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Andrea Hejlskov

Andrea Hejlskov
Photo: Christian Ursilva from København, Danmark · CC BY-SA 4.0

About

Andrea Hejlskov (born 1975 in Skive) is a Danish author, lecturer and public intellectual who writes at the intersection of autofiction, spirituality and social criticism. Her breakthrough came with 'og DEN STORE FLUGT' (2013), a documentary account of her family's move from modern life to a self-built log cabin in the Swedish forest. She has since published the novel 'Vølve' (2021) and is the subject of the documentary 'Heks', which won the audience award at CPH:DOX.

573
pages in the novel Vølve (2021)

What's new

  • 2025-06

    'The Witches' Book' was published on June 11, 2025 by Gads Forlag - a feminist and literary manifesto about witchcraft and magical practice.

  • 2025-11

    Andrea Hejlskov performed at the Royal Library (The Black Diamond) on November 20, 2025 with an event about 'The Witches' Book' and literature as magical practice.

  • 2025-08

    Andrea Hejlskov was listed as an author in the Bogforum 2025 program with 'The Witches' Book'.

  • 2025-06

    Hejlskov spoke about 'The Witches' Book' at an event at Aarhus Literature Center, Godsbanen, on June 16, 2025.

  • 2025-03

    The documentary film 'Witch' featuring Andrea Hejlskov as the main character was shown at Cinemateket on March 23, 2025 with a subsequent witch ritual and discussion.

Tracks

og DEN STORE FLUGTLiterary breakthrough from 2013 - documentary account of the family's escape to the Swedish forest
Vølve573-page autofictional novel from 2021 about spirituality, breakdown and witchcraft
Heksenes bogLatest publication (Gad, June 2025) - feminist manifesto on magical practice
VöluspáReinterpretation of the Old Norse long poem Völva's Prophecy
Andrea Hejlskov - En facebookbiografiFirst adult novel from 2009, composed of Facebook status updates

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