Mårten Adolfsson Melin (born 9 December 1972) is a Swedish author of children's and youth books, who received 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 ...
in 2022.
Career
Melin trained as a librarian. He made his literary debut in 2003 with the poetry picture book ''Mera glass i däcken'', illustrated by Emma Adbåge. Since then, he has written over hundred books for children and young people. Between 2002 and 2009, Melin also wrote a large number of comics for the newspaper Bamse.
In 2012, Melin's poetry collection ''Jag er världen'' was nominated for the
August Prize
The August Prize ( sv, Augustpriset) is an annual Swedish literary prize awarded each year since 1989 by the Swedish Publishers' Association. The prize is awarded to the best Swedish book of the year, in three categories.
Prize
In the years 1989- ...
in the category for children's and youth literature. He has been translated into several languages and been a member of the
Swedish Academy for Children's Books
The Swedish Academy for Children's Books ( sv, Svenska barnboksakademin) is a nonprofit society, established on 26 May 1989 at the Skärholmen Library in Stockholm, Sweden. Based on the Swedish Academy
The Swedish Academy ( sv, Svenska Akad ...
. In 2019, Melin's short story ''Mammas lilla prins'' was nominated for
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 ...
's short story prize, and he has been nominated for Barnradion's book prize three times. In 2022, he was 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
* ''Mera glass i däcken'' (Eriksson & Lindgren, 2003, illustrated by Emma Adbåge)
* ''Susanne och den lilla grisen'' (Eriksson & Lindgren, 2004)
* ''Svarta kängor med gul söm'' (Eriksson & Lindgren, 2006)
* ''Jävla Lucia'' (Eriksson & Lindgren, 2007)
* ''Varm tass i mörkret'' (
Hegas förlag, 2007)
* ''Amor anfaller!'' (Eriksson & Lindgren, 2008)
* ''Ett värmeljus i din skalle'' (
Hegas förlag, 2008)
* ''Jag ser dig'' (
Hegas förlag, 2009)
* ''Mitt liv som apa'' (
Hegas förlag, 2010)
* ''Som trolleri'' (
Rabén & Sjögren, 2010)
* ''Så sjukt kär'' (
Nypon förlag, 2010)
* ''Du är ett moln'' (
Nypon förlag, 2010)
* ''Mitt liv som monster'' (
Hegas förlag, 2011)
* ''Kyssas typ'' (
Nypon förlag, 2011)
* ''Förvandlad'' (
Rabén & Sjögren, 2011)
* ''Läskigt nära'' (
Nypon förlag, 2011)
* ''Aldrig förlåt!'' (
Nypon förlag, 2011)
* ''Trasig'' (
Hegas förlag, 2011)
* ''Jag är en häxa'' (
Nypon förlag, 2012, illustrated by Jonas Anderson)
* ''Häxskolan'' (
Nypon förlag, 2012, illustrated by Jonas Anderson)
* ''Jag är världen'' (
Hegas förlag, 2012)
* ''Jag är Love'' (
Rabén & Sjögren, 2012)
* ''Helt slut'' (
Nypon förlag, 2012)
* ''Förhäxad'' (
Nypon förlag, 2012, illustrated by Jonas Anderson)
* ''Häxprovet'' (
Nypon förlag, 2012, illustrated by Jonas Anderson)
* ''Pappa, var är du?'' (
Nypon förlag, 2012, illustrated by Jonas Anderson)
* ''Nästan nakna'' (
Nypon förlag, 2013)
* ''Häxspegeln'' (
Nypon förlag, 2013, illustrated by Jonas Anderson)
* ''Groda på burk'' (
Nypon förlag, 2013, illustrated by Jonas Anderson)
* ''Ska vi ses?'' (
Nypon förlag, 2013)
* ''Unga poeters sällskap'' (
Hegas förlag, 2013)
* ''Jag är ett litet liv'' (
Hegas förlag, 2013)
* ''Pixis bok'' (
Rabén & Sjögren, 2013)
* ''Så grymt skönt'' (
Nypon förlag, 2013)
* ''Vild kvast'' (
Nypon förlag, 2013, illustrated by Jonas Anderson)
* ''H som i häxa'' (
Nypon förlag, 2013, illustrated by Jonas Anderson)
* ''Pinsamt eller?'' (
Nypon förlag, 2014)
* ''Hjälten'' (
Nypon förlag, 2014, illustrated by Jimmy Wallin)
* ''Liksom helt magiskt - 12 berättelser'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2014)
* ''Vännen'' (
Nypon förlag, 2014, illustrated by Jimmy Wallin)
* ''Tjugan'' (
Nypon förlag, 2014)
* ''Inte vara utan'' (
Nypon förlag, 2014)
* ''Vampyrjakt!'' (
Nypon förlag, 2014)
* ''
Lite mer än en kram
Lite may refer to:
Food and drugs
* Diet food, food or beverage that is part of a weight loss program or diet
* Diet soda, a version of soda pop
* Low-alcohol beer, beer with little or no alcohol content
** Miller Lite, a brand of light beer
*Lig ...
'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2014)
* ''Spökbegravning!'' (
Nypon förlag, 2015)
* ''Men jag är kär i henne'' (
Nypon förlag, 2015)
* ''Demonpassning!'' (
Nypon förlag, 2015)
* ''Mellan dig och mig'' (
Nypon förlag, 2015)
* ''
Mycket mer än en puss'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2015)
* ''Varulvsfeber!'' (Nypon, 2016)
* ''Första gången'' (Nypon, 2016)
* ''Emma och Måns'' (Nypon, 2016)
* ''Hoppa högt'' (Nypon 2016)
* ''Välkommen till Skogsbingelskolan'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2016, seriealbum med Joakim Gunnarsson)
* ''Typ helt övernaturligt'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2016)
* ''Springa snabbt'' (Nypon, 2016)
* ''Att vara eller inte vara: dikter om dig'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2016)
* ''Flickan på kyrkogården'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2016, illustrated by
Hanna Granlund
Hannah or Hanna may refer to:
People, biblical figures, and fictional characters
* Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin
* Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin
* Hanna (Irish surname), a fami ...
)
* ''Ett spöke i klassen'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2016, illustrated by
Hanna Granlund
Hannah or Hanna may refer to:
People, biblical figures, and fictional characters
* Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin
* Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin
* Hanna (Irish surname), a fami ...
)
* ''Om du går vilse i skogen'' (with Minna Melin, illustrated by Johanna Kristiansson) (BonnierCarlsen, 2016)
* ''Pappa, var är du?'' (
Nypon förlag, 2017, illustrated by Jonas Anderson)
* ''Växtattack!'' (
Nypon förlag, 2017)
* ''Högsta vinsten'' (
Nypon förlag, 2017)
* ''Ett spöke sover över'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2017, illustrated by
Hanna Granlund
Hannah or Hanna may refer to:
People, biblical figures, and fictional characters
* Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin
* Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin
* Hanna (Irish surname), a fami ...
)
* ''Om du går vilse på varuhuset'' (with Minna Melin, illustrated by Johanna Kristiansson) (BonnierCarlsen, 2017)
* ''Inatt jag drömde'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2017)
*''Tjejen på skolgården'' (
Nypon förlag, 2017)
*''Hand i hand'' (Vilja förlag, 2017)
*''Den fruktansvärda hämnden'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2017, illustrated by
Hanna Granlund
Hannah or Hanna may refer to:
People, biblical figures, and fictional characters
* Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin
* Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin
* Hanna (Irish surname), a fami ...
)
*''Serum'' (Vilja förlag, 2018)
*''Platt'' (Hippo bokförlag, 2018, illustrated by
Anna-Karin Garhamn)
*''Spöktivolit'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2018, illustrated by
Hanna Granlund
Hannah or Hanna may refer to:
People, biblical figures, and fictional characters
* Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin
* Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin
* Hanna (Irish surname), a fami ...
)
*''Mysteriet på museet'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2018, illustrated by Jimmy Wallin)
*''Piratens vålnad'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2018, illustrated by Jimmy Wallin)
*''Den nya mobilen'' (
Nypon förlag, 2018)
*''Bodils nya frisyr'' (
Nypon förlag, 2018, illustrated by Maria Borgelöv)
*''Det förhäxade huset'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2018, illustrated by
Hanna Granlund
Hannah or Hanna may refer to:
People, biblical figures, and fictional characters
* Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin
* Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin
* Hanna (Irish surname), a fami ...
)
*''Isdrottningen'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2018)
*''Det har hänt en sak'' (
Nypon förlag, 2019)
*''Bodil och monstret under sängen'' (
Nypon förlag, 2019, illustrated by Maria Borgelöv)
*''Du har en chans'' (
Nypon förlag, 2019)
*''Kapten Kidds skattkarta'' (Hippo bokförlag, 2019, illustrated by Johanna Kristiansson)
*''Ett spöke fyller år'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2019, illustrated by
Hanna Granlund
Hannah or Hanna may refer to:
People, biblical figures, and fictional characters
* Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin
* Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin
* Hanna (Irish surname), a fami ...
)
*''Jätteödlans hemlighet'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2019, illustrated by Jimmy Wallin)
*''Min längtan kvar: dikter om kärlek – tappad och hittad'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2019)
* ''Bodil och hundbajset'' (
Nypon förlag, 2019, illustrated by Maria Borgelöv)
* ''Husets hjärta'' (Lilla Piratförlaget, 2019, illustrated by Mattias Olsson)
* ''Spöke på djupt vatten'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2019, illustrated by
Hanna Granlund
Hannah or Hanna may refer to:
People, biblical figures, and fictional characters
* Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin
* Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin
* Hanna (Irish surname), a fami ...
)
* ''Spökpyssel – rysligt roligt med Spöksystrar'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2019, illustrated by Hanna Granlund)
* ''Stor och liten – urtidsdjur och nutidsdjur'' (BonnierCarlsen, 2019, illustrated by Lena Forsman)
*''Bodil spelar fotboll'' (
Nypon förlag, 2020, illustrated by Maria Borgelöv)
*''Tvättstugan'' (
Nypon förlag, 2020, illustrated by Stina Hjelm)
*''Akta bajset!'' (Lilla Piratförlaget, 2020, illustrated by
Hanna Albrektson
Hannah or Hanna may refer to:
People, biblical figures, and fictional characters
* Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin
* Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin
* Hanna (Irish surname), a fami ...
)
*''Spöke i fara'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2020, illustrated by
Hanna Granlund
Hannah or Hanna may refer to:
People, biblical figures, and fictional characters
* Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin
* Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin
* Hanna (Irish surname), a fami ...
)
*''Attack från yttre rymden'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2020, illustrated by Jimmy Wallin)
*''I kung Kaans klor'' (Hippo bokförlag, 2020, illustrated by Johanna Kristiansson)
*''Spöksomrar'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2020, illustrated by Lina Neidestam)
*''Bodil på kyrkogården'' (
Nypon förlag, 2020, illustrated by Maria Borgelöv)
*''Grannen ovanpå'' (
Nypon förlag, 2020, illustrated by Stina Hjelm)
*''Spökhästen'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2020, illustrated by
Hanna Granlund
Hannah or Hanna may refer to:
People, biblical figures, and fictional characters
* Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin
* Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin
* Hanna (Irish surname), a fami ...
)
*''Det kläckta äggets hemlighet'' (BonnierCarlsen, 2020, illustrated by Bullas Jonas Jansson)
*''Gravens gåta'' (Lilla Piratförlaget, 2020, illustrated by Mattias Olsson)
*''Bodil bakar'' (
Nypon förlag, 2021, illustrated by Maria Borgelöv)
*''Inte ens döden'' (Nypon förlag, 2021)
*''Spöket går vilse'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2021, illustrated by
Hanna Granlund
Hannah or Hanna may refer to:
People, biblical figures, and fictional characters
* Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin
* Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin
* Hanna (Irish surname), a fami ...
)
*''Kapten Blacks hemlighet'' (Lilla Piratförlaget, 2021, illustrated by Johanna Kristiansson)
*''Mammas lilla prins'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2021)
*''Bodil badar'' (
Nypon förlag, 2021, illustrated by Maria Borgelöv)
*''Taket'' (
Nypon förlag, 2021, illustrated by Stina Hjelm)
*''Jag ska bara ...'' (BonnierCarlsen, 2021, illustrated by Hanna Granlund)
*''Bodil i full fart'' (
Nypon förlag, 2022, illustrated by Maria Borgelöv)
*''Källaren'' (
Nypon förlag, 2022, illustrated by Stina Hjelm)
*''Flickan på bryggan'' (
Nypon förlag, 2022)
*''Spökljuset'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2022, illustrated by
Hanna Granlund
Hannah or Hanna may refer to:
People, biblical figures, and fictional characters
* Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin
* Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin
* Hanna (Irish surname), a fami ...
)
*''Samtidigt, inuti'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2022)
*''Bodil är superhjälte'' (
Nypon förlag, 2022, illustrated by Maria Borgelöv)
*''Soprummet'' (
Nypon förlag, 2022, illustrated by Stina Hjelm)
*''Piratresan'' (BonnierCarlsen, 2022, illustrated by Hanna Granlund)
*''Skogens slut'' (Lilla Piratförlaget, 2022, illustrated by Mattias Olsson)
*''Ett spöke som barnvakt'' (Rabén & Sjögren, 2023, illustrated by
Hanna Granlund
Hannah or Hanna may refer to:
People, biblical figures, and fictional characters
* Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin
* Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin
* Hanna (Irish surname), a fami ...
)
*''Bodil sportar'' (
Nypon förlag, 2023, illustrated by Maria Borgelöv)
*''Hissen'' (
Nypon förlag, 2023, illustrated by Stina Hjelm)
*''Pojken på klippan'' (
Nypon förlag, 2023)
Awards
*
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 ...
, 2022
References
External links
Official website
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Swedish children's writers
Swedish librarians
1972 births
Living people
Recipients of the Astrid Lindgren Prize