Bjarne Reuter

Bjarne Reuter born 29 April 1950 is a Danish writer and screenwriter best known for childrens and young adult books Many of his works are set in the 1950s and 1960s the time period of his childhood and adolescence Many also feature the Copenhagen area where he was born in Brønshøj Reuter is the screenwriter of the popular Danish television series and movie Busters verden Busters World In 1977 he was awarded with the Danish Ministry of Cultures children book prize He won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for best childrens book in 2000 recognising the Germanlanguage edition of En som Hodder 1998 and was a finalist for the youth book prize in 2003 for the work published in English as The Ring of the Slave Prince 2004 For his lasting contribution as a childrens writer Reuter was a finalist for the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in both 2002 and 2004