About Sigmund Løvåsen
Born 1977. Sigmund Løvåsen is a Norwegian writer and novelist.
Sigmund Løvåsen (born 16 August 1977) is a Norwegian novelist and playwright. He chaired the Norwegian Authors' Union from 2012 to 2017, and has chaired the Arts Council Norway since 2022.
Career Løvåsen was born in Trysil Municipality, and studied in Volda, Bø and Gothenburg. He made his literary début in 2003 with the novel , for which he was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. 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.
He was leader of the Norwegian Authors' Union from 2012 to 2017, and was appointed chair of the Arts Council Norway from 2022.
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