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The world’s largest award for children and young adult literature to be announced on March 27
Welcome to cover the 16th announcement of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA), the world's largest award for children's and young adult literature.The Swedish award amounts to approx.EUR 570 000 and is presented annually to a single recipient or to several.
When & Where:
Tuesday March 27 at 12:45pm CEST, Bio Victor/ Filmhuset, Borgvägen 1-4 in Stockholm.
The 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) Laureate will be announced in Stockholm, Sweden on March 27 by Jury Chairman Boel Westin in connection with the jury’s final meeting. Opening speakers are Ulrika Stuart Hamilton, Chair at the Swedish Arts Council, and Alice Bah Kuhnke, Swedish Minister for Culture and Democracy. The announcemnet will be followed by a presentation of the laureate by jury member Katarina Kieri.
Last year’s laureate was the German illustrator Wolf Erlbruch. Previous laureates include Meg Rosoff (2016), Philip Pullman (2005), Kitty Crowther (2010), Barbro Lindgren (2014) and Shaun Tan (2011). For this year’s award, 235 candidates from 60 countries are nominated. The list of candidates is available here.
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Press content, along with press releases, will be available on www.mynewsdesk.com/alma March27th from 13:15 pm CET onwards and throughout the day:
Accreditation and interviews
Please contact Mariella Kucer, Communications Officer +46 8 519 264 17 / +46 76 540 10 17, mariella.kucer@alma.se
Live broadcast
We are also able to offer media outlets the opportunity to broadcast the event live on their webpage via an embed codeOR a IP-broadcaster. If interested, please let us know by replying to this email or by contacting us at mariella.kucer@alma.se.
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The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) is the world's largest award for children's and young adult literature. The award, which amounts to SEK 5 million, is given annually to a single laureate or to several. Authors, illustrators, oral storytellers and reading promoters are eligible. The award is designed to promote interest in children's and young adult literature. The UN convention of rights of the child is the foundation of our work. An expert jury selects the laureate(s) from candidates nominated by institutions and organisations all over the world. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award was founded by the Swedish government in 2002 and is administrated by the Swedish Arts Council.
Previous ALMA laureates:
2017 Wolf Erlbruch
2016 Meg Rosoff
2015 PRAESA
2014 Barbro Lindgren
2013 Isol
2012 Guus Kuijer
2011 Shaun Tan
2010 Kitty Crowther
2009 Tamerinstitutet
2008 Sonya Hartnett
2007 Banco del Libro
2006 Katherine Paterson
2005 Ryôji Arai & Philip Pullman (shared)
2004 Lygia Bojunga
2003 Christine Nöstlinger & Maurice Sendak (shared)
