Lotta Lotass

Lotta Lotass
Lotta Lotass in 2006.
Born
Britt Inger Liselott Hellberg

(1964-02-28) 28 February 1964 (age 62)
Gagnef, Sweden
EducationUniversity of Gothenburg
Writing career
LanguageSwedish
Notable awards
  • Aftonbladet Literary Award (2001)
  • Eyvind Johnson Award (2004)
  • Selma Lagerlöf Prize (2014)
  • De Nio's Special prizes (2017)
Member of the Swedish Academy
(Seat No. 1)
In office
20 December 2009 – 7 May 2018
Preceded bySten Rudholm
Succeeded byEric M. Runesson

Britt Inger Liselott "Lotta" Lotass Hagström (born 28 February 1964) is a Swedish writer. She holds a PhD of Comparative literature from the University of Gothenburg, and lives in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Lotass made her literary debut in 2000, and two years later published her doctoral dissertation on Swedish writer Stig Dagerman. On 6 March 2009, Lotass was officially announced to succeed late Sten Rudholm at Seat No. 1 at the Swedish Academy. Lotass took her seat on the 18-member assembly on 20 December 2009.

In an interview in November 2017, Lotass said that she considered herself an inactive member and that she had not had any contact with the Swedish Academy since September 2016. She formally resigned in May 2018.

Bibliography

Various plays

References

  1. ↑ Ny ledamot av Svenska Akademien Archived 13 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Swedish Academy, 6 March 2009.
  2. ↑ Tar plats i akademien, Svenska Dagbladet, 6 March 2009.
  3. ↑ Lotta Lotass lämnade Svenska Akademien – för två år sedan, Dagens Nyheter, 25 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Andersson, Elisabet. "Fyra personer får lämna Akademien" [Four persons have been granted permission to leave the Academy]. Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 7 May 2018.