Fredrik Ekelund was born in Uppsala in a medical family. When he was nine years old the family moved to Malmö, where he lived during his childhood. He worked for five years at a stevedoring company in Malmö and then studied comparative literature in Lund and Paris. He has since lived in France for several periods. He has also worked as a translator and interpreter. He is now living in Malmö.
In 1984, he debuted with the novel Stuv Malmö, Kom!. Fredrik Ekelund has since been published both poetry and novels.









