Lars Göran Ingemar Norén (9 April 1944 – 26 January 2021) was a Swedish playwright, novelist and poet.

[1] His plays are realistic and often revolve around family and personal relations, either among people who are impoverished and rooted at the bottom of society, or people who live in material comfort but emotional insecurity.

[2][3] His first publication was a collection of poems - Syrener, snö (Lilac, snow) in 1963.

The culprits had received furloughs from their incarceration at Österåker Prison to participate in Norén's play.

[1] Norén died on 26 January 2021, at the age of 76, after suffering from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.