The Nobel Committee for Literature at the Swedish Academy is responsible for the selection of candidates for the literature prize from the names submitted for consideration by qualified nominators, who have been invited through formal letters.
The Nobel Committee for Literature 2025
Members
Anders Olsson (Chair)
Professor
Ellen Mattson
Writer
Steve Sem-Sandberg
Writer
Anne Swärd
Writer
Anna-Karin Palm
Writer
Co-opted member
Mats Malm
Permanent Secretary
Committee members are elected for a period of three years from among the members of the academy. In assessing the qualifications of the candidates, the committee is assisted by specially appointed expert advisers.
The Swedish Academy – prize awarder for the Nobel Prize in Literature