“With captivating storytelling, a sharp pen and strong drive, she made it all the way from the garage driveway in Stavsjö to the absolute top of crime fiction. Her stories about prosecutor Jana Berzelius have been appreciated by millions of readers around the world and are constantly relevant, whether it’s walking in the author’s footsteps or a TV series on one of the largest streaming platforms. There are few people who have so clearly put Norrköping on the map as this year’s Broccman Award winner – Emelie Schepp.”
– The Broccman Award jury
Norrköping Tidningars culture award The Broccman Award has been awarded since 1958. The award is given to someone who has made culturally significant contributions and is tied to Norrköping and Östergötland.
In 2013, Emelie Schepp self-published her first novel. She single-handedly sold 40,000 copies, earning her the title of Sweden’s most successful self-published author.
Since then, her series about the enigmatic and unforgettable Jana Berzelius has sold over 3,5 million copies worldwide. Rights have been sold to more than 25 countries.
Her books continuously top bestseller charts and Emelie has won the prestigious CrimeTime Specsavers Readers’ Choice Award three years in a row. In 2019 she was awarded with the Adlibris Prize for Best Crime Novel and in 2020 she won Storytel’s Award in the same genre.
In 2024 the tv series based on Marked for Life and the Jana Berzelius universe premiered on Amazon Prime and BBC.
“BBC Four’s new Saturday-night crime drama is a well-made, gripping psychological thriller which comes to us from Sweden.” – The Sun
