Ann-Helén Laestadius

Monika Ulrika Ann-Helén Laestadius (born 1971) is a Swedish Sámi journalist and bestselling writer.

In 2016, her novel Tio över ett (Ten Past One) won the Swedish August Prize as the best submission in the children and young adult category.

[1][2] She wrote her first adult novel in 2021 titled Stolen,[3] translated to English in 2023 by Rachel Willson-Broyles and became a number 1 paperback bestseller.

Her Tio över ett (Ten Past One) won the August Prize for Swedish children's literature in 2016.

[7][1] The jury commented: “It is about the collective grief of a changing community, about civil society and local politics, and about love and friendship.