Linnea Axelsson (born 10 December 1980) is a Sami-Swedish art scholar, novelist and poet.

Axelsson was born in Porjus (Bårjås in Lule Sami[1]) in Jokkmokk Municipality.

Her epic poem Ædnan from 2018 earned her the Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize, as well as the August Prize for best fiction in 2018.

[2] Its 2024 English translation by Saskia Vogel was longlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature.

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