Kjersti Scheen
Kjersti Scheen | |
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| Born | 17 August 1943 Oslo, Norway |
| Died | 8 January 2026 (aged 82) |
| Alma mater | Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry |
| Occupations | Illustrator, writer |
| Awards | Gyldendal's Endowment (1994) |
Kjersti Scheen (17 August 1943 – 8 January 2026) was a Norwegian journalist, illustrator, novelist, crime fiction writer and children's writer. A book illustrator from the mid 1960s, she made her literary debut with the children's picture book Fie og mørket in 1976. She later wrote novels for adults about women with traumatic childhoods, as well as a series of crime novels with Margaret Moss as the principal character.