Torill Thorstad Hauger

Who was Torill Thorstad Hauger?

Torill Thorstad Hauger was a Norwegian non-fiction writer, children's writer, and illustrator.

Born in Oslo, she made her literary début in 1976, with the prize-winning documentary Karl Eugen Olsen fra Vika. Her documentary Krestiane Kristiania from 1984 gave her the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize.

She was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for the years best children's or youth's literature in 1980. She was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1991. Her children's book Sigurd Drakedreper was basis for a film in 1989.