Bjarne Reuter (born 29 April 1950) is a Danish writer and screenwriter best known for children's and young adult fiction. Many of his works are set in the 1950s and 1960s, the time 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 ("Buster's World"). In 1977 he was awarded with the Danish Ministry of Culture's children book prize. He won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for best children's book in 2000, recognising the German-language 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 children's writer, Reuter was a finalist for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in both 2002 and 2004. Selected publications in English Buster's World (1989) Buster the Sheikh of Hope Street (1991) The Boys from St. Petri (1994) The Ring of the Slave Prince (2003) Publications 1975 Kidnapning (children's book) 1975 Rent guld i posen (children's book) 1976 En dag i Hector Hansens liv 1976 Ridder af skraldespanden (children's book) 1976 Rottefængeren fra Hameln (children's book) 1977 Den største nar i verden (children's book) 1977 Det skøre land (children's book) 1977 Eventyret om den tapre Hu (children's book) 1977 Skønheden og uhyret (children's book) 1977 Tre engle og fem løver (children's book) 1977 Zappa 1978 De seks tjenere (children's book) 1978 Den utilfredse prins (children's book) 1978 Drengen der ikke kunne blive bange (children's book) 1978 Slusernes kejser 1979 Busters verden (children's book) 1979 Børnenes julekalender (children's book) 1979 Den fredag Osvald blev usynlig (children's book) 1979 Rejsen til morgenrødens hav (children's book) 1979 Støvet på en sommerfugls vinge 1980 Før det lysner (short stories) 1980 Kolumbine & Harlekin (children's book) 1980 Kys stjernerne (children's book) 1980 Suzanne & Leonard 1981 Knud, Otto og Carmen Rosita 1981 Skibene i skovene 1982 Abdulahs juveler (children's book) 1982 Det forkerte barn (short stories) 1982 Hvor regnbuen ender (children's book) 1982 Østen for solen og vesten for månen (children's book) 1983 Casanova 1983 Når snerlen blomstrer 1984 Malte-Pøs i Den Store Vide Verden (children's book) 1984 Tre skuespil (drama) 1984 Tropicana 1985 Bundhu 1985 Da solen skulle sælges (children's book) 1985 Shamran - den som kommer 1986 De andre historier (short