Erling Kittelsen

Erling Kittelsen (born 10 April 1946, Vennesla Municipality) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, children's writer, playwright and translator. He made his literary debut in 1970 with the poetry collection Ville fugler. Kittelsen was part of the poetic action group "Stuntpoetene" during the 1980s, along with Jón Sveinbjørn Jónsson, Triztán Vindtorn, Arne Ruste, Thorvald Steen, Karin Moe, Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen and others.

He was awarded the Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment in 1982, the Aschehoug Prize in 1990, and the Dobloug Prize in 2002.