Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Encyclopedia
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (Swedish: Litteraturpriset till Astrid Lindgrens minne) is an international children's literature
award, established by the Swedish government
in 2002 in honour of the Swedish
children's books writer Astrid Lindgren
. The prize is awarded annually to an amount of five million SEK
, making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world.
The Astrid Lindgren Award may be awarded to writers, illustrators, narrators and/or promoters of reading whose work reflects the spirit of Astrid Lindgren. 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. Unlike many similar awards in literature, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is funded solely by central government funds.
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
award, established by the Swedish government
Government of Sweden
The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden is the supreme executive authority of Sweden. It consists of the Prime Minister and cabinet ministers appointed by the Prime Minister. The Government is responsible for their actions to the Riksdag, which is the legislative assembly...
in 2002 in honour of the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
children's books writer Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren , 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish author and screenwriter who is the world's 25th most translated author and has sold roughly 145 million copies worldwide...
. The prize is awarded annually to an amount of five million SEK
Swedish krona
The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...
, making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world.
The Astrid Lindgren Award may be awarded to writers, illustrators, narrators and/or promoters of reading whose work reflects the spirit of Astrid Lindgren. 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. Unlike many similar awards in literature, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is funded solely by central government funds.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country |
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| 2003 | Maurice Sendak Maurice Sendak Maurice Bernard Sendak is an American writer and illustrator of children's literature. He is best known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, published in 1963.-Early life:... |
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| Christine Nöstlinger Christine Nöstlinger Christine Nöstlinger is an Austrian writer.By her own admission, Nöstlinger was a wild and angry child. After finishing high school, she wanted to become an artist, and studied graphic arts at the Academy of Applied Arts in Vienna... |
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| 2004 | Lygia Bojunga Nunes Lygia Bojunga Nunes Lygia Bojunga is a Brazilian author of children's books. She worked on TV and radio until her first book was published in 1972... |
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| 2005 | Philip Pullman Philip Pullman Philip Pullman CBE, FRSL is an English writer from Norwich. He is the best-selling author of several books, most notably his trilogy of fantasy novels, His Dark Materials, and his fictionalised biography of Jesus, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ... |
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| Ryōji Arai Ryoji Arai is a Japanese illustrator, born in Yamagata in 1956 and resident of Tokyo. He studied art at Nippon University. His production of picture books is both large and varied – from small books for toddlers, to picture books of nonsense, fairy tales and poetry, both written himself and by other writers... |
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| 2006 | Katherine Paterson Katherine Paterson Katherine Paterson is an American author of children's novels. She wrote Bridge to Terabithia and has received several of the major international awards for children's literature.- Early life:... |
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| 2007 | Banco del Libro Banco del Libro Banco del Libro is a non-profit organization for the promotion of children’s literature. The organization is headquartered in Caracas, Venezuela and dates back to 1960, when a centre was set up for the exchange of textbooks – hence the name Banco del Libro... |
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| 2008 | Sonya Hartnett Sonya Hartnett Sonya Hartnett is an Australian author.Hartnett writes fiction variously for children, young adults and adults and has won numerous prizes and awards, having been described as "the finest Australian writer of her generation". She wrote her first novel, Trouble All the Way, at the age of thirteen... |
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| 2009 | Tamer Institute for Community Education Tamer Institute for Community Education The Tamer Institute for Community Educationis a non-profit non-governmental educational organization working in Palestine. It was established in 1989 in response to Palestinian needs during the first intifada... |
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| 2010 | Kitty Crowther Kitty Crowther Kitty Crowther is an author and illustrator of children's literature. She won the 2010 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.-Biography:... |
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| 2011 | Shaun Tan Shaun Tan Shaun Tan is the illustrator and author of award-winning children's books such as The Red Tree, The Lost Thing and The Arrival... |