Aslaug Høydal

Aslaug Høydal (22 December 1916 – 20 July 2007) was a Norwegian schoolteacher, novelist, poet and children's writer.

Aslaug Høydal
Born	22 December 1916 Seljord
Died	20 July 2007(2007-07-20) (aged 90)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation(s)	Schoolteacher Novelist Poet Children's writer
Awards	Melsom Prize (1964)

She was born in Seljord. Among her novels are Dyr last from 1963, Tårer i sand from 1969, and Brest i såldet from 1973. Her children's books include Born og bøling from 1950, Bak berg og blåne from 1965, and Heile klassa i sving from 1970. Other works are the short story collection I skotlina from 1970, and the poetry collection Skjelv i vindovne skogar from 1986.^[1] She was awarded the Melsom Prize in 1964.^[2]