Forum for Poetry and Prose - 2 December

This evening features Kjell Westö, Pamela Jaskoviak, Hanna Nordenhök and Martin Kalin.

Kjell Westö debuted in 1986 as a poet. His body of work includes novels, short stories, poetry, essays and columns - among his most acclaimed novels are Drakarna över Helsingfors (1996), Vådan av att vara Skrake, Hägring 38 and Den svavelgula himlen. Pamela Jaskoviak debuted in 1995 with the poetry collection Svart tulpan and has since published poetry collections, children's books and novels, including Agadir, my love (1999). She also works as a playwright, translator and regular columnist for "God morgon världen!". Hanna Nordenhök debuted as a poet but is in recent years best known for her novels. She has received, among other awards, the Swedish Radio novel prize, the Stina Aronson prize and the Göteborgs-Posten literature prize, and is also a translator from Spanish of works by Fernanda Melchior and Andrea Abreu, among others.

Martin Kalin, born 1994, studied at Biskops Arnö author school and works as a freelance publishing editor. He makes his debut this year with the short story collection Gästerna, tales on the border between the real and the absurd where the characters have only partial control over themselves, let alone their fates.

Organizer: Författarcentrum Väst