Frida Nilsson
Swedish children's writer (born 1979)
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Born | 1979 (age 44–45) Hardemo, Sweden |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | Swedish |
Nationality | Swedish |
Frida Nilsson (born 1979) is a Swedish children’s writer whose first book was published in 2004.[1] She has won numerous international shortlistings and prizes, including the August Prize,[2] the German Youth Literature Prize,[3] Expressens Heffaklump (2015)[4] and the Astrid Lindgren Prize.[5] She was recently chosen as one of the best emerging writers in Europe under 39 (Hay Festival’s Aarhus 39, 2017).[6] Nilsson’s writing is characterised by playfulness and sincerity. She has been compared to Roald Dahl and Barbro Lindgren.
Swedish bibliography
- 2017 – Det tunna svärdet (Natur & Kultur)
- 2015 – Ishavspirater (Natur & Kultur)
- 2014 – God jul, Lilla Lök (Rabén & Sjögren)
- 2013 – Jagger Jagger (Natur & Kultur)
- 2011 – Ryska kyssen (Rabén & Sjögren)
- 2009 – Hedvig och Hardemos prinsessa (Natur & Kultur)
- 2008 – Jag, Dante och miljonerna (Natur & Kultur)
- 2007 – Hedvig och sommaren med Steken (Natur & Kultur)
- 2006 – Hedvig och Max-Olov (Natur & Kultur)
- 2005 – Apstjärnan (Natur & Kultur)
- 2005 – Hedvig! (Natur & Kultur)
- 2004 – Kråkans otroliga liftarsemester (Natur & Kultur)
English translations
- 2017 – The Ice Sea Pirates (Gecko Press) ISBN 9781776572007[7]
- 2020 – Hattie (Gecko Press) ISBN 9781776572717[8]
- 2021 – Hattie and Olaf (Gecko Press)
Awards and accolades
- 2019 - Winner of the James Krüss Award for International Children's Literature[9]
- 2017 – Hay Festival Aarhus 39 selection
- 2016 – Winner of Expressen's Heffaklumpen Award for The Ice Sea Pirates
- 2016 – Winner of the Nils Holgersson Plaque for The Ice Sea Pirates
- 2016 – Winner of the BMF Plaque for The Ice Sea Pirates
- 2016 – White Ravens selection for The Ice Sea Pirates
- 2016 – Nordic Council Prize nomination for The Ice Sea Pirates
- 2015 – August Prize nomination for The Ice Sea Pirates
- 2015 – Nordic Council Prize nomination for Jagger Jagger
- 2014 – Astrid Lindgren Prize
- 2013 – Les Olympiades winner for Apstjärnan
- 2013 – Prix Tam-Tam "J'aime Lire" nomination for Apstjärnan
- 2013 – August Prize nomination for Jagger Jagger
- 2011 – Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis nomination for Apstjärnan
- 2006 – August Prize nominee
References
- ^ "Författare - Natur och Kultur". www.nok.se. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Hedvig och Max-Olov | Augustpriset". www.augustpriset.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Frida Nilsson får Heffaklumpen". Expressen (in Swedish). 30 January 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ Lovande författarskap taget till en ny nivå
- ^ "The Astrid Lindgren prize | Astrid Lindgren". www.astridlindgren.se. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Hay Festival Aarhus39". www.hayfestival.com. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "The Ice Sea Pirates - Frida Nilsson | Gecko Press". geckopress.com. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Hattie | Chapter Books | Gecko Press". geckopress.com. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Internationale Jugendbibliothek - Single". www.ijb.de. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
External links
- Frida Nilsson agency biography
- Frida Nilsso publisher biography
- Opening speech by Nilsson at the children and youth program of the International Literature Festival Berlin
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List of Astrid Lindgren Prize winners
- 1967: Åke Holmberg
- 1968: Ann Mari Falk
- 1969: Harry Kullman
- 1970: Lennart Hellsing
- 1971: Hans Peterson
- 1972: Maria Gripe
- 1973: Barbro Lindgren
- 1974: Inger and Lasse Sandberg
- 1975: Hans-Eric Hellberg
- 1976: Irmelin Sandman Lilius
- 1977: Kerstin Thorvall
- 1978: Gunnel Linde
- 1979: Rose Lagercrantz
- 1980: Maud Reuterswärd (posthumously)
- 1981: Gunilla Bergström
- 1982: Inger Brattström
- 1983: Siv Widerberg
- 1984: Astrid Bergman Sucksdorff
- 1985: Viveca Lärn
- 1986: Margareta Strömstedt
- 1987: Nan Inger Östman
- 1988: Lena Anderson and Christina Björk
- 1989: Annika Holm
- 1990: Maj Bylock
- 1991: Max Lundgren
- 1992: Sven Christer Swahn
- 1993: Ulf Stark
- 1994: Eva Wikander
- 1995: Peter Pohl
- 1996: Henning Mankell
- 1997: Anna-Clara and Thomas Tidholm
- 1998: Bo R. Holmberg
- 1999: Per Nilsson
- 2000: Annika Thor
- 2001: Eva Eriksson
- 2002: Stefan Casta
- 2003: Sven Nordqvist
- 2004: Pernilla Stalfelt
- 2005: Jujja Wieslander
- 2006: Ulf Nilsson
- 2007: Helena Östlund
- 2008: Pija Lindenbaum
- 2009: Olof and Lena Landström
- 2010: Moni Nilsson-Brännström
- 2011: Jan Lööf
- 2012: Katarina Kieri
- 2013: Katarina von Bredow
- 2014: Frida Nilsson
- 2015: Mårten Sandén
- 2016: Anna Höglund
- 2017: Jenny Jägerfeld
- 2018: Lisa Bjärbo
- 2019: Kerstin Lundberg Hahn
- 2020: Jakob Wegelius
- 2021: Ylva Karlsson
- 2022: Mårten Melin
- 2023: