Lena Marie Landström (born 12 July 1943) is a Swedish children's writer and illustrator. She was a joint recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Prize in 2009, with her husband and frequent collaborator Olof Landström.[1][2][3]
She studied fashion at Anders Beckman's School of Design, 1966–1969. In 1969, she met her future husband Olof Landström, with whom she also collaborated. In the early 1970s, at the film company POJ, Lena Landström participated in the script work for the animated TV series Kalles klätterträd together with Peter Cohen and Olof Landström. She also painted the backgrounds for most of the film company's animated films. Together with Olof, she has written the books about Nisse, Bu och Bä, Fyra hönor och en tupp and Pom och Pim. In 1993, she published the picture book En flodhästsaga, that has been translated into several languages. She has also collaborated with Veronica Wägner.
Awards
edit- BMF-Barnboksplaketten, 1992, with Olof Landström, for Nisse på stranden
- Expressens Heffaklump, 2006, with Olof Landström, for Bu och Bä får besök
- Astrid Lindgren Prize, 2009, with Olof Landström
References
edit- ^ Kulturnytt, SR (13 November 2009). "Astrid Lindgren-pris till Bu och Bä-skaparna Olof och Lena Landström" [Astrid Lindgren award to Bu and Bä creators Olof and Lena Landström]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Astrid-pris till paret Landström" [Astrid award to the Landström couple]. Västerviks-Tidningen. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Astrid Lindgren-priset 2009 till Olof och Lena Landström" [The Astrid Lindgren award 2009 to Olof and Lena Landström]. biblioteken.fi (in Swedish). 17 November 2009. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.