Elisabeth Östnäs (born 1974 in Lund[1]), is a Swedish writer. She made her debut in 2012 with the horror novel Feberflickan, which takes place in Lund in the 1890s.[1] Her historical youth fantasy trilogy Sagan om Turid, earned her the Slangbellan Award for best new Swedish writer of children's and youth literature.[2] [3] Sagan om Turid has also been adapted as a radio drama for Swedish public radio.[4]
Östnäs holds degrees in the history of religion and creative writing, and has studied writing at Skrivarakademin in Stockholm and Lunds författarskola.