MARIA BOURONCLE was born in 1965 in the Swedish city of Gothenburg. She has lived in Washington, DC since 2002. An economist by profession, Maria – who spent over 25 years in the field of international development – published her first book in 2018, and subsequently decided to pursue her passion for writing professionally. Her work has been translated into several languages and is required reading in the Scandinavian program at UCLA and the University of Michigan.
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LITERARY AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
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Eckerö Post and Customs House, Finland, July 2026
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Finlandia Foundation, Pasadena, CA, May 2025
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The Donner Residence, Helsinki, March 2025
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Ariane Wahlgren’s House, Athens, January 2025
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American Scandinavian Association,
Washington, D.C. 2024
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Tore G. Wärenstam Foundation, Borås 2023
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Swedish Authors’ Fund 2022
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Folke Tengeland Cultural Award 2022
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AIR Literature, Villa Martinson, Jonsered,
December 2021
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Hagstad, the home of Artur Lundkvist, Oderljunga, August 2021
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The school of Harry Martinson, Alltidshult,
September 2020
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Lilla Björka, the home of Elin Wägner, Berg,
May 2019
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During the spring of 2024, Maria was a guest writer for Intro to Creative Writing at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.