{{short description|Swedish journalist (born 1977)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox writer | name = Johan Hilton | embed = | honorific_prefix = | honorific_suffix = | image = Bokmässan 2024 381 – Johan Hilton (cropped).jpg | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = Johan Hilton at the Göteborg Book Fair in 2024. | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pseudonym = | birth_name = Johan Niklas Börje Friberg | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|05|31}} | birth_place = Borås, Sweden | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = Author<br>journalist | language = Swedish | education = | alma_mater = | period = | subject = | movement = | notableworks = "No Tears for Queers" | awards = }}
'''Johan Niklas Börje Hilton''' (born "Friberg", May 31, 1977), is a Swedish journalist and author.<ref>{{cite web|title=Artiklar om Johan Hilton|url=http://www.bt.se/om/johan+hilton/|publisher=Borås Tidning|access-date=April 12, 2018|language=Swedish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Johan Hilton|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/tagg/f2c7886aeb4ce0adb66b53100817efc378c2968a|access-date=April 12, 2018|language=Swedish}}</ref>
== Background == Hilton has been a recurring broadcaster on Sveriges Radio P1 and P3, including programmes such as ''Kvällspasset'' and ''Hilton in P1''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mamma, jag är inte bög|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=106&artikel=5619021|publisher=Sveriges Radio|access-date=April 12, 2018|language=Swedish}}</ref> He has, as a cultural journalist and theater critic, previously been active on the website ''Nummer''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johan Hilton|url=https://www.svd.se/om/johan-hilton|work=Svenska Dagbladet|access-date=April 12, 2018|language=Swedish}}</ref>
Between 2008 and 2012 he was deputy culture manager of ''Expressen'' and was also their literary and theater editor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johan Hilton|url=https://www.expressen.se/kultur/johan-hilton/|work=Expressen|access-date=April 12, 2018|language=Swedish}}</ref> In 2012 he took over as manager of Arenagruppens publisher Atlas.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johan Hilton byter Expressen mot Atlas|url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/johan-hilton-byter-expressen-mot-atlas|publisher=SVT|access-date=April 12, 2018|language=Swedish}}</ref> In January 2016 Hilton left Atlas to instead work as editor and theater criticer at Dagens Nyheter.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johan Hilton|url=https://www.dn.se/av/johan-hilton/|work=Dagens Nyheter|access-date=April 12, 2018|language=Swedish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Johan Hilton: Ro hit med en teknisk tjänst som garanterar total tystnad|url=https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/johan-hilton-ro-hit-med-en-teknisk-tjanst-som-garanterar-total-tystnad/|work=Dagens Nyheter|access-date=April 12, 2018|language=Swedish}}</ref>
Hilton's book ''No Tears for Queers'', a crime reportage about hate crime, including the Matthew Shepard case, was awarded the Book of the Year at Gaygalan 2005 and the Year's Reading of the Nöjesguiden the same year.<ref>{{cite web|title=DN:s Johan Hilton kan få pris på QX-galan|url=https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/bocker/dns-johan-hilton-kan-fa-pris-pa-qx-galan/|publisher=DN|access-date=April 12, 2018|language=Swedish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Johan Hilton|url=https://www.adlibris.com/se/sok?filter=author:johan%20hilton|publisher=Adlibris|access-date=April 12, 2018}}</ref><ref name="QX">{{cite web|title=Johan Hilton|url=https://www.qx.se/tag/johan-hilton/|publisher=QX|access-date=April 12, 2018|language=Swedish}}</ref>
In the autumn of 2009, a play based on the book had its premiere at the National Swedish Touring Theatre. The play has since then been performed in several European countries, such as the Czech Republic and Slovenia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Att öppna nya världar|url=https://www.riksteatern.se/riksteatern-barn-och-unga/lararhandledningar/|publisher=Riksteatern|access-date=April 12, 2018|language=Swedish|archive-date=April 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412212153/https://www.riksteatern.se/riksteatern-barn-och-unga/lararhandledningar/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In August 2015, Hilton's second book, ''Monster i garderoben'', was published. It is about Anthony Perkins and the time that created Norman Bates.<ref>{{cite web|title=Monster i garderoben. En bok om Anthony Perkins och tiden som skapade Norman Bates|url=https://www.svd.se/psycho-som-spegel-for-fortryckande-normer/om/johan-hilton|work=Svenska Dagbladet|access-date=April 12, 2018|language=Swedish}}</ref> ''Monster i garderoben'' was nominated for the August Prize 2015 and for the book of the year on Gaygalan, also in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johan Hilton|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1256427.Johan_Hilton|publisher=Goodreads|access-date=April 12, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Psyk-ologiskt om "Psycho" och böghat|url=https://www.expressen.se/kultur/psyk-ologiskt-om-psycho-och-boghat/|work=Expressen|access-date=April 12, 2018|language=Swedish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Johan Hilton om Anthony Perkins|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=1650&artikel=6239593|publisher=Sveriges Radio|access-date=April 12, 2018|language=Swedish}}</ref>
The season 2016/17, Hilton competed with Kristin Lundell in the TV show ''På spåret'', where they won the competition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johan Hilton|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8696453/|publisher=IMDb|access-date=April 12, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Johan Hilton tävlar i på spåret igen: "Glädjeblandad ångest"|url=http://www.bt.se/kultur/johan-hilton-ar-pa-sparet-igen/|publisher=Borås Tidning|access-date=April 12, 2018|language=Swedish}}</ref>
== Publications ==
* ''No Tears for Queers'' {{ISBN|9789173893947}} * ''Monster i garderoben'' {{ISBN|9789127134300}} * Vi är orlando
== Personal life == Johan Hilton is married and currently living in Stockholm.
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