Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

Not to be confused with Astrid Lindgren Prize.

The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (Swedish: Litteraturpriset till Astrid Lindgrens minne) is an international children's literary award established by the Swedish government in 2002 to honour the Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002). The prize is five million SEK, making it the richest award in children's literature and the second or third richest literary prize in the world.[1][2]

The Lindgren Award annually recognises one or more living people and extant institutions (twelve in the first ten years), people for their career contributions and institutions for their long-term sustainable work. Specifically they should be "authors, illustrators, oral storytellers and promoters of reading" whose "work is of the highest quality, and in the spirit of Astrid Lindgren."[3] The object of the award is to increase interest in children’s and young people's literature, and to promote children's rights to culture on a global level.

The award is administered by the Swedish Arts Council funded solely by the central government.[4] Officially it is called "An award by the Swedish people to the world".[5]

"The award recipients are chosen by a jury with broad expertise in international children's and young adult literature, reading promotion and children's rights. The 12 members include authors, literary critics and scholars, illustrators and librarians. One member represents Astrid Lindgren's family."[5]

The annual cycle begins no later than December about 9 months before nominees are announced, 15 months before the winner is announced and 18 months before the presentation.[6]

Winners

In the first thirteen annual cycles through 2015 there were 15 recipients, twelve people and three institutions. There were two inaugural awards in 2003 and two again in 2005.[3][7]

Four of the Lindgren Award winners have also, and much earlier, won the older, international Hans Christian Andersen Award for their lifetime contributions to children's literature: Sendak as an illustrator; Nöstlinger, Nunes, and Paterson as writers.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "International Activities". Swedish Arts Council. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  2. 1 2 Alison Flood (20 March 2012). "Dutch author Guus Kuijer wins Astrid Lindgren memorial award". The Guardian. Quote: "... the world's richest children's books prize, the Astrid Lindgren memorial award."
  3. 1 2 "Laureates". ALMA. Retrieved 2014-03-25. With linked material on every award.
  4. ↑ Swedish Arts Council. Archived September 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. 1 2 "About the Award". The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA). Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  6. ↑ "Nominations". ALMA. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  7. ↑ (ALMA presentation English). ALMA. Retrieved 2012-08-09. Archived January 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ Alison Flood (26 March 2013). "Argentinian illustrator Isol wins Astrid Lindgren award". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
  9. ↑ John A. Sellars (25 March 2014). "Barbro Lindgren Wins 2014 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  10. ↑ "PRAESA receives the 2015 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award". ALMA. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  11. ↑ "Hans Christian Andersen Awards". International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). Retrieved 2013-06-12.

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