Stig Dagerman (1923-1954) was a Swedish author and journalist.

Stig Dagerman was one of the most prominent Swedish authors during the 1940s. He grew up with his grandparents in Älvkarleby because his father could not afford to, and did not have the possibility to, raise him. The mother had given birth to Stig on the farm but left the farm, and Stig, after some months to never come back.

Stig did, in the opposite to popular myth, describe his childhood as the happiest period of his life. Already as a young teenager he became attracted to syndicalism and joined the Syndicalist Youth Federation . He came to preserve his ideals all his life.

He showed his talent as an writer and editor in the youth federation and became editor for their newspaper, Storm. He would later begin to write chronicals in Arbetaren , another newspaper in the syndicalist movement.

Only 22 years old he made his debute with Ormen , a novel. The novel was a losely connected tale with horror as the main theme. The critics were exited and he got a reputation as a brilliant author.

He left his job as at Arbetaren and became full-time author. In the next four years he would produce a massive amount of literature. His second novel, De dömdas ö was released in 1946.