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.
Frida Nilsson | |
|---|---|
 Frida Nilsson in 2012 | |
| Born | 1979 (age 44–45) Hardemo, Sweden |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Swedish |
| Nationality | Swedish |
Swedish bibliography
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ "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.