Anna Höglund
Swedish writer and illustrator
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| Born | (1958-06-14) June 14, 1958 (age 65) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Genre | children's books |
Anna Höglund (born May 14, 1958) is a Swedish writer and illustrator, considered to be one of Sweden's best illustrators.[1][2]
Life and career
She was born in Stockholm and has no formal art training. Her first book was Sagan om Pannkakan ("The pancake story"), published in 1982. She has also written plays and made animated films.[2] Sagan om Pannkakan was made into an animated film in 1992.[3]
Her work is included in the collections of the Gothenburg Museum of Art and the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm.[4][5]
Selected works
- Kan du vissla Johanna? (in English Can You Whistle, Johanna? from Gecko Press)[6] text by Ulf Stark (1992)
- Resor jag aldrig har gjort ("Journeys I have never made") (1992)
- Mina och Kåge (1995)
- Min syster är en ängel ("My Sister is an Angel") text by Ulf Stark (1996)
- Om detta talar man endast med kaniner ("This is something that you only talk about with rabbits") (2013)
- Förvandlingen (in English The Stone Giant[7] from Gecko Press) (2018)
Awards
- Zilveren Penseel award for Kan du vissla Johanna? in 1994
- Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Kan du vissla Johanna? in 1995
- Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Resor jag aldrig har gjort in 1996
- August Prize for Min syster är en ängel in 1996
- Pier Paolo Vergerio European Prize for children's literature for Mina och Kåge in 1998
- Nils Holgersson Plaque for Om detta talar man endast med kaniner in 2014[8]
References
- ^ Horváthová, Anna (1983). Bienále Ilustrácií Bratislava, Československo, '79 '81.
- ^ a b c "Anna Höglund". Jury. Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Archived from the original on 2018-12-16. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- ^ "Anna Höglund". Nordic Women in Film.
- ^ "Anna Höglund (Swedish, *1958)". Gothenburg Museum of Art.
- ^ "Anna Höglund". Nationalmuseum.
- ^ "Can You Whistle, Johanna? | Gecko Press". geckopress.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ "The Stone Giant | Picture Books | Gecko Press". geckopress.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ "Jury member Anna Höglund awarded the Nils Holgersson-plaque". Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
External links
Children's literature portal
- Anna Höglund at IMDb
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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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