Katarina Kieri
Swedish writer
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| Born | (1965-01-15) 15 January 1965 (age 59) Luleå, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Genre | youth literature, poetry |
Katarina Kieri (born 15 January 1965) is a Swedish writer.[1]
She was born in Luleå and studied recreation education at the Luleå College of Education. She taught for almost ten years and then took a course in creative writing. In 1993, she published a collection of poetry Slutet sällskap ("Private Party"). Kieri has also written columns for newspapers and magazines and worked as a radio broadcaster. She has served on the board for the Swedish Writers' Union and for the Swedish Authors' Fund.[2]
In 2004, she was awarded the August Prize for a young adult novel Dansar Elias? Nej! ("Does Elias Dance? No!"). She received the Astrid Lindgren Prize in 2012 and is now a member of the jury for the Prize.[2]
Kieri is married and has two daughters. She lives in Uppsala.[2]
References
- ^ "Katarina Kieri" (in Swedish). Barnens Bibliotek.
- ^ a b c "Katarina Kieri". Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
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August Prize for Best Children and Young Adult Literature
- 1992: I Miss You, I Miss You! – Peter Pohl & Kinna Gieth
- 1993: Vinterviken – Mats Wahl
- 1994: Mästaren och de fyra skrivarna – Ulf Nilsson
- 1995: Flickan som inte ville kyssas – Rose Lagercrantz
- 1996: Min syster är en ängel – Ulf Stark & Anna Höglund
- 1997: Sanning eller konsekvens – Annika Thor
- 1998: Resan till världens ände – Henning Mankell
- 1999: Spelar död – Stefan Casta
- 2000: Bridget and the Gray Wolves – Pija Lindenbaum
- 2001: Are U 4 Real? – Sara Kadefors
- 2002: Adjö, herr Muffin – Ulf Nilsson & Anna-Clara Tidholm
- 2003: In the Ceiling the Stars Are Shining – Johanna Thydell
- 2004: Dansar Elias? Nej! – Katarina Kieri
- 2005: Eddie Bolander & jag – Bo R. Holmberg & Katarina Strömgård
- 2006: Svenne – Per Nilsson
- 2007: Var är min syster? – Sven Nordqvist
- 2008: Legenden om Sally Jones – Jakob Wegelius
- 2009: Skriv om och om igen – Ylva Karlsson, Katarina Kuick, Sara Lundberg & Lilian Bäckman
- 2010: Här ligger jag och blöder]] – Jenny Jägerfeld
- 2011: Pojkarna – Jessica Schiefauer
- 2012: ABC å allt om det – Nina Ulmaja
- 2013: Snöret, fågeln och jag – Ellen Karlsson & Eva Lindström
- 2014: Mördarens apa]] – Jakob Wegelius
- 2015: När hundarna kommer – Jessica Schiefauer
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