The Queen of Sotra

Runo Isaksen (b. 1968, Norway) is a Norwegian author and journalist. He is known for writing children´s literature and has now branched out into young adult novels.

Isaksen was the recipient of the  Aschehoug Publishing’s debutant prize in 1997 for his debut novel  Åpen bok. His non-fiction book Litteratur i krig - møte med israelske og palestinske forfattere  (Cappelen) has also been translated into English and published in the USA. In 2021, he established his own publishing house called Teft.