Johan Egerkrans
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]}

Select bibliography

• Nordiska Väsen, 2013, ISBN  978-91-32-16143-8 ; translated into English as Vaesen : spirits and monsters of Scandinavian folklore, 2017, ISBN  978-91-32-18194-8
• Nordiska gudar, 2016, ISBN  9789132164118 ; translated into English as Norse gods, 2017, ISBN  978-91-32-19814-4
• De Odöda, 2018, ISBN  9789132201776 ; translated into English as The Undead, 2018, ISBN  978-91-32-20801-0
• Drakar, 2021, ISBN  9789132213427 ; translated into English as Dragons, 2021, ISBN  978-91-32-21474-5

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