Eldrid Johansen

Eldrid Johansen (born 1973) has published many books for children and teenagers since she made her debut with Sara Wants to be a Star in 2005. In addition to being a children’s author, Eldrid also works as a singer, singing actress, and producer of literature for the Cultural Schoolbag, a national cultural programme for school pupils. Eldrid has toured Norway for many years conducting writing courses, various events for her books, and concerts and children’s shows. She has performed at literature festivals, libraries and schools, and is an in-demand champion of literature. Write brilliantly!, which was made by the same team behind Girlskate, was nominated to the Brage Prize and was awarded the Ministry of Culture’s prize for best textbook for children and teenagers in 2016. Eldrid is a keen skater and became Norwegian vert skateboarding champion in 2019.