| Fam Ekman | |
| Birth Name: | Fam Kristina Ekman |
| Birth Date: | 6 October 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality: | Swedish-Norwegian |
| Occupation: | Children's writer, illustrator |
| Notable Works: | Hva skal vi gjøre med lille Jill? Kall meg onkel Alf |
| Parents: | Hasse Ekman Eva Henning |
| Relatives: | Gösta Ekman (grandfather) Gösta Ekman (half brother) |
Fam Kristina Ekman (born 6 October 1946) is a Swedish-Norwegian children's writer and illustrator.
She was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to actors Hasse Ekman and Eva Henning, and moved to Oslo in 1954.[1] [2]
She made her literary début in 1969 with Swedish: Det kan hända.[2] Her literary breakthrough was Norwegian: Hva skal vi gjøre med lille Jill? from 1976.[1] She was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for the year's best children's or youth's literature in 2007, for Norwegian: Kall meg onkel Alf.[3] [4]
She has received several prizes for her art work,[1] and is represented in the Norwegian National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.[2]