Per Nilsson (writer)

Per Nilsson is a Swedish author. He worked as a music teacher until the summer of 1999, after which he became a full-time author. He has also written the screenplay Hannah with H, based on his early novel Another way to be young. Between 1997 and 2010, he was a Member the Swedish Children's Book College.

Per Nilsson
Nilsson in 2013
Born	Per Håkan Stefan Nilsson (1954-02-13) 13 February 1954 (age 71) Möllevången, Malmö, Sweden
Occupation	Writer, musician
Nationality	Swedish
Years active	1986-present
Signature

Screenplay

• 1992 - Första Kärleken (Based on the novel by)
• 2003 - Hannah With H

Bibliography

Year	Original title	English title	Illustrator	Publisher	ISBN	Ref
1986	Mellan vakna och somna	Between waking and sleep		Bonnier
1988	Viktiga saker	Important things		NAME Publications	ISBN 9789150100341
1990	Baklängeslivet	Backwards Life			ISBN 9789172213883
1992	Flickan som slutade skolan	The girl who left school	Ingela Almgren		ISBN 9789177123361
1993		Loves Me Loves Me Not		Raben & Sjogren
	Ja må han le... Va?	Yes, let him smile...Huh?			ISBN 9129622204
	Klockan tretton	At three o'clock	Eva Lindström	NAME Publications	ISBN 9789177123682
1994		Raven's Song		Raben & Sjogren
1995	Om den sjunde natten	If the seventh night		NAME Publications	ISBN 9789177124962
1996	Anarkai (German)			Raben & Sjogren	ISBN 9783726005122
1998	You, You & You	You, You & You			ISBN 9781932425192
	Hej, Milena (German)	Hi, Milena	Pija Lindenbaum	NAME Publications	ISBN 9783423709187
1999	Inny niż wszyscy (Polish)	Not like everyone else			ISBN 9788377760987
2000	Anders dan jij (Dutch)	Another way to be young		NAME Publications	ISBN 9789056373726
2001	Lilla livet, lilla döden	Little Life small death			ISBN 9789150102499
	Na zawsze Milena (Polish)	Forever Milena	Pija Lindenbaum		ISBN 9788377761717
2002	Seventeen	Seventeen		Raben & Sjogren	ISBN 9781932425895
	Aldrig mer Milena?	Never again Milena	Pija Lindenbaum	NAME Publications	ISBN 9789150101973
2003	Ask & Embla (with Daniel Ahlgren)	Ask & Embla		Raben & Sjogren	ISBN 9789129659290
2004	Solprinsen
	Hälften har pinne (with Gunna Grähs)	Half have the stick		NAME Publications	ISBN 9789150104455
2005		Twins			ISBN 91-29-66221-4
2006	Svenne			Raben & Sjogren	ISBN 9789170015281
2007	The return of Hjärtans fröjd	The Return of hearts' joy
2009	Absolut Per Nilsson				ISBN 9789129669602
2010	I det här trädet (with Catherine Kieri)	This tree
2014	Otopia				ISBN 9789129691054
2015	Tvåan		Emelie Ostergren	Alfabeta	ISBN 9789150117059
2022	Majken och Tassa			Alfabeta	ISBN 9789150121919
2023	En tisdag i paradiset			Alfabeta	ISBN 9789150122633

Awards and honors

Year	Award/honor	Awarding body	Work	Ref
1994	August-nominated	Swedish Publishers' Association	Raven's song
	Best Love Story	Raben & Sjogren	Valentine's Delight
1997	Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis	Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth	Hear's De
	Nils Holgersson Plaque	Swedish Library Association	Anarkai
1998	ABF's Literature
	August-nominated	Swedish Publishers' Association	You & You & You
1999	Astrid Lindgren Prize	Rabén & Sjögren
	Dutch prize The Silver Kiss		Joy Of Heart
2000	August-nominated	Swedish Publishers' Association	Another way to be young
2002			Seventeen
2003	Expressens Heffaklump	Expressen	Ask and Embla
2006 - August Prize	Swedish Publishers' Association	Svenne	[1]
	Los Angeles Times Book Prize	Los Angeles Times	You & You & You