Marit Kalstad, née Hovengen (30 September 1931 â 25 November 2016) was a Norwegian children's and young adult fiction writer. Week-end blues earned her the of 1973.
She was a journalist in Gudbrandsdølen/Lillehammer Tilskuer in her early career. Her literary debut came in 1961 at the age of 30. After her first book, which was published by Gyldendal, she forwarded a manuscript to the publishing house Damm, which became her subsequent publisher. Kalstad was active during the 1960s and 1970s, releasing the following books:
Books she wrote were translated to Swedish, Danish, and German.
She resided in Vestre Gausdal Municipality for sixteen years, then in Snertingdal Municipality.
She died in November 2016 in Lillehammer, being survived by three sons and one daughter.