Erlend Loe (born 24 May 1969) is a Norwegian novelist, screenwriter, and film critic. Loe writes both children's and adult literature.

He has gained popularity in Scandinavia with his humorous and sometimes naïve novels. His stories have become darker in tone, moving towards a more satirical criticism of modern Norwegian society.

Loe worked at a psychiatric clinic and was later a freelance journalist for the Norwegian newspaper Adresseavisen. In 1998, he co-founded Screenwriters Oslo, an office community for screenwriters.

He debuted as a novelist with the book Tatt av Kvinnen (1993), and a year later, published a children's book, Fisken, about a forklift operator named Kurt. Loe has a distinctive style of writing, often likened to naïve art, and frequently uses irony, exaggeration, and humor in his works.