Annika Holm

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Annika Birgitta Holm (born 7 August 1937) is a Swedish author, journalist and dramatist. She was the first chair of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books and received the Astrid Lindgren Prize in 1989.

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She earned the filosofie kandidat degree in 1960 and worked as a journalist with Dagens Nyheter from 1959 to 1972. She was a member of the Glädje och Sorg theatrical ensemble from 1972 to 1976. [1] She made her literary debut with books on her disabled daughter Vanna. Her books have been translated into ten languages. She was a member of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books from 1989 to 1998 and its first chair, and is now an honorary member. [2]

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References

  1. Holm, Annika B. In Vem är hon: kvinnor i Sverige: biografisk uppslagsbok (1988), ISBN 91-1-863422-2
  2. Häromveckan mötte jag en gammal ungdomsidol