Hermann Starheimsæter

{{short description|Norwegian poet and novelist}}

{{Use dmy dates | date=February 2024}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Hermann Starheimsæter

| image = Hermann Starheimsæter.jpg

| alt =

| caption =

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1950|8|2|df=y }}

| birth_place =

| nationality = Norwegian

| spouse =

| relatives =

| education =

| alma_mater =

| occupation = Poet and novelist

| employer =

| years_active =

| known_for =

| notable_works =

| awards = Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment

}}

Hermann Starheimsæter (born 2 August 1950) is a Norwegian poet and novelist.

He made his literary debut in 1980 with the poetry collection Lungeblæretre. Other books are the collection Knutepunkt from 1988, the short story collection Neslesommarfuglen from 1986, and the novel Som om eg ikkje hugsar from 1997.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Hermann Starheimsæter |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Hermann_Starheimsæter |language=Norwegian | accessdate=26 February 2011 }}

He was awarded Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment in 1990.{{cite web | url=http://www.forfatterportalen.no/litteraturpriser/legat.htm | title=Mads Wiel Nygaards Legat |publisher=Forfatterportalen.no |language=Norwegian |accessdate=26 February 2011}}