Ylva Karlsson (born 3 February 1978) is a Swedish children's writer. She received the Astrid Lindgren Prize in 2021.[1] She was a member of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books from 2009 to 2012. She was born in Hallonbergen and now lives in Bagarmossen.
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She made her literary debut at the age of 20 with the novel Tova, for which she received the Slangbellan prize. She wrote the book as an 18-year-old, and it depicts a 17-year-old girl's problem-filled summer, where she is let down by her mother and abandoned by her boyfriend. The trilogy about the eight-year-old Malin (2001-2003) is everyday realism, but she has also written art adventures and fantasy books. She was nominated to the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize in 2021.[2]
She holds a degree in literature from Stockholm University.
Works
edit- Tova (Alfabeta, 1998)
- Josefin, Horisontvägen 29 (Alfabeta 2000)
- När mormor glömde att hon var död (Alfabeta 2001)
- En liten bok om Malin (Alfabeta 2001)
- Dit man längtar (Alfabeta 2001)
- Malins andra bok (Alfabeta 2002)
- Tredje boken om Malin (Alfabeta 2003)
- Resan till Kejsaren (Alfabeta 2004)
- Om man heter Robin (Alfabeta 2006)
- De röda drakarnas land (Alfabeta 2007)
- Skriv om och om igen (X Publishing 2009)
- Ossians ovanliga nanny (Hippo bokförlag 2012)
- Samuels sällsamma kalender (Hippo bokförlag 2013)
- Mikaels märkvärdiga resa (Hippo bokförlag 2015)
- Här är världen (Hippo bokförlag 2016)
- Vantarna - en julsaga (Urax förlag 2016)
- Den stora vännen (Urax förlag 2017)
- Nattstjärnorna (Urax förlag 2018)
- Jag och alla (Rabén & Sjögren 2019)
- Månen, varelsen och jag (Rabén & Sjögren 2020)
- Nappresan (Rabén & Sjögren 2020)
- Krokodiljakten eller när Ester kom bort i affären (Rabén & Sjögren 2021)
Awards
edit- Slangbellan (1998)
- Expressens Heffaklump (2004)
- August Prize (2009)
- Astrid Lindgren Prize (2021)