The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2017 to be announced on April 4th
The announcement of the 2017 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) takes place Tuesday April 4[th] 1:00 pm CET at the National Library in Stockholm. Alice Bah Kuhnke, Minister for Culture and Democracy in Sweden is giving a speech and Jury Chairman Boel Westin will announce the laureate of 2017. The announcement will be followed by a presentation of the laureate by the jury. The press conference will be broadcast live on www.alma.se and via a link to Bologna Children's Book Fair, the leading international book fair for children and young people. ALMA rewards authors, illustrators,