Stine Pilgaard

Stine Pilgaard is a graduate of the Danish Writers’ Academy and the University of Copenhagen. Her first novel, Min mor siger (2012) (My Mother Says, 2012), was a critical and commercial success. It earned her a nomination for the prestigious Danish Broadcasting Corporation Literature Prize and secured the Bodil and Jørgen Munch-Christensen Award for a debuting author. Lejlighedssange (2015) (Songs for Special Occasions), received the Danish Libraries’ Writers Award and a nomination for the Danish Readers’ Book Award. Meter i sekundet (2020) The Land of Short Sentencesis a tremendous success, with more than 100 000 copies sold in Denmark, and the recipient of multiple awards such as the prestigious Golden Laurels for best novel of 2020.

January 28 2021

Metres per Second by Stine Pilgaard sold to WSOY in Finland

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January 22 2021

Weekendavisen’s Literature Prize 2020 to Metres per Second by Stine Pilgaard

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Titles by Stine Pilgaard

Ten Wild Horses

Stine Pilgaard

September 10, 2026
The Land of Short Sentences

Stine Pilgaard

2020
Songs for Festive Occasions

Stine Pilgaard

2015
My Mother Says

Stine Pilgaard

2012