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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- Gudarna, 2016
- Eufori, 2021
Awards
[edit | edit source]- 2015 – Föreningen Arbetarskrivares litterära pris[5]
- 2021 – August Prize for Eufori[6]
- 2023 – Sigtunastiftelsens författarstipendium[7]
References
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