Tove Nilsen (born 25 October 1952) is a Norwegian novelist, children's writer and literary critic.

Nilsen made her literary debut in 1974 with the novel Aldri la dem kle deg forsvarsløst naken.

Her adolescence novel from a dormitory town, Skyskraperengler (1982) was a bestseller.

Her novel Øyets sult (1993) was nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize.

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