Einar Økland (born 17 January 1940) is a Norwegian poet, playwright, essayist and children's writer.

He was born in Sveio, and educated psychologist.

[1] He made his literary debut in 1963, with the poetry collection Ein gul dag.

[2] He was awarded the Melsom Prize 1991 for Når ikkje anna er sagt,[2] and the Dobloug Prize in 2000.

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