Johanna Thydell
Swedish children's and youth writer
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| Intro | Swedish children's and youth writer | |
| Places | Sweden | |
| is | Writer Children's writer | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 14 November 1980 | |
| Age | 44 years |
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Biography
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 August Prize.
Born in Nässjö, she grew up in Värnamo. After secondary school she attended a writer's course, and got contact with writer Magnus Utvik assisting her becoming a writer. 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.
Awards
- 2003 – Slangbellan
- 2003 – August Prize for In the Ceiling the Stars Are Shining
- 2003 – BMF Plaque
- 2007 – Partille Bookstore's Writer's Schoolarship
- 2012 – BMF Plaque