GUSTAV TEGBY

Noirish weirdness – closer than you think

CHANGELINGS
THE LONGING DEAD

THE LONGING DEAD


ARMY OF ORPHANS

ARMY OF ORPHANS

YA FICTION
Touched

Touched

RIGHTS

Rights Touched
Czech Republic
Italy
Sweden

Rights The Changelings Trilogy
Sweden

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

2022 – Army Of Orphans – Changelings book 1 – nominated for the Swedish Crimetime Award in the Kids/YA Category
2020 – Shortlisted for the Norrland Literature Prize

Gustav Tegby has fondness for everything that’s weird, darkly funny and noir-ish. As a storyteller he always finds new ways to explore the best and the worst of humanity through the lens of the supernatural.

Gutav Tegby has worked for several years as a screenwriter, dramaturg and playwright. He has written more than thirty plays which have been performed in Sweden, Finland and the US. During the last years he has also written several drama productions for Swedish Radio, among them the prestigious Christmas series A Winter Nightmare (Marvinter) in 2017.

Gustav Tegby debuted as a novelist with the critically acclaimed YA story Touched (Beröringen) 2019, which features his signature mix of thrills, wry humor and characters faced with impossible choices. It was shortlisted for Norrland’s Literary Award. In 2022 the first book in a series of three urban fantasy novels for 11+ readers, based on Nordic mythology, will be published.

Bibliography

Changelings

2023 – The Longing Dead – Changelings Book 2 ( De dödas längtan), readers 11 +
2022 – Army of Orphans – Changelings Book 1 (De överblivnas armé), readers 11+

YA Fiction
2019 – Touched (Beröringen), YA novel