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1907 - Born in Nas farm outside Vimmerby, Sweden; birth of a Swedish children's book author
1924-1926 - Became a reporter at the local newspaper, Wimmerby Tidning
1940 - Censored letters for her work at the Swedish intelligence service
1944 - Won second prize in a competition held by the newly founded publishing house Raben and Sjogren with her novel entitled Britt-Marie Unburdens/Opens Her Heart
1945 - Won in the same competition for the book Pippi Longstocking
1946-1970 - Between these years, she was a book editor at Raben and Sjogren
1948 - Got assigned to USA by the ladies' magazine Damernas Varld to write short essays
1940s-1950s - Published the book Kati in America, a collection of short essays inspired by her trip to USA
1952 - Her husband died
1976 - She published a story in Expressen which led to a stormy tax debate
1986 - Her son Lars died
1993 - Received the Right Livelihood Award which is also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize
2002 - Died at the age of 94 publishing over 100 books
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