Katarina Kieri (born January 15, 1965) is a Swedish writer.She was born in LuleƄ and studied recreation education at the LuleƄ College of Education.
She taught for almost ten years and then took a course in creative writing.
In 1993, she published a collection of poetry Slutet sƤllskap ("Private Party").
Kieri has also written columns for newspapers and magazines and worked as a radio broadcaster.
She has served on the board for the Swedish Writers' Union and for the Swedish Authors' Fund.In 2004, she was awarded the August Prize for a young adult novel Dansar Elias? Nej! ("Does Elias Dance? No!").
She received the Astrid Lindgren Prize in 2012 and is now a member of the jury for the Prize.Kieri is married and has two daughters.