Authors
Anna Brynhildsen
Anna Brynhildsen (b. 1992) grew up in Linköping and now lives in Malmö. She has a masters in Literary Studies and a BA in Creative Writing from the author school in Lund. Her debut came in 2019 with Alla vill ju hem, that became a critics’ favourite, and for which she received a work grant from Albe…
Helena Dahlgren
Helena Dahlgren (b. 1980) is a writer, translator, and die-hard anglophile. She has written over 20 books for both children and adults. In 2022, her acclaimed novel Sharp was published and she is also the creator of the popular historical romance series ‘Ellen’s Choice’.
Daniel Dalgaard
Daniel Dalgaard, b. 1987, has a degree from the Authors’ School in Copenhagen, a bachelor’s degree in Literary History from Aarhus University and teaches at the West Jutland University College’s author program. In 2013, he debuted with the collection of poems Vi er ikke konger and established himsel…
Åke Edwardson
Åke Edwardson (b. 1953) is a pioneer and central figure in the Swedish detective fiction scene. His crime novels have won the Swedish Crime Writers’ Academy Award for best crime novel. Edwardson’s books have sold over seven million copies in 27 languages. With Treblinka Comedy Club he moves away fro…
Kerstin Ekman
Kerstin Ekman (b. 1933) debuted in 1959 as a crime writer. In 1978 she was elected to the Swedish Nobel Academy, and left her chair in 1989. Her rich narratives, often rooted in the everyday, have made her one of the most widely read Swedish writers of the twentieth century. Her works are translated…
Clara Clementine Eliasson
Clara Clementine Eliasson (b. 1991) is a graduate of Creative Writing and Botanical Studies. Clara grew up in Stockholm and Las Palmas and spends most of her life travelling the world. A true polyglot, Clara speaks five languages. I DON’T LIKE MONDAYS is her debut novel.
Horace Engdahl
Horace Engdahl is one of Sweden’s most prominent literary figures, and in 1999 he was elected to be Secretary of The Swedish Academy, a position he held for 10 years. He has written several essay collections on literature, dramatic writing and poetry and has also translated plays by Heinrich von Kle…
Caroline Eriksson
Caroline Eriksson (b.1976) holds a master’s degree in social psychology and worked for just over ten years in human resources. Her third book, the international bestselling psychological thriller The Missing (2015) was published in 25 countries to great acclaim. Caroline lives just outside of Stockh…
Dag Hammarskjöld
Dag Hammarskjöld was born in 1905. He famously served as Secretary General of the United Nations from 1953 until his death in 1961. He was also a member of the Swedish Academy from 1954. In 1961 he was posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Dag Hammarskjöld enjoyed a very close relationship to…
