Hans Christian Andersen Award
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- Not to be confused with the Hans Christian Andersen Literature AwardHans Christian Andersen Literature AwardThe Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award is a Danish literary award established in 2010. It is awarded to a living author whose work resembles Hans Christian Andersen. It is one of the bigger literary prizes with the winner receiving ....
The Hans Christian Andersen Award, sometimes known as the "Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize in Literature
Since 1901, the Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words from the will of Alfred Nobel, produced "in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction"...
for children's literature", is an international award given biennially by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)
International Board on Books for Young People
The International Board on Books for Young People is a non-profit organization based in Switzerland committed to bringing books and children together.-History:...
in recognition of a "lasting contribution to children's literature
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...
". There are two categories of award winners: authors, and illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
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The prize is named after the Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
author Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling."...
, and winners receive a gold medal from the hand of the Queen of Denmark
Margrethe II of Denmark
Margrethe II is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of Denmark. In 1972 she became the first female monarch of Denmark since Margaret I, ruler of the Scandinavian countries in 1375-1412 during the Kalmar Union.-Early life:...
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In addition to the Award, IBBY publishes a biennial "Honor List" of excellent new children's books, which are selected by the different national sections of IBBY, and recognize excellence in writing, illustration and translation of children's books.
Writing
The Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing has been awarded since 1956.- 1956 - Eleanor FarjeonEleanor FarjeonEleanor Farjeon was an English author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. Many of her works had charming illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. Some of her correspondence has also been published...
(United Kingdom) - 1958 - Astrid LindgrenAstrid LindgrenAstrid 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...
(Sweden) - 1960 - Erich KästnerErich KästnerEmil Erich Kästner was a German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known for his humorous, socially astute poetry and children's literature.-Dresden 1899–1919:...
(Germany) - 1962 - Meindert DeJongMeindert DeJongMeindert De Jong sometimes spelled as Meindert de Jong or Dejong was an award winning author of children's books. He was born in the village of Wierum, of the province of Friesland, in the Netherlands.-Life:...
(USA) - 1964 - René GuillotRené GuillotRené Guillot was a French children's author who lived, worked and travelled in French Africa.After studying science, he moved to Senegal to work as a teacher, spending over 20 years in Africa...
(France) - 1966 - Tove JanssonTove JanssonTove Marika Jansson was a Swedish-Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. She is best known as the author of the Moomin books.- Biography :...
(Finland) - 1968 - James KrüssJames KrüssJames Krüss was a German poet and writer.James Jacob Hinrich Krüss was born as the son of the electrician Ludwig Krüss and his wife Margaretha Krüss on Heligoland. In 1941, during World War II, the inhabitants of the island were evacuated to Arnstadt, Thuringia, later to Hertigswalde, near...
(Germany), José Maria Sanchez-Silva (Spain) - 1970 - Gianni RodariGianni RodariGianni Rodari was an Italian writer and journalist, most famous for his books for children. He won the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1970 and is considered by many to be Italy's most important twentieth-century children's author...
(Italy) - 1972 - Scott O'DellScott O'DellScott O'Dell was an American children's author who wrote 26 novels for young people, along with three novels for adults and four nonfiction books...
(USA) - 1974 - Maria GripeMaria GripeMaria Gripe, born Maja Stina Walter , was a Swedish author of books for children and young people, often written in a magical and mystical tone.-Biography:...
(Sweden) - 1976 - Cecil BødkerCecil BødkerCecil Bødker is a Danish writer, most famous for the use of the character "Silas" in her books. In 1977, "The Leopard" won The Mildred L...
(Denmark) - 1978 - Paula FoxPaula FoxPaula Fox is an American author of novels for adults and children and two memoirs. Her novel The Slave Dancer received the Newbery Medal in 1974; and in 1978, she was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal. More recently, A Portrait of Ivan won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 2008.Her...
(USA) - 1980 - Bohumil ŘíhaBohumil RíhaBohumil Říha was a Czech author. One of his most noted works is Children's Encyclopaedia that has since its publication enjoyed almost a cult following – its structure offers, besides information for beginning readers, more detailed information for children who wish to learn more about any of the...
(Czechoslovakia) - 1982 - Lygia Bojunga NunesLygia Bojunga NunesLygia Bojunga is a Brazilian author of children's books. She worked on TV and radio until her first book was published in 1972...
(Brazil) - 1984 - Christine NöstlingerChristine NöstlingerChristine 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...
(Austria) - 1986 - Patricia WrightsonPatricia WrightsonPatricia Wrightson was an Australian author who wrote a number of highly regarded and influential children's books. Her reputation came to rest largely on her magic realist titles. Her books, including the widely praised The Nargun and The Stars , were among the first Australian books for children...
(Australia) - 1988 - Annie M. G. SchmidtAnnie M. G. SchmidtAnna Maria Geertruida "Annie" Schmidt was a prolific Dutch writer, especially cherished for her children's books—"the most versatile and most talented children's book author in the Netherlands." She is called the mother of the Dutch theatrical song and the queen of Dutch children's...
(Netherlands) - 1990 - Tormod HaugenTormod HaugenTormod Haugen was a Norwegian author of children's books and translator. -Biography:Tormod Haugen grew up in a small village in Trysil in Hedmark county, Norway. After school graduation at the Hamar Cathedral School in 1965, he attended the University of Oslo. He worked at the Munch Museum...
(Norway) - 1992 - Virginia HamiltonVirginia HamiltonVirginia Esther Hamilton was an award-winning author of children's books. She wrote 41 books, including M. C. Higgins, the Great, for which she won the National Book Award in 1974 and the 1975 Newbery Medal....
(USA) - 1994 - Michio MadoMichio Madois a Japanese poet. He was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1994.-Early life:Mado was born as Michio Ishida in Tokuyama, Yamaguchi prefecture. He spent his childhood with his grandfather because his parents went to work in Taiwan. Later he joined his family there...
(Japan) - 1996 - Uri OrlevUri OrlevUri Orlev is an award-winning Israeli children's author and translator of Polish-Jewish origin.-Biography:Uri Orlev, born Jerzy Henryk Orlowski, was born in Warsaw, Poland. He survived the war years in the Warsaw Ghetto and the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where he was sent to after his...
(IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
) - 1998 - Katherine PatersonKatherine PatersonKatherine 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:...
(USA) - 2000 - Ana Maria MachadoAna Maria MachadoAna Maria Machado was born in 1941 in Rio de Janeiro and is, alongside Lygia Bojunga Nunes and Ruth Rocha, one of the most significant children's book authors in Brazil. She started her career as a painter in Rio de Janeiro and New York City. After studying Romance languages she did a PhD with...
(Brazil) - 2002 - Aidan ChambersAidan ChambersAidan Chambers is an award-winning British writer of novels for children and young adults.- Life and work :Born near Chester-le-Street, County Durham in 1934, Chambers was an only child, and a poor scholar; considered "slow" by his teachers, he did not learn to read fluently until the age of nine...
(United Kingdom) - 2004 - Martin WaddellMartin WaddellMartin Waddell is a prolific, award winning children's author. He has lived most of his life in Newcastle, County Down and is most famous for his engaging Big Bear, Little Bear and Little Dracula series....
(IrelandRepublic of IrelandIreland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
) - 2006 - Margaret MahyMargaret MahyMargaret Mahy ONZ is a well-known New Zealand author of children's and young adult books. While the plots of many of her books have strong supernatural elements, her writing concentrates on the themes of human relationships and growing up.Her books The Haunting and The Changeover: A Supernatural...
(New Zealand) - 2008 - Jürg SchubigerJürg SchubigerJürg Schubiger is a Swiss children's writer, and psychotherapist.He won the 2008 Hans Christian Andersen Award. In 1996, he won the German Children’s Literature Prize for Als die Welt noch jung war.-Life:...
(Switzerland) - 2010 - David AlmondDavid AlmondDavid Almond is a British children's writer who has written several novels, each one to critical acclaim.-Early life:Almond was born and raised in Felling and Newcastle in post-industrial North East England and educated at the University of East Anglia, he was born in 1951...
(United Kingdom)
Illustration
The Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration has been awarded since 1966.- 1966 - Alois CarigietAlois CarigietAlois Carigiet was a Swiss graphic designer, painter, and illustrator. His most famous work includes a series of six illustrated children's books on alpine themes. In 1966 he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration...
(Switzerland) - 1968 - Jiří TrnkaJirí TrnkaJiří Trnka was a Czech puppet maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director. In addition to his extensive career as an illustrator, especially of children's books, he is best known for his work in animation with puppets, which began in 1946...
(Czechoslovakia) - 1970 - Maurice SendakMaurice SendakMaurice 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:...
(USA) - 1972 - Ib Spang Olsen (Denmark)
- 1974 - Farshid MesghaliFarshid MesghaliFarshid Mesghali is an Iranian graphic designer, illustrator, animator and author.- Biography :Studying painting at Tehran University, he began his professional career as a graphic designer and illustrator in 1964. After his graduation, he joined the Institute for the Intellectual Development for...
(IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
) - 1976 - Tatjana Mawrina (USSR)
- 1978 - Svend Otto S. (Denmark)
- 1980 - Suekichi Akaba (Japan)
- 1982 - Zbigniew Rychlicki (Poland)
- 1984 - Mitsumasa AnnoMitsumasa Annois a Japanese author and illustrator of children's books.-Background:Anno was born in 1926 in Japan, and grew up in the small town of Tsuwano. As a student at a regional high school, he studied art, drawing, and the writings of Hermann Hesse. During World War II, Anno was drafted into the...
(Japan) - 1986 - Robert IngpenRobert IngpenRobert Roger Ingpen is an Australian graphic designer, illustrator, and author.-Early life:Ingpen was born in Geelong Australia and attended Geelong College to 1957...
(Australia) - 1988 - Dusan Kállay (Czechoslovakia)
- 1990 - Lisbeth ZwergerLisbeth ZwergerLisbeth Zwerger was born in Vienna in 1954. She is an illustrator of children's books.After studying at the Applied Arts Academy of Vienna she became an award-winning illustrator, working mostly for Michael Neugebauer....
(Austria) - 1992 - Kvĕta Pacovská (Czech RepublicCzech RepublicThe Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
) - 1994 - Jörg Müller (artist) (Switzerland)
- 1996 - Klaus Ensikat (Germany)
- 1998 - Tomi UngererTomi UngererJean-Thomas "Tomi" Ungerer is a French illustrator best known for his erotic and political illustrations as well as children's books.- Biography :...
(France) - 2000 - Anthony BrowneAnthony BrowneAnthony Browne may refer to:*Anthony Browne , author and illustrator of children's books*Anthony Browne , journalist, author, and policy director for London mayor Boris Johnson...
(United Kingdom) - 2002 - Quentin BlakeQuentin BlakeQuentin Saxby Blake, CBE, FCSD, RDI, is an English cartoonist, illustrator and children's author, well-known for his collaborations with writer Roald Dahl.-Education:...
(United Kingdom) - 2004 - Max VelthuijsMax VelthuijsMax Velthuijs was a Dutch painter, illustrator and author. He was one of the most famous children's illustrators in the Netherlands. In 2004 he received the Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustrators....
(Netherlands) - 2006 - Wolf ErlbruchWolf ErlbruchWolf Erlbruch is an award-winning illustrator and writer of children's books. He combines various techniques for the artwork in his books, including cutting and pasting, drawing, and painting...
(Germany) - 2008 - Roberto Innocenti (Italy)
- 2010 - Jutta BauerJutta Bauer-Life:After studying at the Technical College of Design in Hamburg, she worked as a children’s book illustrator as well as cartoonist for the women’s magazine Brigitte....
(Germany)
See also
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial AwardAstrid Lindgren Memorial AwardThe Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 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...
- List of prizes, medals, and awards
- Caldecott MedalCaldecott MedalThe Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children , a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published that year. The award was named in honor of nineteenth-century English...
External links
- International Board on Books for Young People
- Hans Christian Andersen Award Exhibit, Northwestern University Library - Informative multimedia site about the awards, and the 2004 nominees in particular, from the Northwestern University Library