Tom Lotherington
Tom Lotherington (15 June 1950 – 21 August 2026) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, biographer and translator. He made his literary debut in 1972 with the poetry collection Hverdagsfantasier. He has written the novels Den tredje tjeneren (1985) and Kjødets gjerninger (1989), and biographies on the poets Herman Wildenvey and Harald Sverdrup.
Tom Lotherington
- Name
- Tom Lotherington
- Born
- 15 June 1950
- Died
- 21 August 2026
- Occupation
- Writer and translator
- Awards
- Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment Bastian Prize Herman Wildenvey Poetry Award
- Nationality
- Norway
- Honours
- Bastian Prize · Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment · Herman Wildenvey Poetry Price
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He was head of The Norwegian Writers' Center from 2001 to 2005. Lotherington received the Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment in 1995 and the Herman Wildenvey Poetry Award in 2010. Lotherington died on 21 August 2026, at the age of 76.
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• Name — Tom Lotherington • Born — 15 June 1950 • Died — 21 August 2026 • Occupation — Writer and translator • Awards — Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment Bastian Prize Herman Wildenvey Poetry Award
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Tom Lotherington, born on 15 June 1950, is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The birth is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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- 1.Henriksen, Petter. Tom Lotherington. Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
- 2.Forfatterportalen.no. Mads Wiel Nygaards Legat.
- 3.Wildenveyprisen 2012. 2012. Litteratur i Vestfold (June 6).
- 4.Wildenvey-pris til Tom Lotherington. 2010. Ostlands-Posten (April 26).
- 5.Tom Lotherington er død. Den norske Forfatterforening. 25 August 2026.
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