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.
She was awarded the RiksmÃÂ¥l Society Literature Prize in 1993. Her novel ÃÂyets sult (1993) was nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize. She was awarded the Amalie Skram Prize in 2011.