Fam Ekman

Fam Ekman
Born (1946-10-06) 6 October 1946
Stockholm, Sweden
Residence Oslo, Norway
Nationality SwedishNorwegian
Occupation Children's writer, illustrator
Parent(s) Hasse Ekman
Eva Henning

Fam Ekman (born 6 October 1946) is a SwedishNorwegian children's writer and illustrator.

Early life

She was born in Stockholm, Sweden to actors Hasse Ekman and Eva Henning, and moved to Oslo in 1954.[1][2]

Career

She made her literary début in 1969 with Det kan hända.[2] Her literary breakthrough was Hva skal vi gjøre med lille Jill? from 1976.[1] She was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for the year's best children's or youth's literature in 2007, for Kall meg onkel Alf.[3][4]

She has received several prizes for her art work,[1] and is represented in the Norwegian National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.[2]

Notable works

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Birkeland, Tone. "Fam Ekman". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Fam Ekman". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Mottakere av kritikerprisen for beste barne- og ungdomsbok" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Critics' Association. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  4. "Kritikerprisen for beste barne- og ungdomsbok 2007 til Fam Ekman" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Critics' Association. Retrieved 5 February 2016.


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