Elev ved Skrivekunstakademiet i årskullet 2004-2005. Debuterte i 2007 med romanen Veke 53.

Dag Solstad is one of the most recognized Norwegian writers of our time. His debut was in 1965 with the short story collection "Spiraler" (Spirals). His first novel, "Irr! Grønt!", was published four years later. His books have been translated into 30 different languages. He has won a number of awards, which include the Norwegian critics award three times and also being considered for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize in Great Britain three times.

Selma Lønning Aarø (f. 1972) kommer fra Stord, men bor nå i Fredrikstad. Hun debuterte i allerede i 1995 med Den endelige historien, som var vinner av Cappelens konkurranse for beste debutroman. Aarø har utgitt en rekke bøker i ulike sjangere, og har skrevet både for voksne og barn. Hun har også redigert tre årganger av Cappelens debutantantologi Signaler – alle med Nils-Øivind Haagensen som medredaktør. Vill ni åka mera? (2003), har blitt betegnet som Aarøs gjennombrudd. Med denne romanen ble hun også nominert til Brageprisen. Barnebøkene om tøffe Milla (Milla bestemmer, 2016, Milla leter etter gull, 2019 og Milla redder Amazonas, 2021), alle illustrert av Tiril Valeur, er blitt favoritter både for ferske lesere og som høytlesningsbøker. Selma Lønning Aarø har i en årrekke vært spaltist i Dagbladet og Klassekampen. Hun er kjent for sin selvironiske og humoristiske stil.

Jan Kjærstad is a Norwegian author. Kjærstad is a theology graduate from MF Norwegian School of Theology and the University of Oslo. He has written a string of novels, short stories and essays and was editor of the literary magazine Vinduet ("The Window"). He has received a number of prizes, the most important being the Nordic Council Literature Prize, which he received for the perspectivist trilogy about the TV personality Jonas Wergeland (The Seducer, The Conqueror and The Discoverer). Kjærstad's books are complex and humorous, showing an outstanding ability to visualize modern life and its many interdependencies, reminiscent of a less computer-focused Neal Stephenson. His books have been translated to English, French, German, Danish, Swedish, and Hungarian, among others.

Thorvald Steen is a Norwegian writer. He made his literary debut in 1983, and has subsequently published a wide range of novels, plays, collections of poems, books of short stories, children’s books and essays. He has distinguished himself as one of Norway’s leading internationally-oriented writers. His Norwegian breakthrough came in 1992 with a cycle of poems, Ilden (The Fire) and shortly afterward he achieved international recognition with his creative historical novels Don Carlos (1993), Giovanni (1995), Constantinople (1999), The Little Horse (2002), Camel Clouds (2004) and Lionheart (2010). In 2006 Steen wrote the coming-of-age novel The Weight of Snow Crystals, which was followed in 2008 with the freestanding sequel The Longest Leap. Steen’s work is translated into more than 20 languages and he has received several literary prizes, both at home and abroad. In 1993 he received Gyldendals legat (Gyldendal's Endowment). The Belgian newspaper Le Soir declared Don Carlos one of the five best novels translated into French in 1996. The newspaper Clarin in Argentina chose Steen as “Best new writer” for Don Carlos the same year. In 2001 he received the Norwegian Dobloug Prize for his entire work. The novel Camel Clouds was elected novel of the year by the Turkish newspaper Bir Gun in 2006 and won the Slovak Jan Holly Award in 2007. In 2006 Steen received the Comenius Medal from the University of Bratislava for his historical novels, and in 2010 he received the Thomsen Prize. Steen was the chairman of The Norwegian Authors' Union (1991–97) and he has been an honorary member of the union since 1997. He has also been Chairman of the Board in Norla (Norwegian Literature Abroad) since 1997 and a member of the Board of PEN since 2003. In 2004 he received a Governmental Stipend from the Norwegian Minister of Culture.