Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
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 one of the richest literary prizes in the world.[1][2] The annual cost of 10 million SEK (in 2008) is financed with tax money.[3]
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."[4] 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.[5] Officially it is called "An award by the Swedish people to the world".[6] The award ceremony is presided over by Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden.
"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."[6]
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.[7]
Winners
In the first seventeen annual cycles through 2018 there were 18 recipients, fifteen people and three institutions. There were two inaugural awards in 2003 and two again in 2005.[4][8]
Year | Author | Country | Ref. |
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2003 | Christine Nöstlinger | Austria | |
2003 | Maurice Sendak | United States | |
2004 | Lygia Bojunga Nunes | Brazil | |
2005 | Ryōji Arai | Japan | |
2005 | Philip Pullman | United Kingdom | |
2006 | Katherine Paterson | United States | [10] |
2007 | Banco del Libro | Venezuela | [11] |
2008 | Sonya Hartnett | Australia | [12] |
2009 | Tamer Institute for Community Education | Palestine | [13] |
2010 | Kitty Crowther | Belgium | [14] |
2011 | Shaun Tan | Australia | [15][16] |
2012 | Guus Kuijer | Netherlands | [17][18][19] |
2013 | Isol | Argentina | [20][21][22] |
2014 | Barbro Lindgren | Sweden | [23][24] |
2015 | Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa (PRAESA) | South Africa | [25][26] |
2016 | Meg Rosoff | United States/United Kingdom | [27][28] |
2017 | Wolf Erlbruch | Germany | [29][30][31] |
2018 | Jacqueline Woodson | United States | [32][33] |
2019 | Bart Moeyaert | Belgium | [34][35][36] |
2020 | Baek Hee-Na | South Korea | [37][38] |
2021 | Jean-Claude Mourlevat | France | [39] |
2022 | Eva Lindström | Sweden | [40] |
2023 | Laurie Halse Anderson | USA | [41][42] |
2024 | Indigenous Literacy Foundation | Australia | [43] |
Five 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 and Erlbruch as an illustrator; Nöstlinger, Nunes, and Paterson as writers. In 2020, Woodson also won the Andersen Award as a writer. (Astrid Lindgren won the Andersen Award in 1958.)[44]
See also
References
- ^ "International Activities" Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine. Swedish Arts Council. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
- ^ Alison Flood (20 March 2012). "Dutch author Guus Kuijer wins Astrid Lindgren memorial award" Archived 2022-08-12 at the Wayback Machine. The Guardian. Quote: "... the world's richest children's books prize, the Astrid Lindgren memorial award."
- ^ Rapport, Sveriges Television, 12 March 2008.
- ^ a b "Laureates" Archived 2012-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. ALMA. Retrieved 2014-03-25. With linked material on every award.
- ^ Swedish Arts Council. Archived September 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "About the Award" Archived 2017-06-08 at the Wayback Machine. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA). Retrieved 2012-08-09.
- ^ "Nominations" Archived 2017-10-28 at the Wayback Machine. ALMA. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
- ^ (ALMA presentation English). ALMA. Retrieved 2012-08-09. Archived October 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Laureates". Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Archived from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "Awards: Book Sense Books of the Year; The 'Astrid'". Shelf Awareness . 2006-03-17. Archived from the original on 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Awards: Astrid Lindgren; Jackson Poetry; Thrillers". Shelf Awareness . 2007-03-19. Archived from the original on 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Awards: PEN/Faulkner; Astrid Lindgren; Arabic Booker". Shelf Awareness. 2008-03-13. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Awards: Astrid Lindgren; Colby". Shelf Awareness. 2009-03-25. Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "'Opening the door of imagination': the work of Astrid Lindgren award winner Kitty Crowther". the Guardian. 2010-03-25. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Awards: Astrid Lindgren; Booker International; Oddest Title". Shelf Awareness. 2011-03-30. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Shaun Tan Accepts Astrid Lindgren Award". Publishers Weekly. 2011-06-02. Archived from the original on 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ Flood, Alison (2012-03-20). "Dutch author Guus Kuijer wins Astrid Lindgren memorial award". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Guus Kuijer Winner of 2012 Lindgren Award". Publishers Weekly. 2012-03-20. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Awards: Astrid Lindgren; Lambda; James Beard; Montana". Shelf Awareness. 2012-03-21. Archived from the original on 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ Flood, Alison (2013-03-26). "Argentinian illustrator Isol wins Astrid Lindgren award". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Isol Wins 2013 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award". Publishers Weekly. 2013-03-26. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Awards: Astrid Lindgren Winner; Miles Franklin Longlist". Shelf Awareness. 2013-03-27. Archived from the original on 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ Sellers, John A. (2014-03-25). "Barbro Lindgren Wins 2014 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Awards: Astrid Lindgren Winner; Alfaguara Novel Prize". Shelf Awareness. 2014-03-26. Archived from the original on 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Awards: Astrid Lindgren Winner; Thwaites Wainwright Shortlist". Shelf Awareness. 2015-04-07. Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ Eccleshare, Julia (2015-06-01). "Astrid Lindgren Memorial Prize Awarded". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Awards: PEN/Faulkner Fiction; Astrid Lindgren; Reading the West". Shelf Awareness. 2016-04-06. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ Sellers, John A. (2016-04-05). "Bologna 2016: Meg Rosoff Wins Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Obituary Note: Wolf Erlbruch". Shelf Awareness. 2022-12-16. Archived from the original on 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ Platthaus, Andreas (2017-04-05). "Astrid-Lindgren-Preis: Aus dem kleinen feinen Reingarnichts". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Archived from the original on 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
- ^ "Awards: PEN/Faulkner Fiction; Astrid Lindgren; Hugo". Shelf Awareness. 2017-04-05. Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ Kantor, Emma (2018-03-27). "Bologna 2018: Jacqueline Woodson Wins Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Jacqueline Woodson: 2021 Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner". Shelf Awareness. 2021-01-28. Archived from the original on 2022-02-10. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Flemish author Bart Moeyaert wins 2019 Astrid Lindgren Award". Books+Publishing. 2019-04-03. Archived from the original on 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- ^ Kantor, Emma (2019-04-02). "Bologna 2019: Bart Moeyaert Wins Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Awards: Astrid Lindgren Memorial Laureate; Hugo Finalists". Shelf Awareness. 2019-04-04. Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ Kantor, Emma (2020-03-03). "Baek Heena Wins 2020 Astrid Lindgren Award". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Awards: Astrid Lindgren, Duff Cooper, Republic of Consciousness Winners; Christian Book Finalists". Shelf Awareness. 2020-04-02. Archived from the original on 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2021 goes to Jean-Claude Mourlevat, one of France's leading children and young adult authors". Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. 2021-03-30. Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ Kirch, Claire (2022-03-22). "Sweden's Lindström Wins 2022 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Laurie Halse Anderson Named Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Laureate". Shelf Awareness. 2023-03-10. Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ Kantor, Emma (2023-03-07). "Bologna 2023: Laurie Halse Anderson Wins Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Bologna 2024: Indigenous Literacy Foundation Wins Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award". Publishers Weekly. 2024-04-09. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Hans Christian Andersen Awards" Archived 2018-08-06 at the Wayback Machine. International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). Retrieved 2013-06-12.
Further reading
- Alison Flood (26 March 2013). "Argentinian illustrator Isol wins Astrid Lindgren award". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
- John A. Sellars (25 March 2014). "Barbro Lindgren Wins 2014 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award" Archived 2014-03-28 at the Wayback Machine. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- The American author Jacqueline Woodson is the laureate of Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2018. ALMA. Retrieved 2018-03-27. Archived March 27, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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- Official website (in English)