her first novel the children's book Pelle-Ragnar...

48. Tom Egeland (1959)

Norwegian Writer

Tom Egeland is a Norwegian author. His great-grandfather was Jon Flatabø from Kvam in Hardanger one of the pioneer authors of popular literature in Norway. Egeland's novels are published in...

49. Thure Erik Lund (1959)

Norwegian Writer

Thure Erik Lund is a Norwegian author and cabinet maker. He debuted in 1992 with the novel Tanger for which he won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris.

50. Halfdan W. Freihow (Unknow)

Norwegian Writer

Halfdan Wexel Freihow is a Norwegian literary critic novelist editor and book publisher. A son of diplomat Håkon Wexelsen Freihow Halfdan Freihow was born in Mexico City and grew up...