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Busy Award Week for Shaun Tan
Shaun Tan, the recipient of the 2011 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, will come to Sweden to participate in the award week 21-31 of May. The Australian illustrator and author will visit Vimmerby, München in Germany and Lillehammer in Norway. In Stockholm, Shaun Tan will hold lectures at the House of Culture and the Parliament Library. The grand finale is the award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall on May 31.
– We are delighted Shaun Tan will come and we are very satisfied with this year’s award week program, says director Erik Titusson. Thanks to our collaborations with various organizations, we will reach a broad audience, the general public, children and specialists.
Shaun Tan is a particularly engaged public speaker. The entirely wordless and award-winning book The Arrival has aroused considerable international attention. Recently Shaun Tan received an Academy award Oscar for Best Animated Short Film, for The Lost Thing.
– It has been a challenge to organize the award week this year, admits Erik Titusson. We are pleased that a wider audience in the Nordic region now have the opportunity to meet Shaun Tan and get to know his work better.
Highlights of the award week program
May 23: Visit to the house of fantasy play, Junibacken.
May 24: Participation in the opening of the Children & Books program at Skansen.
May 24: Official award winner lecture at the House of Culture in Stockholm. Open lecture.
May 25: Lecture at International Youth Library in München, Germany.
May 26: Key-note speaker at the literary festival in Lillehammer, Norway.
May 28: Visit to Astrid Lindgren’s Näs in Vimmerby, the birthplace of Astrid Lindgren.
May 30: Workshops with children at the House of Culture in Stockholm.
May 30: Public program at the Parliament Library. Open lecture.
May 31: Award Ceremony at Stockholm Concert Hall. H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria will present the award in the presence of Minister of Foreign Trade, Ewa Björling.
For the complete award week program please visit www.alma.se/en. For interviews with Shaun Tan during his visit to Sweden and for accreditation to the award week events, please contact helene.andersson@alma.se or +46 (0)76-540 10 17. Further information about Shaun Tan: www.shauntan.net
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The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) is the world's largest prize for children's and young adult literature. The award, which amounts to SEK 5 million, is awarded annually to a single recipient or to several. Authors, illustrators, oral storytellers and those active in reading promotion may be rewarded. The award is designed to promote interest in children's and young adult literature, and in children's rights, globally. An expert jury selects the winners from candidates nominated by institutions and organisations worldwide. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is administered by the Swedish Arts Council.
