Elin Cullhed
Elin Cullhed is a Swedish writer, teacher and cultural journalist who won the August Prize for best fiction in 2021 for her book Eufori.
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.Her second book Eufori 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, 2016Eufori, 2021Awards
- 2015 – Föreningen Arbetarskrivares litterära pris
- 2021 – August Prize for Eufori
- 2023 – Sigtunastiftelsens författarstipendium