Sara Bergmark Elfgren

1 universe Last reviewed 2026-08-27

Sara Bergmark Elfgren, born in 1980, is a Swedish writer and screenwriter who has worked across novels, screenwriting, radio production, and graphic novels, frequently in collaboration with other creators. She is best known for the Engelsfors Trilogy (2011-2013), co-authored with Mats Strandberg, comprising Cirkeln (The Circle), Eld (Fire), and Nyckeln (The Key); the first book was nominated for the August Prize in the youth literature category, and the trilogy has been translated into twenty-five languages. In 2016 she wrote De dodas roster, a radio mockumentary thriller that received favorable reviews and a Prix Europa nomination. Her 2017 novel Norra Latin is a supernatural young adult story set at a Stockholm secondary school built around a theatre programme and its students. That same year she began Vei, an epic fantasy graphic novel co-created with artist Karl Johnsson and drawing on Norse mythology, which has continued as an ongoing series. Her more recent publications include the novel Grim (2021), continuing her focus on genre fiction for young adult and general audiences alike.

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Books

• The Circle (2012) · The Engelsfors Trilogy Core Canon
• Fire (2013) · The Engelsfors Trilogy Core Canon
• The Key (2015) · The Engelsfors Trilogy Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 3 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 1 (1 won)

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