About Elin Cullhed
Born 1983. Elin Cullhed is a Swedish writer, journalist and teacher.
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).
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."
Works Gudarna, 2016 Eufori, 2021
Awards 2015 – Föreningen Arbetarskrivares litterära pris 2021 – August Prize for Eufori 2023 – Sigtunastiftelsens författarstipendium
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