"With linguistic creativity in text and image, Mats Jonsson explores his origins and asks the big questions about living conditions in different parts of the country. His unique narrative language unites the personal with the political and deepens the image of Sweden," reads the motivation.
Mats Jonsson has written several autobiographical graphic novels and books for children and young adults. The family history "When We Were Sami" became the first graphic novel ever to be nominated for the August Prize in 2021.
The Golden Pen has been awarded since 1974 to a person who "in their journalistic profession protects the Swedish language".
