*1968 SE, Stockholm
Stina Wirsén Hedengren (born 1968), is a Swedish author and illustrator.Wirsén was born in Älvsjö, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, and educated at Konstfack in Stockholm 1985–1992. She was the in-house illustrator at Dagens Nyheter between 1990 and 2010. During this period she was the head of the papers illustration department for several years. Since 2010 she has been working as a freelance illustrator and author. Over the years she has received several awards for her illustrations. With her illustrations, Stina Wirsén often switches between different genres. That also applies to her children’s books; they vary in target group, genre, style and method. She’s been illustrating ABC-books for the youngest, anthologies, text- and picture books.