Literary award · Sweden

Expressens Heffaklump

Swedish literary award.

About 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 statuette was created by the artist Karl Göte Bejemark, but in the 2010s the artist Stina Opitz was given the assignment. The name "Heffaklump" is taken from the Swedish name of the Heffalump character in A. A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh stories.

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Recent winners

YearWinnerWinning work
2020Jenny Jägerfeld—
2018Gunilla Lundgren—
2013Sara Lundberg—
1993Jujja Wieslander—
1992Viveca Lärn—
1989Peter Pohl—
1970Astrid Lindgren—

From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.

Eligibility and entering

Check the official rules of the Expressens Heffaklump for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.

If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.

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