Taciana Niadbaj is a writer, poet, translator, human rights activist and the current president of PEN Belarus.

Erling Pedersen (b. 1947, Romsdalen, Norway) is a Norwegian author and scriptwriter. Having worked as a mathematics and arts teacher before leaving the profession in 1980 to become a freelance writer, Pedersen has written over forty novels and short stories for children, young people and adults.

Marianne Solberg (b.1968) is a non-fiction writer, freelance journalist and independent researcher. She currently writes for Ny Tid / Modern Times Review (a quarterly Norwegian International non-fiction book review) and is working on two books about the Norwegian philosopher and writer Ludvig Holberg (1683-1754) and his treatment of natural law.

Lene Therese Teigen (b. 1962) is a Norwegian author, playwright and director based in Oslo. She has worked as a writer, director and dramaturge since 1989, mainly in theatre, but also in film, television, radio drama and as an author of fiction.

Vibeke Koehler (b.1980) had her first work of fiction published in April 2021. Her rich debut novel Tankespinneren (The Mindspinner) is set mostly in Norway, and was chosen to be promoted for publishing abroad by NORLA even before it was released.

Beate Heide (b.1959) is a Norwegian writer and storyteller working in fiction and non- fiction. Having been on residencies in both Iceland and Greenland, Beate finds inspiration from the places she visits, the nature she encounters and from local stories.

Elida Høeg (b. 1990) lives and works between Oslo and Barcelona. Journalist and researcher, she investigates transnational political issues such as the climate crisis, technology and territorial conflicts through text and sound.

Sanaa Aoun is an author and teacher from Damascus, Syria and came to Tromsø, Norway as a free city author in 2016. Aoun has published two collections of short stories in Arabic, Red Lifelines (2007) and To Where the Compass Points (2018), and continues to be a regular contributor to Arabic online newspapers.

Maja Lunde (b. 1975) is the most successful Norwegian author of her generation and one of the country’s most prominent advocates for the climate cause. Her books are published in more than 40 languages and have sold more than 2,5 million copies worldwide.