Sigmund Løvåsen

Sigmund Løvåsen
Sigmund Løvåsen
Born	16 August 1977; Trysil, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Novelist and playwright
Awards	Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris (2003);

Sigmund Løvåsen (born 16 August 1977) is a Norwegian novelist and playwright.

Career

Løvåsen was born in Trysil. He made his literary début in 2003 with the novel Nyryddinga, for which he was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. In 2006 he published the novel Brakk, and in 2009 the novel Mamselle Iversen. His plays include Daga from 2004, Vente på fugl (2009) and Vid din sida (2011). He was awarded the Bjørnson Endowment in 2010.[1]

He was leader of the Norwegian Authors' Union from 2012 to 2017.[2]

References

Huvenes, Fred; Karlsvik, Mette. "Sigmund Løvåsen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Den norske Forfatterforening". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

Cultural offices
Preceded by Anne Oterholm	Chair of the Norwegian Authors' Union 2012–2017	Succeeded by Heidi Marie Kriznik

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[snl-1] Huvenes, Fred; Karlsvik, Mette. "Sigmund Løvåsen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

[2] Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Den norske Forfatterforening". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 March 2019.