ALMA Laureate Jacqueline Woodson to Sweden
The American author Jacqueline Woodson will visit Stockholm to accept the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. She will take part in a week of ALMA events from May 22–28, including lectures, school visits, meetings with young people and a trip to Astrid Lindgren’s childhood home in Vimmerby. Her visit will conclude with a ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall on May 28, in which H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria will present her with the award. Here are some of the events scheduled for ALMA week in Stockholm, May 22–28:May 22, 6 PM: Jacqueline Woodson lectures in the auditorium of Kulturhuset