Jagannath

Author’s Note

Born in 1977 in Stockholm, Sweden, Karin Tidbeck lives and works in Malmö. An alumna of the 2010 Clarion San Diego writers’ workshop, she has studied comparative religion and social anthropology at the University of Stockholm, and creative writing at Skurups folkhögskola where she also trained as a creative writing instructor. She has worked as a freelance writer for role-playing productions in schools and theatres, written articles and essays on gaming and interactive arts theory.

She has published short stories and poetry in Swedish since 2002, and in English since 2010. Her 2010 book debut, the short story collection Vem är Arvid Pekon?, awarded her the coveted one-year working grant from the Swedish Authors’ Fund. Her English publication history includes Weird Tales, Shimmer Magazine, Unstuck Annual and the anthology Odd?. She recently sold her first novel to Sweden’s largest publisher.