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

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

• Gudarna, 2016
• Eufori, 2021

Awards

• 2015 – Föreningen Arbetarskrivares litterära pris ^[5]
• 2021 – August Prize for Eufori ^[6]
• 2023 – Sigtunastiftelsens författarstipendium ^[7]

References

1. "Elin Cullhed". Nationalencyklopedin . Retrieved 16 May 2023.
2. "Det går ju inte att skriva en halvbra bok". Tidningen Skriva. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
3. "Dessa titlar är nominerade till Augustpriset 2021 | Augustpriset". augustpriset.se. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
4. Elin Cullhed tilldelas Augustpriset 2021 för sin roman Eufori
5. "Elin Cullhed får litterärt pris". April 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
6. Elin Cullhed vinner Augustpriset in Sveriges Television
7. Sigtunastiftelsens författarstipendiater 2023