Johan Egerkrans | |
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![]() 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]