Expressens Heffaklump (Heffaklumpen) is a Swedish annual award for children's and youth culture, especially

children's A child () is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking countries, the legal definition of ''child ...

and youth literature, that is awarded by the newspaper

Expressen (''The Express'') is one of two nationwide evening newspapers in Sweden. Describing itself as independent liberal, was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and its slogans are "it stings" or " to your rescue". The newspaper awards the cultu ...

. 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 Winnie-the-Pooh (also known as Edward Bear, Pooh Bear or simply Pooh) is a fictional Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard. Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared by ...

stories.

Recipients

* 1966 –

Maria Gripe Maria Gripe, born Maja Stina Walter (25 July 1923 – 5 April 2007), was a Swedish author of books for children and young adults, which were often written in magical and mystical tone. She has written almost forty books, with many of her characte ...

for ''Hugo'' * 1967 – Max Lundgren for ''Pojken med guldbyxorna'' * 1968 – Harry Kullman for ''De rödas uppror'' * 1969 – Inger Sandberg and Lasse Sandberg for ''Pappa kom ut!'' * 1970 –

Tove Jansson Tove Marika Jansson (; 9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Helsinki, Stockholm, ...

for '' Sent i november'' and

Astrid Lindgren Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil i Lönneberga, Emil of Lönneberga, ...

for ''Än lever Emil i Lönneberga'' * 1971 –

Barbro Lindgren Barbro Lindgren (born 18 March 1937) is a Swedish writer of children's books and books for adult readers. For her lasting contribution as a children's writer, Lindgren was a finalist for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award ...

for ''Jättehemligt'' * 1972 – Maud Reuterswärd for ''Han-där!'' * 1973 – ''No award'' * 1974 – Jan Lööf for ''Sagan om det röda äpplet'' * 1975 – Olle Mattson for ''Talejten väntar i väst'' * 1976 –

Stig Holmqvist Stig Holmqvist (13 February 1936 – 6 April 2020) was a Finnish footballer who played as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in ...

and

Aud Talle Aud Talle (23 September 1944 – 16 August 2011) was a Norwegian social anthropologist. She graduated as mag.art. (PhD equivalent) from the University of Oslo and as fil. dr. from Stockholm University. She was a research assistant at the Univers ...

for ''Barn i Belfast'' * 1977 – Ann-Madeleine Gelotte for ''Ida Maria från Arfliden'' * 1978 – Sven Wernström for ''Trälarnas fruktan'' * 1979 – Elsa Olenius * 1980 –

Lennart Hellsing Paul Lennart Hellsing (5 June 1919 – 25 November 2015) was a Swedish writer and translator. For his lasting contribution as a children's writer, Hellsing was a finalist in 2010 for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award. Bio ...

* 1981 – Eva Eriksson for ''Mamman och den vilda bebin'' * 1982 –

Bo Carpelan Baron Bo Gustaf Bertelsson Carpelan (25 October 1926 – 11 February 2011) was a Finland-Swedish poet and author. He published his first book of poems in 1946, and received his PhD in 1960. Carpelan, who wrote in Swedish, composed numerous books ...

for ''Julius blom, ett huvud för sig'' * 1983 – Harriet Alfons for '' Min nya Skattkammare'' * 1984 –

Bengt af Klintberg Bengt af Klintberg (Bengt Knut Erik af Klintberg; born 25 December 1938 in Stockholm) is a Swedish folklorist, ethnologist, and artist who is known for his work on modern urban legends. His work reached a large audience with such books as ''Rått ...

for ''Skogsmusen och husmusen'' * 1985 – Ulf Nilsson for ''Om ni inte hade mej'' * 1986 –

Ilon Wikland Maire-Ilon Wikland (née Pääbo; born 5 February 1930) is an Estonian-born Swedish artist and illustrator. Wikland was born in Tartu, Estonia and raised in Haapsalu, Lääne County on Estonia's Baltic coast. In 1944 she escaped with the famil ...

for ''Skinn Skerping hemskast av alla spöken i Småland'' * 1987 – Anna-Clara Tidholm och Thomas Tidholm for ''Resan till Ugri-La-Brek'' * 1988 – Rose Lagercrantz for ''Självporträtt utan näsa'' * 1989 –

Peter Pohl Peter Pohl (born 5 December 1940) is a Swedish author and former director and screenwriter of short films. He has received prizes for several of his books and films, as well as for his entire work. From 1966 until his retirement in 2005, he wa ...

for '' Medan regnbågen bleknar'' * 1990 – Pija Lindenbaum for ''Else-Marie och småpapporna'' * 1991 –

Margareta Strömstedt Gunhild Margareta Strömstedt ( Henriksson; 19 May 1931 − 28 March 2023) was a Swedish author, journalist and translator.Viveca Sundvall for ''En barkbåt till Eddie'' * 1993 – Jujja Wieslander for Tomas Wieslander, ''Mamma Mu gungar'' * 1994 – Lena Klefelt for ''Otto och Stures hemliga liv'' * 1995 –

Ulf Stark Ulf Gottfrid Stark (12 July 1944 – 13 June 2017) was a Swedish author and screenwriter (he adapted several of his own books for film and wrote the screenplay for the 1999 film '' Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen''). Stark has collaborated with th ...

for ''Storebrorsan'' * 1996 –

Henning Mankell Henning Georg Mankell (; 3 February 1948 – 5 October 2015) was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a ...

for ''Pojken som sov med snö i sin säng'' * 1997 –

Anna Höglund Anna Höglund (born May 14, 1958) is a Swedish writer and illustrator, considered to be one of Sweden's best illustrators. Life and career She was born in Stockholm and has no formal art training. Her first book was ''Sagan om Pannkakan'' ("Th ...

* 1998 – Jockum Nordström * 1999 –

Jakob Wegelius Jakob may refer to: People * Jakob (given name), including a list of people with the name * Jakob (surname), including a list of people with the name Other * Jakob (band), a New Zealand band, and the title of their 1999 EP * Max Jakob Memorial Awa ...

for ''Esperanza'' * 2000 – Lena Anderson * 2001 – Pernilla Stalfelt for ''Kärlekboken'' * 2002 –

Eva Lindström Eva Lindström (born 1952) is a Swedish illustrator and author. Her work is known for its humorous and dark style. Life Lindström was born in Västerås in 1952. She attended the art school Konstfack in Stockholm from 1969 to 1974, where she stu ...

for ''Någon flyttar in'' * 2003 – Per Nilsson for ''Ask och Embla'' * 2004 – Ylva Karlsson for ''Resan till kejsaren'' * 2005 – Lucas Svensson for ''Petter och Lotta och stora landsvägen'' (theatre play) * 2006 –

Olof Landström Olov (or Olof) is a Swedish form of Olav/Olaf, meaning "ancestor's descendant". A common short form of the name is ''Olle''. The name may refer to: * Olle Åberg (1925–2013), Swedish middle-distance runner * Olle Åhlund (1920–1996), Swed ...

, Lena Landström * 2007 –

Carin Carin is a given name and surname. As a given name it is a variant spelling of Karin. Notable persons with the name Carin include: Persons with the given name * Carin Cone (born 1940), American swimmer * Carin du Rietz (1766–1788), Swedish sold ...

and Stina Wirsén for ''Supershow med Rut och Knut'' * 2008 – Manne af Klintberg *

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

– Petter Lennstrand for ''För alla åldrar'' * 2010 –

Gunna Grähs Lisbeth Gun-Marie Gunna Grähs (born 11 June 1954) is a Swedish illustrator of children's books. Grähs is educated at Konstfack. She has mainly illustrated children's books, around 40–50 works, but her illustrations have also appeared in newsp ...

*2011 – Barnens underjordiska scen *2012 –

Joanna Hellgren Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from . Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, Jean, and Jeanne. The earliest recorded occurrence of the ...

*2013 – Sara Lundberg *2014 – Sven Nordqvist *2015 – Frida Nilsson for ''Ishavspirater'' * 2016 – Jojje Wadenius * 2017 – Per Gustavsson * 2018 – Gunilla Lundgren * 2019 – Jenny Jägerfeld * 2020 –

Erik Ekstrand The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Nor ...

* 2021 –

Emma Adbåge Emma Adbåge (born 1982) is a Swedish illustrator and children's writer. In addition to illustrating her own books, she contributes to works by other authors while also taking on commissions from educational publishers. In 2013, she was awarded th ...

and

Lisen Adbåge Lisen Adbåge (born 7 December 1982) is a Swedish illustrator, comic book writer and children's writer. She is the twin sister of Emma Adbåge, with whom she has often collaborated. Biography Lisen Adbåge was born in 1982 and grew up in Sya ...

References

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