NEWS
2023
September:
20.11.23: Hvem bestemmer noget illustrated by Jenny Lucander is sold the finnish publisher Etana Editons.
07.09.23: Hvem bestemmer noget? (Who decides?), picturebook illustrated by Jenny Lucander, Gyldendal, 2023. Also out in Swedish (Vad väd jag?) by the finnish publisher Förlaget. On the finnish IBBY HONOUR LIST 2024.
Maj:
26.05.23-27.05.23: At the Norsk Litteraturfestival with Kvinne sett fra ryggen [Woman seen from the back].
09.05.23: Det år sjæle slår smut is nominated to Blixenprisen 2023 - The Years YA.
02.05.23: Kvinna sedd bakifrån [Woman seen from the back] is nominated to the Book of the year in Sweden - you can vote until the 3. of september.
April:
28.04.23: New short story Dommeren out in a Novellix box.
07.04.23: In GO' AFTEN LIVE in the occassion of Jesper Wung-Sung has been a writer for 25 years.
January:
20.01.23: Ud af ti mænd, Short Stories, published by Politikens Forlag, 2023
11.01.23: Kvinde set fra ryggen [Woman seen from the back] out i Norway (Kvinne sett fra ryggen). HERE
2022
December:
19.12.22: Sådan græder man på scenen, novel, published by Forlaget Fugl, 2022
08.12.22: Så lad det være, essay and short stories, published by Gyldendal in Denmark, 2022
01.12.22: Kvinde set fra ryggen [Woman seen from the back] sold to Kagge Forlag in Norway.
November:
19.11.22: Receives Drachmannlegatet 2022.
16.11.22: Jeppe og Jacob - Vil vinde en million, illustrated by Mikkel Straarup Møller, published by Gyldendal in Denmark, 2022
07.11.22: Det år sjæle slår smut is nominated as YA of the Year by Københavns biblioteker.
October
In the swedish litteratureprogram Babel at Jessika Gedin together with the swedish authour Alex Schulman. Here.
September
15.09.22: Kvinde set fra ryggen [Woman seen from the back] out i Sweden (Kvinna sedd bakifrån). HERE
August
17.08.22: Received the Søren Gyldendalpris 2022. HERE.
Kvinde set fra ryggen [Woman seen from the back] sold to Norwegian publisher Kagge Forlag
June
22.06.22: En anden gren [Show me] out i Serbia published as "Druga grana" at PRESING. Translated by Pedrag Crnkovic. HERE.
May
Member of The Danish Academy.
28.03.22: Kvinde set fra ryggen [Woman seen from the back] is shortlisted for Læsernes Bogpris 2022. HERE
March
11.03.22: Det år sjæle slår smut, published by Gyldendal in Denmark, 2022
2021
September
27.09.21: Jeppe og Jacob - Graver et hul, illustrated by Mikkel Straarup Møller, published by Gyldendal in Denmark, 2021
27.09.21: Jeppe og Jacob - Boksekampen, illustrated by Mikkel Straarup Møller, published by Gyldendal in Denmark, 2021
27.09.21: Jeppe og Jacob - Har glemt alt, illustrated by Mikkel Straarup Møller, published by Gyldendal in Denmark, 2021
Kvinde set fra ryggen [Woman seen from the back] is shortlisted for Plusbogs "Årets forfatter 2021".
July
Kvinde set fra ryggen [Woman seen from the back] is shortlisted for MARTHA-prisen 2021 HERE
May:
Mine ar, (memories) published by Gyldendal in Denmark, 2021
March
10.03.21: Kvinde set fra ryggen [Woman seen from the back] sold to Swedish publisher Walhström & Widstrand.
10.03.21: Kvinde set fra ryggen [Woman seen from the back], novel, 2021
2020
October
05.10: Zam bider igen, illustrated by John Kenn Mortensen, children book, 2020
September
30.09: Won Læringscentrenes Forfatterpris 2020
25.09: Ud med Knud [Boot Canute] is made a play by Teater Fairplay and Holbæk Teater.
22.09: Der danser en virus, coronapoem, illustrated with H. C. Andersen paper cuttings.
February
28.02: Lad os rejse os, short stories, 2020
2019
November
29.11: Won the Danish Academy of Litterature's "Silas Prisen". HERE.
11.11: De tre små kinesere, illustrated by Otto Dickmeiss, 2019
October
19.10: Frankfurt Book Fair 2019: The young adult book "Alfred og gabestokken" selected as a White Raven Book of the International Youth Library which i.a. annually publishes an acclaimed list of outstanding fiction for children and young adults from across the world. HERE.
11.10: Jesper Wung-Sungs is a part of BaggårdTeatret's dramatized audio tales: The Silence of the Sound. Baggårdtret calls it the Invisible Theater. HERE.
September:
13.09: Guldfisken Glimmer, young adult novel, 2019
02.09: Hullet i kloden, illustrated by Mikkel Straarup Møller, 2019
March:
Alfred og gabestokken, illustrated by John Kenn Mortensen is the best children book of 2018, The Ministry of Culture, Denmark. HERE
February:
Alfred og gabestokken, illustrated by John Kenn Mortensen is shortlisted for the best children book of 2018, The Ministry of Culture, Denmark.
2018
October
Illustrated Book Drengen der ville redde julemanden fra at blive skåret i skiver, illustrated by Lasse B. Weinreich, published by Høst og Søn, Denmark.
Tour:
D. 12. sep: København (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 15. sep: Gentofte
D. 17. sep: Struer
D. 18. sep: Randers (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 18. sep: Randers
D. 19. sep: Middelfart
D. 22. sep: Bornholm
D. 23. sep: Bornholm
D. 24. sep: Bornholm (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 25. sep: Dianalund
D. 27. sep: Roskilde (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 29. sep: Odense (kun oplæsning)
D. 2. okt: Aarhus (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 2. okt: Thisted
D. 3. okt: Thisted (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 4. okt: Thurø
D. 5. okt: Oure (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 8. okt: Næstved
D. 10. okt: Grenaa (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 10. okt: Grenaa (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 11. okt: Odense
D. 22. okt: Rønde
D. 23. okt: Løgstør
D. 24. okt: Morsø
D. 25. okt: København
D. 26. okt: København (Bogforum)
D. 27. okt: Helsinki (Bogmesse)
D. 28. okt: Helsinki (Bogmesse)
D. 29. okt: Oslo (Nordisk Råd)
D. 30. okt: Oslo (Nordisk Råd)
D. 1. nov: Vejle (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 2. nov: Odense (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 4. nov: Brøndby
D. 5. nov: København (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 6. nov: Odsherred (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 6. nov: Odsherred (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 8. nov: Viborg (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 8. nov: Skive
D. 11. nov: Rudkøbing
D. 12. nov: Greve
D. 13. nov: Haslev
D. 14. nov: Hedensted (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 14. nov: Hedensted (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 15. nov: Hedensted (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 15. nov: Hedensted (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 16. nov: Strynø
D. 19. nov: Rødding (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 19. nov: Rødding
D. 20. nov: Odense (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 21. nov: Ubberud
D. 23. nov: Sorø (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 23. nov: Sorø (udsolgt/lukket)
D. 26. nov: Ryslinge
D. 28. nov: Værløse (udsolgt/lukket)
August:
10.08.18: Graphic Novel Den uægte, illustrated by Palle Smith, published by Høst og Søn, Denmark.
April:
10.04.18: Ud med Knud (Boot Canute), published as " Il mio amico Knud" from Piemme, Italy. Translated by Eva Valvo. HERE.
March:
26.03.18: Lynkineser was shortlisted for The Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize 2018. HERE.
24.03.18: Guest in Diva og Dario (P4-Danish Radio). HERE.
10.03.18: The film rights of En anden gren [Show med] sold to Regner Grasten Film. The films director is going to be Charlotte Sachs Bostrup, who also writes the filmscript with Flemming Klem. The recordings are scheduled to begin next year with filmpremiere in 2020.
05.03.18: The picture book Lillefingeren (The Little Finger), illustrated by Otto Dickmeiss is shortlisted for the best children book of 2017, The Ministry of Culture, Denmark.
February:
19.02.18: Guest in P4 Fyn-Eftermiddag: HERE.
19.02.18: Guest in TV2/Fyn: HERE.
11.02.18: Guest in the danish television show Vi ses hos Clement. HERE.
01.02.18: Guest in the danish television show Aftenshowet. HERE.
01.02.18: En anden gren (Show me) wins De Gyldne Laurbær 2017. HERE.
On tour:
Tirsdag d. 6. februar: Marstal (Udsolgt)
Onsdag d. 7. februar: Rudkøbing (Udsolgt)
Torsdag d. 8. februar: Sønderborg (Udsolgt)
Tirsdag d. 20. februar: Taastrup (Udsolgt)
Onsdag d. 21. februar: Ølstykke
Torsdag d. 22. februar: Broby
Mandag d. 26. februar: Gladsaxe
Tirsdag d. 27. februar: Viby Sjælland (Udsolgt)
Onsdag d. 28. februar: Lejre (udsolgt/lukket arrangement)
Onsdag d. 28. februar: Frederikssund
Torsdag d. 1. marts: Helsinge (udsolgt/lukket arrangement)
Torsdag d. 1. marts: Vejle
Mandag d. 5. marts: Aarhus (udsolgt/lukket arrangement)
Tirsdag d. 6. marts: Hjørring (udsolgt/lukket arrangement)
Tirsdag d. 6. marts: Thisted
Onsdag d. 7. marts: Nørbæk (udsolgt/lukket arrangement)
Onsdag d. 7. marts: Holstebro
Tirsdag d. 13. marts: Kolding (udsolgt/lukket arrangement)
Tirsdag d. 13. marts: Kolding
Onsdag d. 14. marts: Ringkøbing
Torsdag d. 15. marts: Silkeborg
Mandag d. 19. marts: Odder
Tirsdag d. 20. marts: Skanderborg
Onsdag d. 21. marts: Albertslund
Torsdag d. 22. marts: Ballerup
Torsdag d. 5. april: Odense (udsolgt/lukket arrangement)
Fredag d. 6. april: Aalborg
Lørdag d. 6. april: Aalborg
Mandag d. 9. april: Aarhus
Tirsdag d. 10. april: Horsens (udsolgt/lukket arrangement)
Onsdag d. 11. april: Frederikshavn
Torsdag d. 12. april: Sæby (udsolgt/lukket arrangement)
Mandag d. 16. april: Holbæk
Tirsdag d. 17. april: Herlev
Torsdag d. 19. april: Askov (udsolgt/lukket arrangement)
Lørdag d. 21. april: København
Mandag d. 23. april: Odsherred
Lørdag d. 26. maj: Birkerød
January:
01.01.17. En anden gren (Show me) is shortlisted for MARTHA-prisen 2018 HERE
2017
December:
On tour
01.12: En anden gren (Show me) is short-listed for DR Romanprisen 2018 HERE.
November:
On tour
10.11-12.11: Copenhagen Bookfair (BogForum).
October:
On tour
12.10: Frankfurt Book Fair 2017: The illustrated book Lillefingeren [The Little Finger] selected as a White Raven Book of the International Youth Library which i.a. annually publishes an acclaimed list of outstanding fiction for children and young adults from across the world. HERE.
September:
03.09: En anden gren (Show Me)-talk with Rikke Viemose at Thiemers Magasin. HERE.
01.09: En anden gren [Show Me] published in Denmark. Star reviewed novel: HERE
May:
23.05: Illustrated book Dyrene og tiden (The animals and the Time), illustrated by Ursula Seeberg, published by Høst og Søn, Denmark.
22.05: Ud med Knud (Boot Canute), published as "Foert met knoert" from ClavisNederland, Holland. Translated by Annelies van Hees.
02.05: Talk with Trine May at Gyldendal for teachers about the books Lillefingeren, Lynkineser m.m..
01.05: Lynkineser (Squib ), illustrated by Rasmus Meisler, private pictures and other graphic work published by Dansklærerforeningen in Denmark. A book in the serie "Min historie" (My Story) Sample HERE.
April:
- Blixen-Talks at "Ordkraft" (Book Fair) in Aalborg. Talking with author Ahmad Mahmoud, editor Charlotte Jørgensen og professor Peter Stein Larsen.
March:
- Opfer (The School) was in Germany chosen as one of six favorites by the Leipziger Jugend-Literatur-Jury. HERE.
- JWS on tour! 30 talks in 25 days.
03.03: The picture book Lillefingeren (The Little Finger), illustrated by Otto Dickmeiss, published by Høst og Søn in Denmark. Sample HERE.
February:
09.02: Ud med Knud (Boot Canute) published as "Weg mit Knut" from Carl Hanser Verlag, Germany. Translated by Friederike Buchinger. Details available in German HERE.
- "Weg mit Knut" (Boot Canute) is mentioned in the german radioprogram "Deutschlandradio - Buchkritik". Listen HERE
05.02: The movie: "1-2-3-GO!" won the Blockbuster Audience Award at Robert Award 2017. From the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMVtc5i9ilU
05.02: The movie: "1-2-3-GO!" is short-listed for a Robert Award for the best children- and youth movie 2017.
January
30.01: The Last Execution (Den sidste henrettelse) is in U.S.A. mentioned as 1 of 41 Outstanding International Books: Presenting the 2017 USBBY (IBBY) Selections here:
2016
November:
07.11: JWS at BogForum / The Copenhagen Book Fair.
03.11: 'Ud med Knud' [Boot Canute] sold to Clavis Books, Amsterdam.
02-06.11: The film En-to-tre-NU! [One-two-three-GO!] based on the novel of the same name (2001) shown at the Lübeck Film Festival in Germany. Details available here:
http://www.luebeck.de/filmtage/de/programm/movie/view/2016/7857.html
October:
23.10: The dystopian YA novel 'Les Copies' [The Copies] trans. Jean-Baptiste Coursaud nominated for the Utopiales European Youth Award. Winners announced at the Nantes International Science Fiction Festival 2016. Details available here: https://www.sfsite.com/news/tag/priz-utopiales/ (French) and
http://www.locusmag.com/News/2016-prix-utiopiale-winners/ (English)
20.10: Frankfurt Book Fair 2016: The novel 'ZAM' [ZAM the Zombie] selected as a White Raven Book of the International Youth Library which i.a. annually publishes an acclaimed list of outstanding fiction for children and young adults from across the world.
12.10: The poem 'Det halve rige' / 'Half the Kingdom' is selected as Poem of the Week by the international literary magazine The Missing Slate.
http://themissingslate.com/2016/10/12/half-kingdomdet-halve-rige/
September:
The film En-to-tre-NU! [One-two-three-GO!] based on the novel of the same name (2001) now available on i tunes here:
https://itunes.apple.com/dk/movie/en-to-tre-nu!/id1128959576?l=da
August:
27.08: The graphic novel Diego & Dolly illustrated by Palle Schmidt published by Høst & Søn, Copenhagen.
July:
16.07-21.07: JWS at White Ravens Festival 2016, tour of southern Germany. Details available here:
16.07:
17.07: http://www.wrfestival.de/veranstaltungsprogramm/single/kategorie/lesung/article/das-weisse-sofa/208.html
http://www.hanser-literaturverlage.de/termine?authorname=Jesper+Wung-Sung
June:
16.06: The YA Novel ZAM [Zam the Zombie] honored with The Best Danish Book Design Award at the Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen. The novel will be exhibited in the Royal Danish Library from June to August 2016 as well as The Frankfurt Book Fair 2016 and The Copenhagen Book Fair 2016.
May:
27.05: Zam [Zam the Zombie] short-listed for the Høst Literary Award 2016.
03.05: The film En-to-tre-NU! [One-two-three-GO!] premieres in Imperial Cinema, Copenhagen.
Watch the trailer: http://regnergrastenfilm.com/film/en-tre-nu
April:
17.04: The film En-to-tre-NU [One-two-three-GO!] based on the novel of the same name (2001) premieres in Svendborg.
March:
22.03: The Last Execution published in the U.S.A. Reviewed in English by Kirkus Reviews here: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jasper-wung-sung/the-last-execution/
and here: http://mabelsfablesraves.blogspot.dk/2016/03/the-last-execution-steve.html
20.03: 'Opfer' trans. published by Hanser Verlag, Germany awarded the prestigious 'Best Book Design from all over the world' at the Leipzig Book Fair in Germany. Details available here (german):
and here (english): http://www.stiftung-buchkunst.de/en/best-book-design-from-all-over-the-world.html
February:
01.02: Skolen [The School] published as Opfer, trans. Friederike Buchinger, in Germany.
Details available in German here: http://www.hanser-literaturverlage.de/buch/opfer/978-3-446-25092-5/
January:
29.01: The children’s books, Frøen og fluen [The frog & the fly] and Den hvide kanin og den sorte hat [The white rabbit and the black hat] published in Denmark. Reviewed in Danish by Information here: https://www.information.dk/kultur/anmeldelse/2016/02/velkommen-antropocaene-tidsalder-boern
2015
December:
Filming of Regner Grasten’s cinematic adaption of En-to-tre-NU! [One-two-three-GO!] in Svendborg and Malloca
November:
06.11-08.11: Copenhagen Book Fair 2015: JWS lectures on his latest novel, ZAM [Zam the Zombie] and is interviewed by politician and former Danish minister Dan Jørgenson on exclusion from contemporary modern societies in relation to JWS authorship and ZAM [Zam the Zombie]
04.11: Kopierne [The copies] published as Les copies, trans. Jean-Baptiste Coursaud, in France. Reviewed in French here: http://www.actusf.com/spip/Les-Copies.html
03.11: JWS lectures on the role of sport & the body in his fiction including En-to-tre-NU! [One-to-three-GO!] , Ægte brøker [Proper Fractions] and his debut collection of short stories, To ryk og en aflevering [Kick & Rush], Vorbasse library, Jutland
October:
01.10: JWS debut collection of poetry Kommer let, går let [Easy come, easy go] published in Denmark
Ud med Knud (Boot Canute) was shortlisted for The Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize 2015
September:
17.09: JWS gives a talk on community in literature and society at the cultural festival held at Humble Music Academy, Humble, Langeland.
10.09: ZAM [Zam the Zombie] published in Denmark
August:
Kopierne [The copies] published as Dubbelgangers, trans. Maaike Lahaise, in Holland
JWS commemorates the inauguration of the new Teacher’s Academy in Aarhus with the poem Vi flytter os [We move on]
JWS poem De valgte [Freedom to choose] published in the Anthology Jeg vælger uden filter [I choose blindly]
06.08: JWS gives a lecture on Passion and the innovative mind-set at Holbælk theatre, Holbæk, Zealand
July:
Literary portrait of JWS by Trine May published in the Literary Series Fandango 9
June:
04.06: Ægte brøker [Proper Fractions] short-listed for English PENs Best New European Literary Voice in Translation. A pitch of the novel presented to a panel of editors by translator Lindy Falk van Rooyen at the European Literature Night 2015, Free Word Centre, London
May:
Skolen [The school] published as Uitbraak, trans. Maaike Lahaise, in Holland
April:
JWS on tour in Zealand and Jutland
March:
Kopierne [The copies], illustrated by Søren Jessen published as a graphic novel in Denmark
16.03: JWS gives a lecture on literary antecedents and inspiration for his writing from H.C Andersen to Mark Twain, Gyldendal Press, Copenhagen
February:
The film rights of En-to-tre-NU! [One-two-three-GO!] sold to Regner Grasten Film
January:
Homage to Danish poet Halfdan Rasmussen in the Danish newspaper, Politiken. JWS contributes with the poem ’Z’
2014
December:
Ud med Knud [Boot Canute] sold to Hanser Verlag, Münich
November:
Skolen [The School] and Kopierne [The Copies] sold to Clavis Books, Amsterdam
Dramatic adaptation of Den sidste henrettelse [The Last Execution] performed in Svendborg theatre
07-09.11: Copenhagen Book Fair 2014: JWS gives two interviews on MEN [JUST MEN] with respect to contemporary perspectives on masculinity in literature. JWS gives an overview of his career since his debut at the Fair in 1998 and discusses his latest novel Ud med Knud [Boot Canute] in a televised interview with DR1
October:
24.10: JWS gives a lecture on ‘The living dead’ regarding literary inspiration for his work, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen
Kopierne [The copies] sold to Éditions du Rouergue, Arles, France
The short story ’Den rigtige mand’ [The right man] published in the anthology Så længe jeg skal ind ad din dør [Whilst I’m still here]
September:
24.09: Ud med Knud [Boot Canute] published in Denmark
August:
The dramatization rights of Den sidste henrettelse [The Last Execution] sold
July:
The dramatization of the Children’s Book, Kamelen kom til sidst [And then God made the camel] on tour in Denmark
June:
Aarhus University professor Søren Fanø P.hd, publishes his critical analysis of JWS fiction under the title Jesper Wung-Sung – et forfatterskab [Jesper Wung-Sung. An analysis], Samleren/Rosinante & Co., Copenhagen
May:
Den sidste henrettelse [The Last Execution] sold to Antheneum Books for Young Readers / Simon & Schuster, New York, USA
15.05: JWS and sexologist and author Joan Ørting conduct a literary debate on issues of masculinity and male role models in provincial Denmark at Svendborg Community Centre
April:
JWS on tour in Zealand and Jutland
09.04: JWS gives a lecture on the ‘outsider perspective’ in literature with reference to Kopierne [The copies], Skolen [The School] and Den sidste henrettelse [The last execution], Aarhus, Jutland
March:
The short story ’Krigerne’ [The warriors] published in the anthology Barske brødre [The tough guys] in Denmark
05.03: JWS gives a lecture and interview on dead legs, male role models and masculine communities in his fiction with specific reference to MEN [JUST MEN], Politiken Press, Copenhagen, Denmark
February:
Skolen, [The School] sold to Hanser Verlag, Münich, Germany
January:
31.01: MEN [Just Men] published in Denmark. Featured in Jyllands Posten here: http://jyllands-posten.dk/arkiv/?q=MEN%2C+Jesper+Wung-Sung