Elisabeth Östnäs
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Elisabeth Östnäs (born 1974 in Lund[1]), is a Swedish writer. She made her debut in 2012 with the horror novel Feberflickan, which takes place in Lund in the 1890s.[1] Her historical youth fantasy trilogy Sagan om Turid, earned her the Slangbellan Award for best new Swedish writer of children's and youth literature.[2][3] Sagan om Turid has also been adapted as a radio drama for Swedish public radio.[4]
Östnäs holds degrees in the history of religion and creative writing, and has studied writing at Skrivarakademin in Stockholm and Lunds författarskola.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Wedding, Gunilla. "Skräck i 1800-talets Lund", Skånska Dagbladet, 19 October 2012.
- ^ "Lundaförfattare prisad", Norra Skåne, 4 November 2016. Page 8.
- ^ Wedding, Gunilla. "Hur känns det att Sagan om Turid är över?", Skånska Dagbladet, 7 November 2016. Page B2
- ^ "Vikingasaga i barnradion", Skånska Dagbladet, 25 October 2018. S. B2.
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