Erna Osland

{{Short description |Norwegian writer}}

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| occupation = educationalist, writer

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Erna Osland (born 24 February 1951) is a Norwegian teacher and author of children's literature. She made her literary debut in 1987 with the youth's book Natteramnen.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Erna Osland |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Erna_Osland |language=Norwegian |accessdate=10 March 2010}} She received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book in 1999 for Salamandarryttaren.{{cite web|url=http://www.kritikerlaget.no/pages/nor/422-oversikt_over_mottakere_av_kritikerprisen_for_beste_skjoennlitteraere_barne_og_ungdomsbok |title=Mottakere av kritikerprisen for beste skjønnlitterære barne- og ungdomsbok |publisher=Norwegian Critics' Association|language=Norwegian |accessdate=10 March 2010 }}