Johan Egerkrans during the Göteborg Book Fair in September 2014
Born
22 March 1978
Website
https://www.johanegerkrans.com
Johan Egerkrans (born 1978[1]) is a Swedish illustrator and author, mainly of Fantasy, folklore, and Palaeontology. Having worked as a children's book illustrator since 2005, he achieved great success with his debut as a writer, Nordiska väsen, in 2013. He has been called "a John Bauer in the 21st century".[2][3]
Egerkrans has described himself as interested in mythology and animals from a young age.[2]
His first book as writer and illustrator, Nordiska Väsen, was published in 2013, and describes creatures from Nordic folklore. He has subsequently released other books, including Nordiska gudar,[1]De odöda,[4] and Drakar.[3][5] He has also illustrated books by J. R. R. Tolkien,[6][7] Astrid Lindgren,[8] and Isaac Bashevis Singer.
In 2020, Vaesen was adapted into a table-top roleplaying game[9] by Free League Publishing. Egerkrans won awards for Best Cover Art, Best Interior Art, and Best Monster at the 2021 ENNIE Awards.[10] Egerkrans also illustrated the new edition of the Swedish classic roleplaying game Drakar & Demoner/Dragonbane.[11]
In 2021, Egerkrans was awarded the Elsa Beskow Plaque for his body of work.[2][12]
^ abHarrison, Dick (27 August 2016). "Nordiska gudar – En coffee table-bok som hade glatt Nordens vikingar". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
^ abcZandi, Elza (2021-09-09). "Grattis Johan Egerkrans som tilldelas Elsa Beskow-plaketten". Svensk biblioteksförening (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-01-19.
^ abPaulsson, Johanna (20 November 2021). "Johan Egerkrans tar drakarna på allvar". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
^"Tecknaren Johan Egerkrans har samlat världens odöda i den hiskeliga faktaboken "De odöda"". Kulturnytt. Sveriges Radio. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
^Mellqvist, Gabriel (9 December 2021). "Johan Egerkrans: »Jag dras alltid till det läskiga«". Dagens Industri. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
^"Tolkiens klassiker får nya omslag – Norstedts bokförlag". Norstedts.se (in Swedish). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
^"Tolkien Collector's Guide, Artist Profile – Johan Egerkrans". Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^Hallhagen, Erika (11 October 2020). "Monstertecknare ger nytt liv åt "Mio min Mio"". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^"The Haunting Beauty Of Johan Egerkrans' Art".
^"Congratulations to all of the 2021 ENNIE Award Nominees and Winners!". ennie-awards.com. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^"Free League Announces Dragonbane RPG at Gen Con".
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