Maud Reuterswärd, also Reuterswärd-Näsström, (19 February 1920 – 25 August 1980) was a Swedish author and radio presenter.
Reuterswärd was born in Stockholm as the youngest of four siblings, to mother Elin Reuterswärd () and father Gustaf Fredrik Achates Reuterswärd. Her father was the managing director of Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå, and later the head of the radio broadcaster AB Radiotjänst.
Reuterswärd was trained as a kindergarten teacher before she joined AB Radiotjänst, later named Sveriges Radio, at age 24. There, she became an editor with the culture, literature, and art departments. She hosted the radio program , as well as the program "Endast mamma är vaken" (), which was broadcast the night before Christmas Eve each year from 1947 to 1971. In addition to broadcasting, she worked as a radio journalist and producer. She received much attention for a radio program recorded during the birth of her son.
Her writing career began in 1962, when her debut short story collection Solvända was published. She wrote children's and young adult books, many of them focused on portraying girlhood or dysfunctional mother-daughter relationships. She wrote the book Dagar med Knubbe in 1970, and later created a children's television series with the same name based on the book.
In 1980 she was posthumously awarded the Astrid Lindgren Prize for her writing in children's literature.
Personal life Reuterswärd's first marriage was to artist Armand Rossander, and her second marriage was to Sigvard Näsström, a carpenter. She had four children.
Works 1962 – Solvända 1965 – Svenska landskapsblommor 1966 – Dagligt allehanda 1969 – Dahlbergs demonstrerar 1970 – Dagar med Knubbe 1971 – Du har ju pappa, Elisabet 1972 – Han – där! 1973 – Ta steget, Elisabet 1974 – När man heter Noak 1975 – Livet rymmer allt, Elisabet 1976 – Lökkupolen 1977 – Längtarna 1978 – Vänskap 1978 – Säg som det är 1979 – Ida själv 1979 – Flickan och dockskåpet 1980 – Jacobs tofflor 1980 – Så ensam som Ida
Awards Expressens Heffaklump, 1972 Nils Holgersson Plaque, 1976 Astrid Lindgren Prize, 1980
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