Samfundet De Nio
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Samfundet De Nio is a Swedish literary society
founded on 14 February 1913 in Stockholm by a testamentary donation from writer Lotten von Kraemer. The society has nine members who are elected for life. Its purpose is to promote Swedish literature, peace and women's issues. It mainly presents a number of literary award
s. It was started as an alternative to the Swedish Academy
and is often compared to its more famous cousin.
Current members: Inge Jonsson (chair), Nina Burton, Anders R Öhman, Kerstin Ekman
, Gunnar Harding, Agneta Pleijel, Niklas Rådström, Madeleine Gustafsson, Johan Svedjedal
Original members: Viktor Almquist (chair), Selma Lagerlöf
, Karl Wåhlin, Ellen Key
, Erik Hedén, Kerstin Hård af Segerstad, Göran Björkman, Anna-Maria Roos, John Landquist
Some notable members over the years have been Astrid Lindgren
, Elin Wägner
, Hjalmar Gullberg
, Anders Olsson
, Gunnel Vallquist
, Karin Boye
, Sara Lidman
, and Knut Ahnlund
.
List of all winners
. Samfundet De Nio also published Artes
(1975–2005) together with the Swedish Academy
, Royal Swedish Academy of Music
and the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
. Since 2003 they publish a literary calendar together with Norstedts Förlag
.
Literary society
A literary society is a group of people interested in literature. In the modern sense, this refers to a society that wants to promote one genre of literature or a specific writer. Modern literary societies typically promote research about their chosen author or genre, publish newsletters, and hold...
founded on 14 February 1913 in Stockholm by a testamentary donation from writer Lotten von Kraemer. The society has nine members who are elected for life. Its purpose is to promote Swedish literature, peace and women's issues. It mainly presents a number of literary award
Literary award
A literary award is an award presented to an author who has written a particularly lauded piece or body of work. There are awards for forms of writing ranging from poetry to novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing . There are also awards...
s. It was started as an alternative to the Swedish Academy
Swedish Academy
The Swedish Academy , founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden.-History:The Swedish Academy was founded in 1786 by King Gustav III. Modelled after the Académie française, it has 18 members. The motto of the Academy is "Talent and Taste"...
and is often compared to its more famous cousin.
Membership
Four seats are always held by women and four by men. Seat number one, the chair, alternates between men and women.Current members: Inge Jonsson (chair), Nina Burton, Anders R Öhman, Kerstin Ekman
Kerstin Ekman
Kerstin Lillemor Ekman is a Swedish novelist.Kerstin Ekman wrote a string of successful detective novels but later went on to psychological and social themes...
, Gunnar Harding, Agneta Pleijel, Niklas Rådström, Madeleine Gustafsson, Johan Svedjedal
Original members: Viktor Almquist (chair), Selma Lagerlöf
Selma Lagerlöf
Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....
, Karl Wåhlin, Ellen Key
Ellen Key
Ellen Karolina Sofia Key was a Swedish difference feminist writer on many subjects in the fields of family life, ethics and education and was an important figure in the Modern Breakthrough movement...
, Erik Hedén, Kerstin Hård af Segerstad, Göran Björkman, Anna-Maria Roos, John Landquist
Some notable members over the years have been Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren , 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish author and screenwriter who is the world's 25th most translated author and has sold roughly 145 million copies worldwide...
, Elin Wägner
Elin Wägner
Elin Matilda Elisabet Wägner was a Swedish writer, journalist, feminist, teacher, ecologist and pacifist. She was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1944.- Biography :...
, Hjalmar Gullberg
Hjalmar Gullberg
Hjalmar Gullberg was a Swedish writer, poet and translator of Greek drama into Swedish.Gullberg was born in Malmö, Skåne. As a student at Lund University, he was the editor of the student magazine Lundagård. He was the manager of the Swedish Radio Theatre 1936-1950...
, Anders Olsson
Anders Olsson
Anders Olsson is a Swedish writer, professor of literature at Stockholm University, literary critic and member of the Swedish Academy...
, Gunnel Vallquist
Gunnel Vallquist
Gunnel Vallquist is a Swedish writer and translator. Born in Stockholm, Vallquist was elected member of the Swedish Academy in 1982. Gunnel Vallquist is of the Catholic Church and has written several essays on Catholic religion of our time, among them reports from the Second Vatican Council...
, Karin Boye
Karin Boye
was a Swedish poet and novelist.- Career :Boye was born in Gothenburg , Sweden and moved with her family to Stockholm in 1909. She studied at Uppsala University from 1921 to 1926 and debuted in 1922 with a collection of poems, "Clouds"...
, Sara Lidman
Sara Lidman
Sara Lidman was a Swedish writer.Born in the village Missenträsk in the northern parts of Skellefteå Municipality, Lidman was raised in the Västerbotten region of northern Sweden. She studied at the University of Uppsala where her studies were interrupted by her receiving tuberculosis...
, and Knut Ahnlund
Knut Ahnlund
Knut Emil Ahnlund is a Swedish literary historian, writer, and member of the Swedish Academy.Ahnlund is an expert on 19th and 20th century Nordic, especially Danish, literature. He wrote his doctoral dissertation on Henrik Pontoppidan, and has later written on Gustav Wied and Sven Lidman, among...
.
Prizes
- Samfundet De Nios stora pris (Grand Prize), the main prize to Swedish literary writers, has been awarded annually since 1921.
- At first 10 000 Swedish kronaSwedish kronaThe krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...
. it is 250 000 SEK (about 23 000 EUR or 32 000 USD).
- At first 10 000 Swedish krona
- Lotten von Kraemer's prize (essays)
- De Nios translator's prize
- Stina Aronson's prize
- John Landquist's prize (essayist/idea historian/critic)
- Karl VennbergKarl VennbergKarl Vennberg was a Swedish poet, writer and translator. Born in Blädinge, Alvesta Municipality, Kronoberg County as the son of a farmer, Vennberg studied at Lund University and in Stockholm and worked as a teacher of Norwegian in a Stockholm folk high school. His first poem "Hymn och hunger" was...
's prize (young poets) - De Nios Winter prize
- De Nios Astrid LindgrenAstrid LindgrenAstrid Anna Emilia Lindgren , 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish author and screenwriter who is the world's 25th most translated author and has sold roughly 145 million copies worldwide...
prize - Anders and Veronica Öhman's prize
- De Nios Lyric poetry prize
- De Nios Special prizes
List of all winners
Winners of the Grand Prize
- 2009: Steve Sem-Sandberg
- 2008: Birgitta Lillpers
- 2007: Tua ForsströmTua ForsströmTua Forsström is a Finnish writer who writes in Swedish. She was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1998 for the poetry collection Efter att ha tillbringat en natt bland hästar....
- 2006: Jacques WerupJacques WerupJacques Werup, born January 14, 1945 in Malmö, is a Swedish musician, author, poet, stage artist and screenwriter. Werup's poetry is often associated to jazz. He was a childhood friend of Mikael Wiehe and Göran Skytte and had his first novel published in 1971...
- 2005: Klas ÖstergrenKlas ÖstergrenKlas Östergren is a Swedish novelist, screenwriter and translator who, in 1999, was nominated for his country's top film award, the Guldbagge and, in 2005, received the grand prize bestowed by the country's premier literary society, Samfundet De Nio.A native of Stockholm, Klas Östergren was twenty...
- 2004: Torgny LindgrenTorgny LindgrenGustav Torgny Lindgren is a Swedish writer.Lindgren is the son of Andreas Lindgren and Helga Björk. He studied in Umeå to become a teacher and worked as a teacher until the middle of the 1970s. He was for several years active as a local politician for the Swedish Social Democratic Party...
- 2003: Ann Jäderlund
- 2002: Bruno K. ÖijerBruno K. ÖijerBruno Keats Öijer is a renowned contemporary Swedish poet. His first collection of poems Sång för anarkismen was published in 1973....
- 2001: Tomas TranströmerTomas TranströmerTomas Gösta Tranströmer is a Swedish writer, poet and translator, whose poetry has been translated into over 60 languages. Tranströmer is acclaimed as one of the most important Scandinavian writers since the Second World War...
- 2000: Kjell EspmarkKjell EspmarkProfessor Kjell Erik Espmark , is a writer, literary historian, member of the Swedish Academy and Professor of the History of Literature at Stockholm University. He was elected to the Swedish Academy on 5 March 1981 and admitted on 20 December 1981. Kjell Espmark succeeded the linguist Elias Wessén...
- 1999: Sigrid CombüchenSigrid CombüchenSigrid Combüchen . Shortly after the War her family moved to Sweden. She is a Swedish writer and literary critic and has so far published seven novels, a collection of essays and a biography...
- 1998: P C Jersild
- 1997: Per WästbergPer WästbergPer Wästberg is a Swedish writer and a member of the Swedish Academy since 1997.Wästberg was born in Stockholm, son of Erik Wästberg and his wife Greta née Hirsch, and holds a degree in literature from Uppsala University...
- 1996: Lars AnderssonLars AnderssonLars Andersson may refer to:* Laurentius Andreae , Swedish clergyman and scholar* Lars Andersson i Hedensbyn , Swedish politician*Lars Andersson...
- 1995: Bo CarpelanBo CarpelanBaron Bo Gustaf Bertelsson Carpelan was a Finnish poet and author. He published his first book of poems in 1946, and received his Ph.D. in 1960. Carpelan, who wrote in Swedish, composed numerous books of verse, as well as several novels and short stories. He is the only person as of yet to have...
- 1994: P O Enquist
- 1993: Lennart Sjögren
- 1992: Göran TunströmGöran TunströmGöran Tunström was a Swedish author. He grew up in Sunne, Värmland County. Tunström's style is personal and intimate, and has a clear autobiographical tone...
- 1991: Erik Beckman
- 1990: Tobias Berggren, Lars GustafssonLars GustafssonLars Gustafsson is a Swedish, poet, novelist and scholar. He was born in Västerås, completed his secondary education at the Västerås gymnasium and continued to Uppsala University; he received his Licentiate degree in 1960 and was awarded his Ph.D. in Theoretical Philosophy in 1978. He lived in...
- 1989: Katarina FrostensonKatarina FrostensonKatarina Frostenson is a Swedish poet and writer. She was elected a member of the Swedish Academy in 1992. In 2003, Frostenson was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur in recognition of her services to literature....
- 1988: Göran SonneviGöran SonneviGöran Sonnevi is a Swedish poet and translator. Sonnevi grew up in Halmstad; he studied literature and linguistics at the University of Lund, also getting librarian training...
- 1987: Lennart HellsingLennart HellsingPaul Lennart Hellsing, born 5 June 1919 in Västanfors in Fagersta, Sweden as the son of the merchant Paul Hellsing and his wife Sigrid, née Rohloff, whose mother was a mulatto from West India. Lennart Hellsing is a Swedish author and translator. He is a prolific writer of children's literature,...
- 1986: Gunnar E Sandgren
- 1985: Göran Palm
- 1984: Björn von Rosen
- 1983: Bengt-Emil Johnson
- 1982: No Grand Prize
- 1981: Rita Tornborg
- 1980: Lars NorénLars NorénLars Norén is a Swedish playwright, novelist and poet. He is considered Sweden's most prominent contemporary playwright of today.Born in Stockholm, Norén wrote his first play at age 19...
- 1979: Hans Granlid, Tomas TranströmerTomas TranströmerTomas Gösta Tranströmer is a Swedish writer, poet and translator, whose poetry has been translated into over 60 languages. Tranströmer is acclaimed as one of the most important Scandinavian writers since the Second World War...
- 1978: Ingemar Leckius
- 1977: Sara LidmanSara LidmanSara Lidman was a Swedish writer.Born in the village Missenträsk in the northern parts of Skellefteå Municipality, Lidman was raised in the Västerbotten region of northern Sweden. She studied at the University of Uppsala where her studies were interrupted by her receiving tuberculosis...
- 1976: Sten Hagliden, Olov Hartman
- 1975: Barbro AlvingBarbro AlvingBarbro Alving was a Swedish journalist and writer, a pacifist and feminist. She is widely known for writing under her pseudonym Bang. She wrote for, among others, the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter and the magazines Idun and Vecko-Journalen...
, Eva MobergEva MobergEva Moberg is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She received a silver medal in the relay event at the 1978 World Orienteering Championships in Kongsberg, together with Karin Rabe and Kristin Cullman.-References:... - 1974: Sonja ÅkessonSonja ÅkessonSonja Åkesson was a Swedish poet, writer, and artist.Sonja Åkesson first discovered her talent for writing at 28 after moving to Stockholm, after her divorce from Nils Westberg, a carpenter. They had two children at the time of the divorce and Sonja was expecting a baby...
- 1973: Tito Colliander
- 1972: Sune JonssonSune JonssonOlov Sune Jonsson was a Swedish documentary photographer and writer.Jonsson was born in Nyåker outside Nordmaling in the province of Västerbotten, Sweden. After studying folklore and literature in Stockholm and Uppsala, Jonsson returned in the early 1960s to northern Sweden...
- 1971: John Landquist
- 1970: Stig ClaessonStig ClaessonJohn Stig Claesson , also known under his signature Slas, was a Swedish writer, visual artist, and illustrator. Claesson was born on 2 June 1928 in Huddinge, south of Stockholm. He attended the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts between 1947 and 1952, during which time he began to illustrate Swedish...
, Majken JohanssonMajken JohanssonMajken Johansson was a Swedish poet, writer and a Salvation Army soldier.Majken Johansson was born out of wedlock in Malmö, and spent her childhood in foster care with an abusive foster mother. At the age of 9, she was evacuated from Malmö at the outbreak of World War II and lived with relatives... - 1969: Albert VikstenAlbert VikstenAlbert Viksten was a Swedish writer of the proletarian school. He is most noted for his work regarding the life of the people working for the Swedish Forest industry and for portraits of the nature...
, Lars ForssellLars ForssellLars Hans Carl Abraham Forssell was a Swedish writer and member of the Swedish Academy. Forssell was a versatile writer who worked within many genres, including poetry, drama and songwriting. He was married from 1951 until his death to Kerstin Hane, and was the father of Jonas and Malte... - 1968: Ivan Oljelund, Elsa Grave
- 1967: Werner AspenströmWerner AspenströmKarl Werner Aspenström was a Swedish poet.Born at Norrbärke, he was a member of the Swedish Academy, where he held Seat 12 from 1981 to 1997....
, Carl Fries, Per E Rundquist - 1966: Lars GyllenstenLars GyllenstenLars Johan Wictor Gyllensten was a Swedish author and physician, and a member of the Swedish Academy, which has the aim of furthering the "purity, vigour and majesty" of the Swedish language and selects the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature each year.Gyllensten was born and grew up in a...
- 1965: Willy KyrklundWilly KyrklundPaul Wilhelm "Willy" Kyrklund was a Finnish Swedish-speaking author who lived in Uppsala, Sweden....
- 1964: Rabbe Enckell, Peder SjögrenPeder SjögrenPeder Sjögren , born as Gösta Sjögren, was a Swedish writer who fought in the Spanish Civil War and the Continuation War. Many of his books were based on those experiences.-Life and works:...
- 1963: Artur LundkvistArtur LundkvistArtur Lundkvist was a Swedish writer, poet and literary critic. He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1968....
, Birgitta TrotzigBirgitta TrotzigBirgitta Trotzig was a Swedish writer who was elected to the Swedish Academy in 1993. She was one of Sweden's most celebrated authors, and wrote prose fiction and non-fiction, as well as prose poetry.-Biography:... - 1962: Hans Ruin
- 1961: Erik LindegrenErik LindegrenJ. Erik Lindegren was a Swedish author, poet, critical writer and member of the Swedish Academy . Grandson of composer Johan Lindegren....
, Gustaf Hedenvind Eriksson - 1960: Lars AhlinLars AhlinLars Ahlin was an award winning Swedish author and aesthetician.Ahlin left school when he was 13 to support his family, although he later attended several folk high schools. When he was 18, he had a mystical experience...
- 1959: Anders Österling, Evert TaubeEvert TaubeEvert Axel Taube was a Swedish author, artist, composer and singer. He is best known for his folk songs, and is widely regarded as one of Sweden's most respected musicians.-Biography:...
- 1958: Emil Zilliacus
- 1957: Karl VennbergKarl VennbergKarl Vennberg was a Swedish poet, writer and translator. Born in Blädinge, Alvesta Municipality, Kronoberg County as the son of a farmer, Vennberg studied at Lund University and in Stockholm and worked as a teacher of Norwegian in a Stockholm folk high school. His first poem "Hymn och hunger" was...
- 1956: Bo BergmanBo BergmanBo Bergman was a Swedish writer, literary critic and member of the Swedish Academy, sitting in Seat 12 from 1925 until his death...
, Walter Ljungquist, Stina Aronson - 1955: Sivar Arnér
- 1954: Gabriel JönssonGabriel JönssonGabriel Jönsson was a Swedish author and poet, best known for his works inspired by Öresund and farming.- Gabriel Jönsson :...
- 1953: Tage AurellTage AurellTage Aurell was a Swedish journalist, novelist and translator. He was born in Oslo, Norway. He made his literary debut in 1932 with the novel Tybergs gård, while his literary breakthrough was Skillingtryck from 1943. He was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1966.-References:...
- 1952: Irja Browallius
- 1951: Gunnar EkelöfGunnar EkelöfGunnar Ekelöf was a Swedish poet and writer. He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1958. He was also awarded an honorary doctorate in philosophy by Uppsala University in 1958...
, Lucien Maury - 1950: Nils FerlinNils Ferlinwas a Swedish poet.Nils Ferlin was born in Karlstad, Värmland, where his father worked at the Nya Wermlands-Tidningen newspaper. In 1908 the family moved to Filipstad and Nils' father started his own paper...
- 1949: Fritiof Nilsson PiratenFritiof Nilsson PiratenFritiof Nilsson Piraten , born Nils Fritiof Adam Nilsson was a Swedish author, from the south-most province Skåne, which plays an important role in many of his books....
, Johannes Edfeldt - 1948: Sigfrid Lindström
- 1947: Jan FridegårdJan FridegårdJan Fridegård, born Johan Fridolf "Fride" Johansson, was a Swedish writer of the proletarian school.-Bibliography:*1931 – Den svarta lutan*1933 – En natt i juli*1935 – Jag Lars Hård...
- 1946: No Grand Prize
- 1945: Frans G Bengtsson
- 1944: Moa MartinsonMoa MartinsonHelga Maria Swarts, known as Moa Martinson, was a Swedish author. Helga's ambitions as a writer was to change the society and with her authorship portray the conditions of the working-class but also the personal development of women...
- 1943: Sven LidmanSven Lidman (writer)Carl Hindrik Sven Rudolphsson Lidman —military officer, poet, writer, and preacher, grandson of the priest Sven Lidman—was born in Karlskrona, became a sublieutenant in the Swedish royal army reserve in 1903, and studied law at Uppsala University...
- 1942: No Grand Prize
- 1941: Olle HedbergOlle HedbergCarl Olof Hedberg was a Swedish author.Hedberg is best known as a probing satirist of the middle class and conventional world in general...
- 1940: Elmer DiktoniusElmer DiktoniusElmer Rafael Diktonius was a Finnish poet and composer, who wrote in both Swedish and Finnish.-External links:*...
, Bertel Gripenberg, Jarl HemmerJarl HemmerJarl Robert Hemmer was a Finland-Swedish author from Vaasa, Finland where he was born into a wealthy family. His first collection of poems was called Rösterna and it was published in 1914. He made his breakthrough in 1922 with another collection of epic poetry called Rågens rike...
, Arvid MörneArvid MörneArvid Mörne was a Finnish author and poet.He obtained a Masters degree in literature and history at the University of Helsinki in 1897, and a Ph.D. in 1910. He worked as a superintendent at the Nyland's folk high school Finns between 1899–1909, and as a teacher at the same school between 1909-11...
, Emil Zilliacus - 1939: Vilhelm MobergVilhelm MobergKarl Artur Vilhelm Moberg was a Swedish author and historian, most commonly associated with his four novels known as The Emigrants Series.-Early life:...
- 1938: Harry MartinsonHarry MartinsonHarry Martinson was a Swedish sailor, author and poet. In 1949 he was elected into the Swedish Academy. He was awarded a joint Nobel Prize in Literature in 1974 together with fellow Swede Eyvind Johnson. The choice for Eyvind Johnson and Harry Martinson was very controversial as both were on the...
- 1937: Gustaf Hellström
- 1936: Bertil MalmbergBertil MalmbergBertil Frans Harald Malmberg was a Swedish author, poet, and actor. He was born in Härnösand to Teodor Malmberg and Hanna Roman...
, Eyvind JohnsonEyvind JohnsonEyvind Johnson, was a Swedish writer and author. He became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1957 and shared the Nobel Prize in Literature with Harry Martinson in 1974 with the citation: for a narrative art, far-seeing in lands and ages, in the service of freedom.Johnson was born Olof Edvin... - 1935: Yrjö Hirn, Jarl HemmerJarl HemmerJarl Robert Hemmer was a Finland-Swedish author from Vaasa, Finland where he was born into a wealthy family. His first collection of poems was called Rösterna and it was published in 1914. He made his breakthrough in 1922 with another collection of epic poetry called Rågens rike...
- 1934: Hjalmar SöderbergHjalmar SöderbergHjalmar Emil Fredrik Söderberg was a Swedish novelist, playwright, poet and journalist. His works often deal with melancholy and lovelorn characters, and offer a rich portrayal of contemporary Stockholm through the eyes of the flaneur...
- 1933: KG Ossiannilsson
- 1932: Emilia Fogelklou
- 1931: Arvid MörneArvid MörneArvid Mörne was a Finnish author and poet.He obtained a Masters degree in literature and history at the University of Helsinki in 1897, and a Ph.D. in 1910. He worked as a superintendent at the Nyland's folk high school Finns between 1899–1909, and as a teacher at the same school between 1909-11...
, Ernst DidringErnst DidringErnst Didring was an early 20th century author who wrote mainly of life in his home country of Sweden .-Biography:... - 1930: Erik BlombergErik BlombergErik Blomberg was a Finnish cinematographer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. He was married to actress Mirjami Kuosmanen.-External links:...
, Bertel Gripenberg - 1929: Per HallströmPer HallströmPer Hallström was a Swedish author, short-story writer, dramatist, poet and member of the Swedish Academy. He joined the academy in 1908, and served as its Permanent Secretary from 1931 to 1941. Before devoting himself to writing, Hallström worked in London and Chicago as a chemist...
, Axel Lundegård - 1928: Ludvig Nordström, Pär LagerkvistPär LagerkvistPär Fabian Lagerkvist was a Swedish author who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1951.Lagerkvist wrote poems, plays, novels, stories, and essays of considerable expressive power and influence from his early 20s to his late 70s...
- 1927: Sigfrid Siwertz
- 1926: Hjalmar BergmanHjalmar BergmanHjalmar Fredrik Elgérus Bergman was a Swedish writer and playwright.The son of a banker in Örebro, Bergman briefly studied philosophy at Uppsala University but soon broke off his studies and took up the life of a free writer. He married Stina Lindberg, the daughter of actor and stage producer...
- 1925: Fredrik Vetterlund
- 1924: Vilhelm EkelundVilhelm EkelundVilhelm Ekelund was a Swedish poet.The works of Ekelund were influenced by Friedrich Hölderlin, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Emanuel Swedenborg...
, Gustaf Ullman - 1923: Elin WägnerElin WägnerElin Matilda Elisabet Wägner was a Swedish writer, journalist, feminist, teacher, ecologist and pacifist. She was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1944.- Biography :...
- 1922: Tor Hedberg
- 1921: Olof Högberg
- 1920: Hans LarssonHans LarssonHans Larsson was a Swedish Professor of Philosophy at Lund University, Sweden and a Member of the Swedish Academy , chair no. 15. He was known in Sweden as Kloke-Hans .Prof. Larsson was a humanist and an author...
- 1919: KG Ossiannilsson
- 1917: KG Ossiannilsson, Marika Stiernstedt
- 1916: E A Karlfeldt, Bertel Gripenberg, Vilhelm EkelundVilhelm EkelundVilhelm Ekelund was a Swedish poet.The works of Ekelund were influenced by Friedrich Hölderlin, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Emanuel Swedenborg...
, Axel Lundegård, Hilma Angered StrandbergHilma Angered StrandbergElisabet Kristina Hilma Angered Strandberg, born June 10, 1855 in Stockholm, died January 23, 1927 in Meran, was a Swedish writer. She mostly wrote udner the name Hilma Strandberg of the pseudonym Lilian.-Life:...
, Oscar Stjärne, Verner von HeidenstamVerner von HeidenstamCarl Gustaf Verner von Heidenstam was a Swedish poet and novelist, a laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1916. He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1912...
Publications
The annual publication Vår Tid (Our Time) was published 1916–1925 and 1930. Svensk Litteraturtidskrift was published from 1938 to 1983. It contained essays, reviews and other texts about Swedish literature. Editors have included Olle Holmberg, Algot Werin and Knut AhnlundKnut Ahnlund
Knut Emil Ahnlund is a Swedish literary historian, writer, and member of the Swedish Academy.Ahnlund is an expert on 19th and 20th century Nordic, especially Danish, literature. He wrote his doctoral dissertation on Henrik Pontoppidan, and has later written on Gustav Wied and Sven Lidman, among...
. Samfundet De Nio also published Artes
Artes (magazine)
Artes was a Swedish cultural magazine about art, music and literature started in 1975 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts and the Swedish Academy. Samfundet De Nio joined soon after. Artes was closed down in 2005 for economic reasons.Official representative was...
(1975–2005) together with the Swedish Academy
Swedish Academy
The Swedish Academy , founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden.-History:The Swedish Academy was founded in 1786 by King Gustav III. Modelled after the Académie française, it has 18 members. The motto of the Academy is "Talent and Taste"...
, Royal Swedish Academy of Music
Royal Swedish Academy of Music
The Royal Swedish Academy of Music or Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien, founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...
and the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
The Royal Swedish Academy of Arts or Kungl. Akademien för de fria konsterna, founded in 1773 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...
. Since 2003 they publish a literary calendar together with Norstedts Förlag
Norstedts Förlag
Norstedts Förlag is a book publishing company in Sweden. It was established in 1823 by Per Adolf Norstedt....
.