 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature | |
|---|---|
 "in the field of literature, produced the most outstanding work in an idealistic direction". | |
| Date |
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| Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Presented by | Swedish Academy |
| First awarded | 1901 |
| Currently held by | to be announced |
| Website | 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature |
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature is an international literary prize established according to Alfred Nobel's will[1] that will be announced by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 October 2024 and awarded on 10 December 2024.[2]
Nominations[edit]
Every year, beginning in November of last year, thousands of letters across the world are sent to the Swedish Academy, endorsing well celebrated and little-known authors for the Nobel Prize. Such nominations can only be done by qualified nominators, namely members of the Swedish Academy and of other academies, institutions and societies which are similar to it in construction and purpose; professors of literature and of linguistics at universities and colleges; previous Nobel Prize laureates in Literature; and chairpersons of writers' organizations qualifying as representative of their countries' production of literature and belles lettres.[3] Among the fundamental rules in making nominations include not making them public – but some still do as previous years – nor nominating oneself which automatically disqualifies the nominee during deliberations.[4][5]
Nobel Committee[edit]
The 2024 Nobel Committee is composed of the following members:[6]
| Committee Members | |||||
| Seat No. | Picture | Name | Elected | Position | Profession |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 
|
Anders Olsson (b. 1949) |
2008 | committee chair | literary critic, literary historian |
| 11 | 
|
Mats Malm (b. 1964) |
2018 | associate member permanent secretary |
translator, literary historian, editor |
| 12 | 
|
Per Wästberg (b. 1933) |
1997 | member | novelist, journalist, poet, essayist |
| 13 | 
|
Anne Swärd (b. 1969) |
2019 | member | novelist |
| 9 | 
|
Ellen Mattson (b. 1963) |
2019 | member | novelist, essayist |
| 14 | 
|
Steve Sem-Sandberg (b. 1958) |
2021 | member | journalist, author, translator |
References[edit]
- ^ "Alfred Nobel will". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Prize announcement dates". nobelprize.org.
- ^ "How are the Nobel Prize Laureates in Literature decided?". svenskaakademien.se. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Rules for Nominations". svenskaakademien.se. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Behind the scenes of the Nobel Prize in Literature". nobelprize.org. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ The Nobel Committee 2024 – Nobel Prize in Literature svenskaakademien.se
External links[edit]
- The Nobel Prize in Literature nobelprize.org
- Swedish Academy svenskaakademien.se/en