Johan Egerkrans
Johan Egerkrans during the Göteborg Book Fair in September 2014
Born	22 March 1978
Website	https://www.johanegerkrans.com

Johan Egerkrans (born 1978^[1]) is a Swedish illustrator and author.

Egerkrans has described himself as interested in mythology and animals from a young age.^[2] His first book as writer and illustrator, Nordiska Väsen, was published in 2013, and describes creatures from Nordic folklore. He has subsequently released other books, including Nordiska gudar,^[1] De odöda,^[3] and Drakar.^[4][5] He has also illustrated books by J. R. R. Tolkien,^[6][7] Astrid Lindgren,^[8] and Isaac Bashevis Singer.

In 2020, Nordiska Väsen was adapted into the table-top roleplaying game Vaesen by Free League Publishing.^[9] Egerkrans won awards for Best Cover Art, Best Interior Art, and Best Monster at the 2021 ENNIE Awards.^[10] Egerkrans also illustrated the new edition of the Swedish classic roleplaying game Drakar & Demoner/Dragonbane.^[11]

In 2021, Egerkrans was awarded the Elsa Beskow Plaque for his body of work.^[2][12] He has been called "a John Bauer in the 21st century".^[2][4]

• Nordiska Väsen, 2013, ISBN 978-91-32-16143-8 ; translated into English as Vaesen : spirits and monsters of Scandinavian folklore, 2017, ISBN 978-91-32-18194-8
• Nordiska gudar, 2016, ISBN 9789132164118 ; translated into English as Norse gods, 2017, ISBN 978-91-32-19814-4
• De Odöda, 2018, ISBN 9789132201776 ; translated into English as The Undead, 2018, ISBN 978-91-32-20801-0
• Drakar, 2021, ISBN 9789132213427 ; translated into English as Dragons, 2021, ISBN 978-91-32-21474-5