Sigmund Løvåsen (born 16 August 1977) is a Norwegian

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living wage, living writing novels and other fiction, while other ...

and playwright. He chaired the

Norwegian Authors' Union The Norwegian Authors' Union (, DnF) 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 persecu ...

from 2012 to 2017, and has chaired the

Arts Council Norway The Arts Council Norway (, often shortened to ''Kulturrådet'') is the official arts council for Norway. Based in Oslo, it is a Norwegian state institution created in as a result of a parliamentary decision in 1964. Arts Council Norway's admini ...

since 2022.

Career

Løvåsen was born in

Trysil Municipality Trysil is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Inn ...

, and studied in

Volda Volda may refer to: Places *Volda Municipality Volda is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre i ...

, Bø and

Gothenburg Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gub ...

. He made his literary début in 2003 with the novel ', for which he was awarded the

Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris Tarjei Vesaas's debutantpris is a prize awarded annually for the best first literary work in Norwegian language, Norwegian. It is awarded by the Norwegian Authors' Union, and the organisation's 9-member Literary Caucus constitutes the jury for t ...

. In 2006 he published the novel ', and in 2009 the novel ''Mamselle Iversen''. His plays include ''Daga'' from 2004, ''Vente på fugl'' (2009) and ''Vid din sida'' (2011). In 2020 he issued a biography of

Kjell Aukrust Kjell Aukrust (19 March 1920 – 24 December 2002) was a Norwegian author, poet, artist and humorist. Aukrust is principally known for his Flåklypa stories and Flåklypa drawings. Personal life Aukrust was born in Alvdal Municipality in Hed ...

. Løvåsen was awarded the in 2010. He was leader of the

from 2012 to 2017, and was appointed chair of the

from 2022.

References

1977 births Living people People from Trysil Norwegian expatriates in Sweden 21st-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian male novelists Norwegian dramatists and playwrights Nynorsk-language writers {{Playwright-stub