Härligt är Skellefteå
Skellefteå
Mats Söderlund, who grew up in the Skellefteå region, talks about the book Härlig är jorden, which was awarded the Norrland Literature Prize in 2024. A conversation about places we love and how we can best protect them.
Mats Söderlund is a writer and poet, born in Sundsvall, raised in Skellefteå and now living in Simrishamn. He debuted in 1992 with the poetry collection Det står en pöbel på min trapp and was awarded the Katapult Prize as the year's best debutant. Since his debut, he has published around twenty books and received several prizes and scholarships for his works. In 2018–2020, the climate fantasy trilogy "Ättlingarna" was published, which largely takes place in the areas around Skelleftehamn and Kvikkjokksfjällen.
Wednesday 9 April at 18.00-19.30
Skellefteå,
Fritidsgården Loftet, Morö Backe torg
Free admission, but registration is required.
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Author visit Mats Söderlund
Photo: Thron Ullberg
Arr: Skellefteå Municipality/City Library