Monica Isakstuen was born in Oslo and raised in Asker. She made her literary debut in 2009 with the novel Avstand² and published a book of poems, Alltid nyheter, in 2011. She works and lives in Fredrikstad.

Den folkekjære artisten Trygve Skaug er kjent for å synge og skrive dikt om de virkelig nære tingene i livet. Hans siste album Stor gutt synger han om hjertevondt, forelskelse og troen sin. Skaug er låtskriver, musiker og en av Norges mestselgende poeter. Tekstene hans deles vidt og bredt. Diktsamlingene «Følg med nå» (2019) og «Ikke slipp» (2020) er alene trykket i over 42 000 eksemplarer. Også senere samlinger, som «Hjemmekamp» (2020), «Opprykk» (2021) og «Dikt til navngitte menn» (2022), har blitt oppsiktsvekkende suksesser. I et intervju med VG sier Trygve Skaug selv om suksessen: – At folk finner trøst i mine ord, trøster meg også. Tekstene mine er skrevet veldig nakent, ærlig og upretensiøst. Derfor treffer det meg hardt når jeg kan være der for andre. Han var vokalist i bandet St Morritz siden oppstarten i 2006, men i 2012 gikk han solo. Etter dette har han utgitt fire egne album, og i 2017 ble den folkekjære poeten og artisten nominert til Spellemannprisen for albumet «Sanger du skal få når jeg dør». Våren 2021 deltok han i TV2s populære program Hver gang vi møtes. Senere samme år ble han tildelt Bjørg Vik-prisen for «... evnen til å nå ut, treffe og gi litterære opplevelser for mange med sine dikt. Ved bruk av nye formidlingskanaler som instagram og andre sosiale medier, har prisvinneren fått nye generasjoner til å lese poesi.» T he beloved artist Trygve Skaug is known for singing and writing poems about the truly intimate things in life. On his latest album Stor gutt, he sings about heartbreak, love and his faith. Skaug is a songwriter, musician and one of Norway's best-selling poets. His texts are shared far and wide. The poetry collections "Folg med nå" (2019) and "Ikke slipp" (2020) alone have been printed in over 42,000 copies. Later collections, such as "Hjemmekamp" (2020), "Opprykk" (2021) and "Dikt til navngitte menn" (2022), have also become sensational successes. In an interview with VG, Trygve Skaug himself says about the success: - That people find comfort in my words comforts me too. My texts are written very naked, honest and unpretentious. That's why it hits me hard when I can be there for others. He was the vocalist in the band St Morritz since its inception in 2006, but in 2012 he went solo. After this, he has released four albums of his own, and in 2017 the beloved poet and artist was nominated for the Spellemannprisen for the album "Sanger du skal få när jeg dör". In the spring of 2021, he participated in TV2's popular program Hver gang vi møtes. Later that year, he was awarded the Bjørg Vik Prize for "... the ability to reach out, meet and provide literary experiences for many with his poems. By using new communication channels such as Instagram and other social media, the prize winner has inspired new generations to read poetry."

Nils-Øivind Haagensen is a Norwegian author and journalist who lives in Oslo. He studied literature at the University of Bergen, Norway, and has also studied political science and religion.

Sumaya Jirde Ali (f. 1997) er en norsk-somalisk samfunnsdebattant, litteraturkritiker, dramatiker, forfatter og poet. I 2017 kom Jirde Alis første diktsamling, Kvinner som hater menn, og året etter kom samlingen Melanin hvitere enn blekemiddel og pamfletten Ikkje ver redd sånne som meg. I 2021 utga hun diktsamlingen Når jeg ser havet, slokner lyset. For sine bidrag til norsk offentlighet har Jirde Ali fått Osloprisen Årets stemme, Zola-prisen, Ord i Grenseland-prisen og Den norsk Forfatterforeningens Ytringsfrihetspris. I 2021 ble hun også tildelt Amalie Skram-prisen.

Lars Saabye Christensen is a gifted storyteller, a narrator who is imaginative, but equally down to earth. His realism alternates between poetic image and ingenious incident, conveyed in supple metropolitan language and slang that never smacks of the artificial or forced. His heroes possess a good deal of self-irony. Indeed, critics have drawn parallels with the black humour of Woody Allen. But beneath the liveliness of his portrayal melancholy always lurks in the books. Since his début in 1976 Saabye Christensen has written ten collections of poetry, five collections of short stories and twelve novels. His great break through came with the novel Beatles in 1984. The book store sale of over 200,000 copies of the Norwegian edition has made this one of the greatest commercial successes in Norway, and it was voted the best novel of the last 25 years by Dagbladet's readers in 2006.

Gro Dahle (born 15 May 1962) is a Norwegian poet and writer. She was born in Oslo, and is a daughter of Øystein Dahle. She made her literary début in 1987 with Audiens (Audience), a collection of poetry. Since then Dahle has written over 30 books in different genres, among them a series of picture books for children in collaboration with her husband, Norwegian illustrator Svein Nyhus. Gro Dahle has received several national awards for her work. In 1999 she was the official festival poet at the Bergen International Festival. In 2002 she won the Brage Prize for literature for Snill (Nice), a picture book for children, and in 2003 the Best Children’s Book Prize from the Norwegian Ministry of Culture for Sinna Mann (Angry Man), a book about a boy witnessing domestic violence. Dahle is a stylistically naïve, imaginative and burlesque writer often focusing on psychological problems and relations. She lives and works on the island Tjøme. Dahle also gives lectures in creative writing in Norway and Sweden.