Odd Eidem (23 October 1913 – 10 June 1988) was a Norwegian writer, journalist and literary critic.

He was the eldest of three sons born to Gunnar Kølbel (1890–1963) and Dorothea Serine Eidem (1889–1940).

He earned a master's degree in literature history at the University of Oslo in 1938.

After World War II, Eidem became a literary critic at Verdens Gang, where he remained a regular contributor until 1977.

[2][3][4] Eidem was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (Kritikerprisen) in 1978 for the flaneries, Cruise.