Elin Cullhed Explained

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

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elin Cullhed. Nationalencyklopedin. 2023-05-16.
  2. Web site: »Det går ju inte att skriva en halvbra bok«. Tidningen Skriva. 2021-04-07. 2021-10-24.
  3. Web site: Dessa titlar är nominerade till Augustpriset 2021 Augustpriset. www.augustpriset.se. 2021-10-24.
  4. https://www.wwd.se/nyheter/elin-cullhed-tilldelas-augustpriset-2021-for-sin-roman-eufori/ Elin Cullhed tilldelas Augustpriset 2021 för sin roman Eufori
  5. Web site: Elin Cullhed får litterärt pris. 2021-10-24.
  6. https://www.svt.se/nyheter/snabbkollen/elin-cullhed-vinner-augustpriset Elin Cullhed vinner Augustpriset
  7. https://sigtunastiftelsen.se/nyheter/sigtunastiftelsens-forfattarstipendiater-2023/ Sigtunastiftelsens författarstipendiater 2023

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