Elin Cullhed
Elin Cullhed (born 1983) is a Swedish writer, teacher and cultural journalist who won the August Prize for best fiction in 2021 for her book Eufori (Euphoria).
Biography
Born in Uppsala, Cullhed has worked as a teacher and cultural journalist for, among other publications, Upsala Nya Tidning. She made her literary debut in 2016 with the novel Gudarna (The Gods).[1][2][3]
Her second book Eufori (Euphoria) from 2021 is a literary fantasy over Sylvia Plath's last years. She was awarded the August Prize for best fiction in the same year. The jury cited her "life-affirming and furious prose" that depicts "how a poetic genius wrestles with her existence as a housewife where dreams and desperation breed each other."[4]
Works
- Gudarna, 2016
- Eufori, 2021
Awards
- 2015 – Föreningen Arbetarskrivares litterära pris[5]
- 2021 – August Prize for Eufori[6]
- 2023 – Sigtunastiftelsens författarstipendium[7]
References
- ^ "Elin Cullhed". Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ "»Det går ju inte att skriva en halvbra bok«". Tidningen Skriva. 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ "Dessa titlar är nominerade till Augustpriset 2021 | Augustpriset". www.augustpriset.se. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ Elin Cullhed tilldelas Augustpriset 2021 för sin roman Eufori
- ^ "Elin Cullhed får litterärt pris". Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ Elin Cullhed vinner Augustpriset in Sveriges Television
- ^ Sigtunastiftelsens författarstipendiater 2023
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August Prize for Best Fiction
- 1989: Tecknens rike – Cecilia Lindqvist
- 1990: De sotarna! De sotarna! – Lars Ahlin
- 1991: Livets ax – Sven Delblanc
- 1992: Medan tiden tänker på annat – Niklas Rådström
- 1993: Blackwater – Kerstin Ekman
- 1994: Synden – Björn Ranelid
- 1995: Sweetness – Torgny Lindgren
- 1996: The Sorrow Gondola – Tomas Tranströmer
- 1997: April Witch – Majgull Axelsson
- 1998: Berömda män som varit i Sunne – Göran Tunström
- 1999: The Visit of the Royal Physician – Per Olov Enquist
- 2000: Popular Music from Vittula – Mikael Niemi
- 2001: Underdog – Torbjörn Flygt
- 2002: The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot – Carl-Johan Vallgren
- 2003: Lottery Scratchcards – Kerstin Ekman
- 2004: Gregorius – Bengt Ohlsson
- 2005: The American Girl – Monika Fagerholm
- 2006: Svinalängorna – Susanna Alakoski
- 2007: Stundande natten – Carl-Henning Wijkmark
- 2008: Ett annat liv – Per Olov Enquist
- 2009: The Emperor of Lies – Steve Sem-Sandberg
- 2010: Spill. En damroman – Sigrid Combüchen
- 2011: Korparna – Tomas Bannerhed
- 2012: A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz – Göran Rosenberg
- 2013: Wilful Disregard – Lena Andersson
- 2014: Liv till varje pris – Kristina Sandberg
- 2015: Allt jag inte minns – Jonas Hassen Khemiri
- 2016: De polyglotta älskarna – Lina Wolff
- 2017: De kommer att drunkna i sina mödrars tårar – Johannes Anyuru
- 2018: Ædnan – Linnea Axelsson
- 2019: Osebol – Marit Kapla
- 2020: Samlade verk – Lydia Sandgren
- 2021: Eufori: en roman om Sylvia Plath – Elin Cullhed
- 2022: Detaljerna – Ia Genberg
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