Emma Bouvin
EMMA BOUVIN (1982) is an author and journalist currently working as Middle East correspondent and columnist at Dagens Nyheter, Sweden’s largest daily morning newspaper. Bouvin started her career as a journalist at Blekinge Läns Tidning and has previously worked at Aftonbladet and Svenska Dagbladet amongst others.
She has been nominated for the Swedish Grand Prize for Journalism in the Storyteller of the Year category, and for her work as foreign correspondent in the Middle East, Bouvin has received the Nils Horner Prize.
In 2020, Bouvin made her literary debut with the memoir It’s the Best Time of Your Life, a candid portrayal of motherhood filled with humor and honesty. In 2022, she published her first children’s book and in June 2024 her second children’s book was published.
Bouvin is currently writing on her debut literary novel, slated for release by Norstedts Fall of 2025.
Books
Awards
2024 – Awarded the Nils Horner Prize
2020 – Nominated for the Swedish Grand Prize for Journalism in the Storyteller of the Year category