Bjørn Nilsen is a Norwegian poet and television producer. His literary debut was the poetry collection Hvis jeg var trollmann from 1960. He was a member of the editorial board of the literary magazine Profil

Profil (literary magazine)

Profil was a Norwegian literary magazine which had great influence in the late 1960s and the 1970s. The magazine was founded in 1938 as Filologen, a house organ for the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Oslo. Its name was changed to Profil in 1959. In 1966 the magazine was taken over by a...

, a co-founder of The Norwegian Writers' Center

The Norwegian Writers' Center

The Norwegian Writers' Center is an organization of Norwegian poets and fiction writers that encourages interactions among writers and the general public. It is funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs and promotes literacy through poetry readings, public talks, conferences,...

 , and a leader of the Norwegian Authors' Union

Norwegian Authors' Union

The Norwegian Authors' Union is an association of Norwegian authors. It was established in 1893 to promote Norwegian literature and protect Norwegian authors' professional and economic interests. DnF also works in solidarity with persecuted writers internationally.As of 2004 the association had...

 from 1975 to 1977. He worked for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1964 to 1992, and as a freelance producer until 1998. He received the Amanda Award

Amanda (award)

The Amanda Award is an award given annually at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund, Norway, to promote and improve Norwegian film. The award originated in 1985, and has since 2005 been exclusively a film award...

for his television documentary Olje in 1988.