Press invitation: The world’s largest award for children's and young adult literature to be announced on April 5
Welcome to cover the announcement of the 2016 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Time: April 5 at 12:45 pmVenue: Illustrator’s Café, Bologna Children’s Book Fair Programme12.45 Opening speaker is Staffan Forssell, Director General at the Swedish Arts Council and Helen Sigeland, Director at the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Speech by Robert Rydberg, Ambassador of Sweden to Italy.13.00 The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2016 is announced by Jury Chairman Boel Westin through a streamed link from the National Library of Sweden, Stockholm. The announcement is followed by a short