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 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 2023-05-16.
  2. "»Det går ju inte att skriva en halvbra bok«". Tidningen Skriva. 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  3. "Dessa titlar är nominerade till Augustpriset 2021 | Augustpriset". www.augustpriset.se. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  4. Elin Cullhed tilldelas Augustpriset 2021 för sin roman Eufori
  5. "Elin Cullhed får litterärt pris". Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  6. Elin Cullhed vinner Augustpriset in Sveriges Television
  7. Sigtunastiftelsens författarstipendiater 2023
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