Maud Reuterswärd, also ''Reuterswärd-Näsström'', (19 February 1920 – 25 August 1980) was a Swedish author and radio presenter. Reuterswärd trained as a kindergarten teacher before she joined

Sveriges Radio Sveriges Radio AB (, "Sweden's Radio") is Sweden's national publicly funded radio broadcaster. Sveriges Radio is a public limited company, owned by an independent foundation, previously funded through a licensing fee, the level of which is d ...

at 24. There she became an editor with the culture, literature, and art departments. She received much attention for a radio program on the birth of her son. In addition to her work as a radio journalist she wrote several books. In 1980 she was posthumously awarded the

Astrid Lindgren Prize The Astrid Lindgren-priset, or Astrid Lindgren Prize in English, is a Swedish literary award for children's literature named after the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. The prize was instituted by the publishing house Rabén & Sjögren in 1967 to ...

Works

* 1962 – ''Solvända'' * 1965 – ''Svenska landskapsblommor'' * 1966 – ''Dagligt allehanda'' * 1970 – ''Dagar med Knubbe'' * 1971 – ''Du har ju pappa, Elisabet'' * 1972 – ''Han – där!'' * 1973 – ''Ta steget, Elisabet'' * 1974 – ''När man heter Noak'' * 1975 – ''Livet rymmer allt, Elisabet'' * 1976 – ''Lökkupolen'' * 1977 – ''Längtarna'' * 1978 – ''Vänskap'' * 1978 – ''Säg som det är'' * 1979 – ''Ida själv'' * 1979 – ''Flickan och dockskåpet'' * 1980 – ''Jacobs tofflor'' * 1980 – ''Så ensam som Ida''

Awards

Expressens Heffaklump Expressens Heffaklump (Heffaklumpen) is a Swedish annual award for children's and youth culture, especially children's and youth literature, that is awarded by the newspaper Expressen. The award was established in 1966 and the original award statue ...

, 1972 *

Nils Holgersson Plaque The Nils Holgersson Plaque is an award given by Swedish Library Association. It was established in 1950, and named for the book ''The Wonderful Adventures of Nils'' by Selma Lagerlöf. It is an annual award given to the author of the best children' ...

, 1976 *

, 1980

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reutersward, Maud Swedish journalists Swedish women journalists Swedish women children's writers Swedish children's writers Recipients of the Astrid Lindgren Prize Recipients of the Nils Holgersson Plaque 1920_births 1980_deaths