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Guus Kuijer to visit Sweden
This year’s recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA), Dutch author Guus Kuijer, is to visit Sweden. Kuijer will be presented with the award by HRH Crown Princess Victoria at a ceremony in the Stockholm Concert Hall on 28 May.
“It’s fantastic news that this fascinating author is coming to Sweden to meet the Swedish reading public,” says Larry Lempert, chairman of the ALMA jury. “I’m really looking forward to his lecture and reading at the House of Culture (Kulturhuset) in Stockholm on 22 May.”
Guus Kuijer is to visit Sweden in May to participate in the award week. Guus Kuijer will round off his visit with the award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall, at which he will receive the 2012 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. The award ceremony will be hosted by Daniel Sjölin and Johanna Koljonen.
“I’m deeply grateful to receive this award. I hope that it will positively influence the position of children’s literature in the Netherlands and abroad,” says Kuijer.
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is the world’s largest prize for children’s and young adult literature, with a total value of SEK 5 million (approx. 542 000 EUR).
The programme for the award week will be available online at www.alma.se. For more information and press passes please contact the award office.
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Rebecka Svensén, Communications Officer
Tel: +46 76 540 1020
Email: rebecka.svensen@alma.se
Helene Andersson, Communications Officer
Tel: +46 76 540 1017
Email: helene.andersson@alma.se
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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.
