Katarina Kieri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Katarina Kieri

Swedish writer

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1965

Place of Birth: Luleå, Norrbotten County, Sweden

Profession: writer

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Katarina Kieri (born January 15, 1965) is a Swedish writer.She was born in Luleå and studied recreation education at the Luleå 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 sällskap ("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.
She lives in Uppsala.