A GOLD MINE FOR READERS OF ALL AGESThis brochure contains the names of 246 candidates from 64 countries who are nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2019. The list is a gold mine for anyone interested in international children’s and young adult literature – and would not be possible without the work of more than 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 of each and every candidate.
THE LAUREATE OF 2019So far, eighteen laureates have received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Who will be the next to join this fantastic group? On Tuesday April 2, 2019, the Chairman of the jury will announce the new laureate(s). The event takes place in Stockholm and will also be broadcast to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Welcome to watch the announcement live on alma.se/en
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 (approx. EUR 490 000) and is given annually to people and organisations working in the spirit of Astrid Lindgren. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is the foundation of our work and the award is designed to promote interest in children’s and YA literature. An expert jury selects the laureate(s) from candidates nominated by institutions and organisations all over the world. The award was founded by the Swedish government in 2002 and is administrated by the Swedish Arts Council.
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BOLIVIABiblioteca Thurucapitas, Organisation
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAŠimo Ešić, AuthorFahrudin Kučuk, Author
BRAZILAna Maria Machado, AuthorRoger Mello, Author/Illustrator
BULGARIAMaya Dalgacheva, AuthorViktor Samuilov, AuthorJulia Spiridonova, AuthorLyuben Zidarov, Illustrator
CANADADeborah Ellis, AuthorSarah Ellis, AuthorMarie-Francine Hébert, AuthorTroy Kent, Promoter of readingJon Klassen, Author/Illustrator
CHINAZhang Zhilu, Author
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO/ UNITED KINGDOMDominique Mwankumi, Author/Illustrator
CROATIAAndrea Petrlik Huseinović, IllustratorRead to Me Campaign, Organisation
CYPRUSMaria Pyliotou, Author
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAJoy Lawrence, Promoter of reading
ARGENTINAMaria Teresa Andruetto, AuthorCEDILIJ, OrganisationJorge Luján, AuthorIstvansch Schritter, Author/Illustrator/Promoter of
reading
AUSTRALIARanda Abdel-Fattah, AuthorUrsula Dubosarsky, AuthorMem Fox, AuthorSusanne Gervay, AuthorMorris Gleitzman, AuthorIndigenous Literary Foundation, OrganisationRobert Ingpen, IllustratorMargo Lanagan, AuthorMelina Marchetta, AuthorMargaret Wild, Author
AUSTRIARenate Welsh-Rabady, AuthorLinda Wolfsgruber, IllustratorLisbeth Zwerger, Illustrator
AZERBAIJANGasham Isabayli, AuthorSevinj Nurugizi, Author
BELGIUMCarll Cneut, IllustratorAnne Herbauts, Author/IllustratorBart Moeyaert, AuthorPrix Bernard Versele, OrganisationMarie Wabbes, Author/IllustratorKlaas Verplancke, Author/Illustrator
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CZECH REPUBLICPetr Nikl, Author/IllustratorKvěta Pacovská, Illustrator
DENMARKKim Fupz Aakeson, AuthorLilian Brøgger, IllustratorLouis Jensen, AuthorDorte Karrebæk, Illustrator
ECUADOREdna Iturralde, Author
ESTONIAPiret Raud, AuthorUlla Saar, IllustratorLeelo Tungal, Author
FAROE ISLANDSRakel Helmsdal, Author/Illustrator/Oral storyteller/
Promoter of reading
FINLANDLinda Bondestam, IllustratorMarika Maijala, Author/IllustratorTimo Parvela, AuthorLaura Ruohonen & Erika Kallasmaa, Author and IllustratorSalla Savolainen, Author/IllustratorMaria Turtschaninoff, Author
FRANCEA.C.C.E.S., OrganisationBenjamin Chaud, Author/IllustratorLes Doigts qui rêvent, OrganisationOlivier Douzou, Author/IllustratorTimothée de Fombelle, AuthorBernard Friot, AuthorJean-Claude Mourlevat, AuthorMarie-Aude Murail, Author
Geneviève Patte, Promoter of readingMarjane Satrapi, Author/IllustratorJoann Sfar, Author/Illustrator
GEORGIABondo Matsaberidze, AuthorTea Topuria, Author
GERMANYAljoscha Blau, IllustratorNadia Budde, Author/IllustratorCornelia Funke, Author/IllustratorNikolaus Heidelbach, IllustratorInternational Youth Library, OrganisationJanosch, Author/IllustratorLabor Ateliergemeinschaft, OrganisationEva Muggenthaler, Author/IllustratorMirjam Pressler, AuthorStiftung Lesen, Organisation
GREECEVagelis Iliopoulos, Author/Promoter of readingLibrary4all, OrganisationAntonis Papatheodoulou, AuthorYolanda Pateraki, AuthorEugene Trivizas, Author
GREENLANDNaja Rosing-Asvid, Author/IllustratorLene Therkildsen, Promoter of reading
HUNGARYIstvan Csukas, AuthorHungarian Fairy Tale and Story Museum, OrganisationJános Lackfi, AuthorTibor Zalán, Author
ICELANDÆvar Þór Benediktsson, Promoter of reading
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INDIAA & A Book Trust, OrganisationKatha, OrganisationPratham Books, Organisation
INDONESIAMurti Bunanta, Promoter of reading
IRANChildren’s Book Council, OrganisationFarhad Hassanzadeh, AuthorJamshid Khanian, AuthorMobile Library in Iran, OrganisationNarges Mohammadi, IllustratorHoushang Moradi Kermani, AuthorRead with Me, OrganisationAliasghar Seidabadi, Promoter of reading
IRELANDChris Judge, AuthorPJ Lynch, IllustratorSheena Wilkinson, Author
ISRAELRutu Modan, Author/Illustrator
ITALYBeatrice Alemagna, Author/IllustratorChiara Carminati, AuthorLampedusa Library, OrganisationSarolta Szulyovszky, Illustrator
IVORY COASTFato Keita, Author/Promoter of reading
JAPANKyoko Matsuoka, Promoter of reading
JORDANTaghrid al-Najjar, Author
REPUBLIC OF KOREAHeena Baek, IllustratorLee Juyoung, Promoter of readingLee Uk-Bae, Illustrator
LATVIAGundega Muzikante, IllustratorInese Zandere, Author
LEBANON/BELGIUMFatima Sharafeddine, Author
LITHUANIAKęstutis Kasparavičius, Author/Illustrator
MEXICOSilvia Dobovoy, Author
NETHERLANDSDe Schrijverscentrale, OrganisationJoke van Leeuwen, Author/IllustratorGideon Samson, AuthorToon Tellegen, AuthorThé Tjong-Khing, IllustratorMarit Törnqvist, Author/IllustratorEdward van de Vendel, AuthorSylvia Weve, Illustrator
NEW ZEALANDJoy Cowley, Author/Promoter of reading
NICARAGUAGerman Nicaraguan Library and the Bibliobús Bertold
Brecht, Organisation
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NORWAYLene Ask, IllustratorRune Belsvik, AuthorGro Dahle, AuthorHarald Rosenløw Eeg, AuthorFam Ekman, Author/IllustratorAnna Fiske, Author/IllustratorForeningen !les, OrganisationStian Hole, Author/IllustratorMarit Kaldhol, AuthorGry Moursund, Author/IllustratorSvein Nyhus, Author/IllustratorMaria Parr, AuthorBjørn Rørvik, AuthorØyvind Torseter, Illustrator
PALESTINESonia Nimr, Author
PHILIPPINESVirgilio Senadren Almario, AuthorNeni Sta. Romana Cruz, Promoter of reading
POLANDAll of Poland Reads to Kids, OrganisationOla Cieślak, IllustratorMałgorzata Musierowicz, AuthorPaweł Pawlak, IllustratorMarcin Szczygielski, AuthorJózef Wilkoń, Illustrator
PORTUGALAndante, OrganisationBernardo P. Carvalho, IllustratorMaria Teresa Maia Gonzales, AuthorLuísa Ducla Soares, AuthorCatarina Sobral, Illustrator
ROMANIASilviu Baias, IllustratorAndrea Kürti, IllustratorCristiana Radu, Illustrator
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONAnastasia Arkhipova, IllustratorNina Dashevskaya, AuthorRussian State Children’s Library, OrganisationAlexander Traugot, IllustratorMikhail Yasnov, Author
SERBIALjubivoje Ršumović, Author
SLOVENIASlavko Pregl, AuthorAnja Štefan, Author
SOUTH AFRICABiblionef, OrganisationThe Bookery, OrganisationNiki Daly, Author/IllustratorGcina Mhlope, Author/Oral storyteller/Promoter of readingBeverley Naidoo, Author
SPAINFundaciò Jordi Sierra i Fabra, OrganisationAlfredo Gómez Cerdá, AuthorElena Odriozola, Illustrator
SWEDENEva Eriksson, IllustratorJoanna Hellgren, IllustratorOlof Landström, IllustratorPija Lindenbaum, Author/IllustratorEva Lindström, Author/IllustratorFrida Nilsson, AuthorAnna-Clara Tidholm, Illustrator
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Thomas Tidholm, AuthorCecilia Torudd, Author/IllustratorJakob Wegelius, Author/IllustratorIlon Wikland, IllustratorMonica Zak, Author
SWITZERLANDAlbertine, IllustratorFranz Hohler, Author
TAIWANJimmy Liao, Author/Illustrator
TURKEYÇocuk Vakfı (Children’s Foundation), OrganisationFatih Erdoğan, Author/Promoter of reading
UKRAINEKost Lavro, IllustratorZirka Menzatiuk, Author
UNITED KINGDOMAllan Ahlberg, AuthorDavid Almond, AuthorMalorie Blackman, AuthorQuentin Blake, IllustratorBook Aid International, OrganisationAidan Chambers, AuthorAidan & Nancy Chambers, Promoters of readingMichael Foreman, Author/IllustratorDaniel Hahn, Promoter of readingShirley Hughes, Author/IllustratorOliver Jeffers, Author/IllustratorElizabeth Laird, AuthorMichelle Magorian, AuthorMargaret Meek Spencer, Promoter of readingDaniel Morden, Author/Oral storytellerMichael Morpurgo, AuthorPatrick Ness, Author
Luke Pearson, Author/IllustratorJan Pienkowski, IllustratorChris Riddell, IllustratorKatherine Rundell, AuthorMarcus Sedgwick, AuthorJohn Shelley, IllustratorDavid Wood, Author
UNITED STATESLaurie Halse Anderson, AuthorJudy Blume, AuthorLeVar Burton, Promoter of readingEric Carle, Author/IllustratorChildren’s Literature New England, OrganisationKate DiCamillo, AuthorMargarita Engle, AuthorMaira Kalman, Author/IllustratorStephen Krashen, Promoter of readingGregory Maguire, Author/Promoter of readingChristopher Myers, Author/IllustratorNeighborhood Bridges, OrganisationPeter Sís, IllustratorTim Tingle, Oral storytellerMildred Taylor, AuthorJack Zipes, Author/Promoter of reading
ZAMBIALubuto Library Partners, Organisation
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Astrid Lindgren Memorial AwardSwedish Arts Council | P.O. Box 27215 | 102 53 StockholmPhone +46 (0)8 519 264 00 | [email protected] | www.alma.se/en
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