Annika Sandelin

Annika Sandelin (b.1972) is an established author and poet, who worked as a librarian before she became a full-time writer. Apart from writing, she also teaches a writing course in how to write children’s and youth literature. 

Her latest works include Silkmonkey’s Laughter (2019) and Moominvalley’s Alphabet (Mumindalens alfabet, 2021). Her newest book My Flying Grandma was released in spring 2022.

In 2014 Sandelin was nominated for the Nordic Council Prize and has since received prestigious awards like the Anni Swan Medal for Silkmonkey’s Laughter in 2021, which is the oldest children’s literature award in Finland. She has also been recognized for her translations as her translation made the IBBY International Honorary List in 2022. 

 

Photo: © Niklas Sandström

 

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Awards & Nominations

Nominations

  • Nordic council Prize

    2014

  • Vanessa Prize (Vanessapriset)

    2018

  • Swedish Literary Society Prize (SLS)

    2020

  • Arvid Lydecken Prize

    2020

  • Längmanska Kulturfonden's Author Prize

    2021

  • Anni Swan Medal

    2021

  • Runeberg Junior Prize

    2022

  • Runeberg Junior Prize

    2023

Related publishing

  • Say Hey

    Linda Bondestam & Annika Sandelin
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  • Yoko's Diary: Pitchblack and Perfect

    Annika Sandelin
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  • Yoko’s Diary: Cringe and Catastrophe

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  • Yoko’s Diary: The Night Book

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  • Silkmonkey’s Laughter

    Annika Sandelin & Linda Bondestam
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  • My Flying Grandma

    Annika Sandelin & Jenny Lucander
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  • All About Yoko

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  • Yoko's Diary: Secretive and Very Normal

    Annika Sandelin & Linda Bondestam
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