Astrid Lindgren Memorial Prize
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award ( Swedish Litteraturpriset till Astrid Lindgrens minne ; English Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award , ALMA ) is the world's most valuable award for children's and youth literature. The Swedish award, which is endowed with 5 million Swedish kronor (around 455,000 euros in spring 2020), has been presented annually to one or more award winners since 2003. Authors, illustrators, oral storytellers and individuals or organizations who are active in promoting reading in the spirit of Astrid Lindgren are honored. A jury of experts selects the winners from a pool of candidates nominated by organizations and institutions around the world. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is administered by the Swedish State Council for Culture.
The Swedish jury has a similar objective as the international jury of the Hans Christian Andersen Prize , which led to a heated debate at the 2009 IBBY Congress in Copenhagen.
Award winners
| year | Prize winner | country |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Maurice Sendak | United States |
| Christine Nöstlinger | Austria | |
| 2004 | Lygia Bojunga Nunes | Brazil |
| 2005 | Ryōji Arai | Japan |
| Philip Pullman | United Kingdom | |
| 2006 | Katherine Paterson | United States |
| 2007 | Banco del Libro | Venezuela |
| 2008 | Sonya Hartnett | Australia |
| 2009 | Tamer Institute for Community Education | Palestine |
| 2010 | Kitty Crowther | Belgium |
| 2011 | Shaun Tan | Australia |
| 2012 | Guus Kuijer | Netherlands |
| 2013 | Isol | Argentina |
| 2014 | Barbro Lindgren | Sweden |
| 2015 | PRAESA | South Africa |
| 2016 | Meg Rosoff | USA / UK |
| 2017 | Wolf Erlbruch | Germany |
| 2018 | Jacqueline Woodson | United States |
| 2019 | Bart Moeyaert | Belgium |
| 2020 | Baek Hee-na | South Korea |
- ^ Organization to promote reading for children
- ^ "Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa "
See also
Web links
- Internet portal of the literary award (Swedish, English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Astrid Lindgren Prize for South Korean Baek Hee Na , deutschlandfunkkultur.de, published and accessed on March 31, 2020