Johanna Thydell
Johanna Thydell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 November 1980 Nässjö, Sweden |
| Occupation | writer |
| Language | Swedish |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Period | 2003– |
| Genre | children-youth |
| Notable works | In the Ceiling the Stars Are Shining (2003) |
Johanna Thydell, born 14 November 1980 in Nässjö, Sweden is a Swedish writer. Her 2003 book In the Ceiling the Stars Are Shining was given the Swedish August Prize.[1]
Born in Nässjö, she grew up in Värnamo. After secondary school, she attended a writer's course, and got in contact with writer Magnus Utvik, who assisted her in becoming a writer.[2] She was a 2004 Sommar host. She studied at the writer's line course at Fridhems Folk High School in Svalöv and culture-courses focusing at literature and film at the Stockholm University.
Bibliography
[edit]- 2003 – In the Ceiling the Stars Are Shining ("I taket lyser stjärnorna")
- 2006 – Det fattas en tärning
- 2010 – Ursäkta att man vill bli lite älskad
- 2012 – There's a Pig in my Class! ("Det är en gris på dagis")
- 2017 - Dumma teckning!
Awards
[edit]- 2003 – Slangbellan
- 2003 – August Prize for In the Ceiling the Stars Are Shining
- 2003 – BMF Plaque
- 2007 – Partille Bookstore's Writer's Scholarship
- 2012 – BMF Plaque
References
[edit]- ^ Svenska Dagbladet 17 June 2006 – Barndomen ploppar upputan förvarning
- ^ DN.se 18 August 2003: Tonårsliv i skuggan av döden, accessdate: 24 September 2012
External links
[edit]
- Johanna Thydell at Library of Congress, with 1 library catalogue record
