The world’s largest award (EUR 440 000) for children's and young adult literature to be announced on March 31
Welcome to the 18th announcement of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA). The award amounts to 5 million SEK (approx. 440 000 EUR) making it the largest international children’s and young adult literature award in the world. On Tuesday, March 31 at 12:50 pm, the ALMA jury will announce the 2020 laureate live from Astrid Lindgren’s home on Dalagatan 46 in Stockholm. For the 2020 award, 240 candidates from 67 countries have been nominated. “It is particularly exciting to have an increasing number of nominating countries. It