33 Norwegian women poets

Gro Dahle is a Norwegian poet and writer.

Inga Ravna Eira is a Norwegian Northern Sami language poet, children's writer, translator and schoolteacher.

Magli Elster was a Norwegian psychoanalyst, literary critic, poet and translator.

Dorothe Engelbretsdatter was a Norwegian author. She principally wrote hymns and poems which were strongly religious. She has been characterized as Norway's first recognized female author as well as Norway's first feminist before feminism became a recognized concept.

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

Ingeborg Refling Hagen was a Norwegian author, poet, and artistic director. Her writings and activities in support of the arts made her a significant cultural figure in Norway during much of the 20th century.

Inger Hagerup was a Norwegian author, playwright and poet. She is considered one of the greatest Norwegian poets of the 20th century.

Marianne Clementine Håheim is a Norwegian author. In 2017, she won the Norwegian Booksellers Association's author award Bjørnsonstipendet, in collaboration with the Norwegian Authors' Union.

Åsta Holth was a Norwegian novelist, poet and short story writer. She made her literary debut in 1944 with the short story collection Gamle bygdevegen. In 1946, she published the poetry collection Porkkalafela. She was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1977.

Signe Marie "Zinken" Hopp, née Brochmann was a Norwegian author, poet, playwright. She wrote in several genres: cultural-historical books, poems and travel stories. She translated children's books and was a theater reviewer for Aftenposten from 1947 to 1971. She is best known for writing children's books, especially Trollkrittet (1948).

Siri Broch Johansen is a Sami author, singer, and textbook author from Tana, Finnmark. She is also language leader at the Samisk Nærings- og Utredningssenter in Tana.

Birgitte Christine Kaas, married Huitfeldt was a Norwegian poet and translator of hymns.

Marit Kaldhol is a Norwegian poet and children's writer.

Eugenia Kielland was a Norwegian poet, short story writer, essayist, biographer and literary critic.

Christiane Koren was a Danish-Norwegian writer. She wrote both poems and plays, but today she is primarily known for her diaries, which are regarded to be important historical documents of contemporary Norway.

Dagny Tande Lid was a Norwegian painter, illustrator and poet. She is most noted for her drawings of plants and is known for her own illustrated poetry collections and for her botanical illustrations of Norwegian postage stamps.

Ruth Lillegraven is a Norwegian poet, novelist and children's writer. She made her literary debut in 2005 with the poetry collection Store stygge dikt. She was awarded the Brage Prize in 2013 for the poetry collection Urd.

Cecilie Løveid is a Norwegian novelist, poet, playwright, and writer of children's books.

Eldrid Lunden is a Norwegian poet, and 1996 became Norway's first professor in creative writing, at Telemark University College. She was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1989, and the Brage Prize honorary award in 2000.

Sidsel Mørck is a Norwegian poet, novelist and columnist.

Margrethe Aabel Munthe was a Norwegian teacher, children's writer, songwriter and playwright.

Gunnhild Øyehaug is a Norwegian poet, writer and lecturer.

Synnøve Persen is a Norwegian Sámi artist, author, and activist who has played an influential role in bringing Sámi identity to contemporary art. She has been twice nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize for the Sami language area for her poetry.

Laila Stien is a Norwegian novelist, poet, author of children's literature and translator from Hemnes. She grew up in Rana and later lived in Finnmark.

Ingrid Storholmen is a Norwegian poet, novelist and literary critic.

Marie Ragnhild Takvam was a Norwegian poet, novelist, writer of children's books, playwright and actress.

Anna Magdalene Thoresen, née Kragh was a Danish-born Norwegian poet, novelist, short story writer and playwright. She is said to have inspired a number of other writers to model characters after her. Her stepdaughter, Suzannah Ibsen, was married to Henrik Ibsen.

Marit Tusvik is a Norwegian author, poet and playwright. Tusvik's works have been translated into multiple languages.

Aslaug Vaa was a Norwegian poet and playwright. Her works contain elements from local tradition and landscape mixed with international influence.

Halldis Moren Vesaas was a Norwegian poet, translator and writer of children's books. She established herself as one of the leading Norwegian writers of her generation.

Torild Wardenær is a Norwegian poet and playwright. She hails from Stavanger.

Herbjørg Wassmo is a Norwegian author.

Hanna Olava Winsnes was a Norwegian poet, novelist and cookbook writer.