METTE VEDSØ
FORFATTER
I was born in 1968 and I hold a degree in Chemistry and Biotechnology from the University of Aarhus. From 2008-2010 I attended the Academy of Creative Writing for Children based in Copenhagen. Since 2011 I have published more than 50 books for children and young adult.
- In 2022 the novel 'HAPPY HAPPY' was included in The White Ravens
- In 2022 I received the authorship award from the Danish School Library Association
- In 2020 the novel 'Når hjertet er en elpisker' was included in The White Raven
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In 2019 the KAJ-series won the Ministry of Children and Education Skriver prize.
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In 2018 the novel ‘Hest Horse Pferd Cheval Love’ won the Cultural Ministry Literature prize and was also nominated for the Blixen award and for the Nordic Council Literature Prize.
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In 2017 I received the 3-year Danish working grant in literature from the Danish Arts foundation.
REVIEWS
"Happy Happy is a soft form of social realism, a modern comedy of errors, where the reader is allowed to laugh about the characters" – (Weekendavisen)
"Mette Vedsø writes like only Mette Vedsø can. The book is intimate, warm and humorous" – (Library review)
"Mette Vedsø has written cheerful folk comedy about the difference between rich and poor" – (Politiken)
"Happy Happy handles class differences elegantly and lets both rich and poor show their decent as well as ugly sides" – (Kristeligt Dagblad)
HAPPY HAPPY sold to Germany (Thienemann-Esslinger Verlag)
When the heart is a hand mixer - sold to Italy (il Castoro), Poland(Wydawnictwo Widnokrag), Slovenia (Mis Zalozba), Lithuania (Terra Publica), Serbia (Odiseja)
REVIEWS
"This is typical Mette Vedsø , top grade and more […] you get so happy from the humour, optimism and eye for the baroque, which suffuse the book […] (4 hearts in Politiken)
"Very beautiful and recommendable novel which you don’t feel like putting down. The reading experience stays with you for a long time after the book is finished" – Sanne Mendel (Official reader for the libraries) (lektørudtalelse)
CONTACT
For further information please contact me directly:
mette.vedso@gmail.com
Phone +45 21 62 94 99
Publishers in Denmark:
Gyldendal
Klareboderne 3
1001 København K
Denmark
Jensen & Dalgaard
Vesterfælledvej 1 C
1750 København V
Denmark
For further questions on foreign rights please contact:
Tine Nielsen
Literary Agent & Owner
Babel-Bridge Literary Agency
+45 61 61 31 65
Sold to Sweden (Raben & Sjogren) and Faroe Island (BFL)
Winner of the Danish Ministry of Culture's Children's Book Author Prize and shortlisted for the Nordic Literature Prize for Children's Books, this gem of a novel is not really about girls and horses, but rather a stunningly executed portrayal of growing up and finding your identity.
REVIEWS
"It is incredibly how much Mette Vedsø can say with a few well-placed words" – (Politiken)
"The best children’s book of the year – which parents can also learn from" – (Litteratursiden
Sold to Sweden (Nypon och Vilja)
