Nominated Candidates2017

ASTRID LINDGREN MEMORIAL AWARD 2017

This nomination list contains the names of 226 candidates from 60 countries. The list wouldn’t be possible without the work of over a hundred nominating bodies all over the world. We are deeply grateful for their valuable work in providing us with material and information describing the quality in each and every candidate’s work. This list is a gold mine for anyone interested in international children’s and young adult literature.

One or several laureates from this list will be selected and announced at the National Library in Stockholm on Tues-day April 4, 2017 at 1 pm. The event will be broadcast live to the Bologna Book Fair. So far, sixteen laureates have been rewarded by the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award jury. Meg Rosoff received the award 2016 and highlights from the award ceremony in Stockholm, including her acceptance speech, can be found on www.alma.se/en

The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) is the world’s largest award for children’s and young adult literature. The award amounts to SEK 5 million and is given annually to a single laureate or to several. Authors, illustrators, oral storytellers and reading promoters are eligible for the award, which is designed to promote interest in children’s and young adult literature. The UN Convention on the 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. www.alma.se/en

NOMINATED CANDIDATES FOR 2017

ArgentinaAndruetto, Maria Teresa AuthorLuján, Jorge AuthorAbuelas Cuentacuentos: the Storytelling Grandmothers

OrganisationCEDILIJ OrganisationSchritter, Istvansch Illustrator

AustraliaAbdel-Fattah, Randa AuthorDubosarsky, Ursula AuthorGleeson, Libby AuthorGleitzman, Morris AuthorGordon, Gus Author/IllustratorHobbs, Leigh Author/IllustratorLester, Alison AuthorMurray, Kirsty AuthorWild, Margaret Author

Austria Welsh-Rabady, Renate AuthorZwerger, Lisbeth Illustrator

BelgiumCneut, Carll IllustratorHerbauts, Anne Author/IllustratorMoeyaert, Bart AuthorRascal AuthorVerplancke, Klaas Illustrator

BoliviaBiblioteca Th’uruchapitas Organisation

Bosnia and Herzegovina Tepic Kojovic, Jelena AuthorKucuk, Fahrudin AuthorŠaric, Muhidin Author

BulgariaSpiridonova, Julia AuthorZidarov, Lyuben Illustrator

BrazilMello, Roger Author/Illustrator

Canada Ellis, Deborah AuthorEllis, Sarah AuthorHébert, Marie-Francine Author

China Zhilu, Zhang Author

ColombiaDa Coll, Ivar Author/Illustrator

Croatia Huseinovic, Andrea Petrlik IllustratorRead to me! Organisation

CyprusKakoulli, Toula Author

Czech Republic Nikl, Petr Author/Illustrator

Denmark Aakeson, Kim Fupz AuthorBrøgger, Lilian IllustratorJensen, Louis AuthorPardi, Charlotte IllustratorTeller, Janne Author

EcuadorIturralde, Edna Author

Estonia Raud, Piret AuthorSillaste, Kertu IllustratorTungal, Leelo Author

Finland Bondestam, Linda IllustratorLouhi, Kristiina IllustratorMaijala, Marika Author/Illustrator/Oral storytellerParvela, Timo AuthorRönns, Christel IllustratorSandman Lilius, Irmelin Author/IllustratorTurtschaninoff, Maria Author

France A.C.C.E.S. OrganisationChaud, Benjamin Author/IllustratorDouzou, Olivier Author/IllustratorFombelle, Timothée de AuthorLacombe, Benjamin IllustratorLecture Jeunesse OrganisationMourlevat, Jean-Claude AuthorMurail, Marie-Aude AuthorNadja IllustratorPlace, François IllustratorSfar, Joann Author/IllustratorUngerer, Tomi Author/IllustratorSatrapi, Marjane Author/Illustrator

Georgia Book Art Center (BAC) OrganisationGogiberidze, Inga Oral storyteller/Promoter of readingTopuria, Tea Author

Germany Berner, Rotraut Susanne IllustratorBlau, Aljoscha Author/IllustratorBudde, Nadia Author/IllustratorErlbruch, Wolf Illustrator

EU Read OrganisationInternational Youth Library OrganisationLabor Ateliergemeinschaft OrganisationMuggenthaler, Eva Author/IllustratorPressler, Mirjam AuthorRichter, Jutta Author

Greece Iliopoulos, Vagelis Author/Promoter of readingLibrary4all OrganisationNational Library of Greece OrganisationPateraki, Giolanda AuthorTrivizas, Eugene Author

Hungary Csukás, István AuthorLackfi, János AuthorMesemuzeum (The Hungarian Fairy Tale and Story

Museum) OrganisationTóth, Krisztina Author

IcelandÁslaug Jónsdóttir Author/IllustratorKristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir Author

IndiaA & A Book Trust OrganisationKaradi Path Education Company OrganisationKatha OrganisationPratham Books Organisation

Indonesia Bunanta, Murti Promoter of reading

Iran Hasanzadeh, Farhad AuthorMesghali, Farshid IllustratorMirhadi, Touran Promoter of readingMobile Library in Iran Organisation

Moradi Kermani, Houshang AuthorRahimizadeh, Pejman IllustratorRahmandoust, Mostafa AuthorRead with me Organisation

IrelandColfer, Eoin AuthorLynch, P J Illustrator

IsraelModan, Rutu Author/Illustrator

ItalyAlemagna, Beatrice Author/IllustratorCooperativa Culturale Giannino Stoppani OrganisationLampedusa Library OrganisationMasini, Beatrice AuthorNegrin, Fabian IllustratorTullio Altan, Fransesco Illustrator

JapanKomagata, Katsumi Author/IllustratorMatsuoka, Kyoko Promoter of reading

Republic of KoreaBaek, Heena IllustratorKwon, Yoon-duck IllustratorUk-Bae, Lee Illustrator

LatviaPaegle, Anita IllustratorPetersons, Reinis Illustrator

LebanonSharafeddine, Fatima Author

LithuaniaKasparavicius, Kestutis Author/Illustrator

Malta Azzopardi, Andreas Author

MauritiusFederation of Pre-School Playgroups OrganisationHein, Priya N. Author/IllustratorHosany, Amarnath Author

MexicoGerminalia A. C. Organisation

MontenegroKršenkovic Brkovic, Dragana Author

The NetherlandsDematons, Charlotte IllustratorGeelen, Harrie Author/IllustratorGestel, Peter van AuthorJonge, Harm de AuthorLeeuwen, Joke van Author/IllustratorLieshout, Ted van AuthorTjong-Khing, Thé IllustratorTörnqvist, Marit Illustrator

Nicaragua German Nicaraguan Library and the Bibliobús Bertolt

Brecht Organisation

NorwayAisato N’jie Solberg, Lisa IllustratorBelsvik, Rune AuthorDahle, Gro AuthorEeg, Harald Rosenløw AuthorEkman, Fam Author/IllustratorFiske, Anna Author/IllustratorHole, Stian Author/IllustratorKaldhol, Marit AuthorNyhus, Svein Author/IllustratorForeningen !les Organisation

Torseter, Øyvind Illustrator

PalestineNimr, Sonia Author

The Philippines Almario, Virgilio AuthorSta. Romana-Cruz, Flor Marie Author/Promoter of

reading

PolandAll of Poland Reads to Kids Organisation

Portugal Gonzalez, Maria Teresa Maia AuthorLetria, André Illustrator

RomaniaDamaschin Popa, Stela IllustratorDobrescu, Irina IllustratorNeacsu, Veronica Illustrator

Russian FederationDashevskaya, Nina AuthorGivargizov, Arthur AuthorKrapivin, Vladislav AuthorLubaev, Sergey IllustratorTraugot, Alexander Illustrator

SerbiaRšumovic, Ljubivoje Author

Slovenia Rozman Roza, Andrej AuthorŠkerl, Peter Illustrator

South AfricaBiblionef OrganisationDaly, Niki Author/Illustrator

Mhlope, Gcina Author/Oral storyteller/Promoter of reading

Naidoo, Beverley Author

SpainSierra i Fabra, Jordi Author

SwedenEriksson, Eva IllustratorHellgren, Joanna IllustratorLindenbaum, Pija Author/IllustratorLindström, Eva Author/IllustratorStark, Ulf AuthorTidholm, Anna-Clara IllustratorTidholm, Thomas AuthorTorudd, Cecilia Author/IllustratorWegelius, Jakob Author/IllustratorWikland, Ilon IllustratorZak, Monica Author/Oral storyteller/Promoter of reading

SwitzerlandAlbertine IllustratorDelessert, Étienne Author/Illustrator

TaiwanLiao, Jimmy Author/Illustrator

TurkeyAÇEV (Mother and Child Education Foundation)

OrganisationErdogan, Fatih Author/Promoter of reading

United Arab EmiratesAl Musallam, Abdulaziz Author

United KingdomAhlberg, Allan AuthorAlmond, David AuthorBlackman, Malorie Author

Blake, Quentin IllustratorBook Aid International OrganisationChambers, Aidan AuthorChambers, Aidan & Nancy Promoters of readingChild, Lauren Author/IllustratorFanelli, Sara Author/Illustrator Foreman, Michael Author/IllustratorGaiman, Neil AuthorGardner, Sally Author/IllustratorHallworth, Grace Author/Oral storytellerHughes, Shirley Author/IllustratorLaird, Elizabeth AuthorMeek Spencer, Margaret Promoter of readingMorden, Daniel Oral storytellerMorpurgo, Michael AuthorNess, Patrick AuthorPearson, Luke Author/IllustratorPienkowski, Jan IllustratorRiddell, Chris IllustratorSedgwick, Marcus Author

United StatesAnderson, Laurie Halse AuthorBányai, István IllustratorBlume, Judy AuthorCarle, Eric Author/IllustratorChildren’s Literature New England (CLNE) & The

Examined Life (EXL) OrganisationDezsö, Andrea IllustratorFriends of African Village Libraries (FAVL) OrganisationKalman, Maira Author/IllustratorLeGuin, Ursula AuthorLowry, Lois AuthorMaguire, Gregory Author/Promoter of readingNeighborhood Bridges OrganisationPellowski, Anne Oral storytellerRoom to Read OrganisationShihab Nye, Naomi AuthorTaylor, Mildred Author

ZambiaLubuto Library Partners Organisation

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