Stig Dagerman Society
Stig Dagermansällskapet (The Stig Dagerman Society) was funded in 1987 by two men in their thirties, Bengt Söderhäll and Urban Forsgren who wanted to share their passion for Dagerman's texts, and help channel that of others. The purpose of the society is to promote the knowledge about and stimulate reading of Dagerman's work. One objective of the society is to establish a complete Dagerman collection of books, texts, and other references for those seeking extensive knowledge about his writings and the times in which he lived. Members (at a cost of 100 SEK/year) receive three Dagerman-related news updates per year.
Since 1992, the society has a one-room museum—The Dagerman Room—in Älvkarleby, not far from the farm where Dagerman was born. It has so far had an estimated 50,000 visitors.
The society has published several volumes, among them the essay "Vårt behov av tröst är oändligt" ("Our Need for Consolation Is Insatiable"), and Stig Dagerman i ögonblicksbilder with snapshot accounts of people who met Dagerman. These volumes are available in Swedish only.
One of the more spectacular initiatives of the society has been the Annual Stig Dagerman Award, first awarded in 1996.
Snail mail: c/o Bengt Söderhäll, Färjevägen 39, SE-81441 Skutskär, Sweden