Welcome to cover the 2021 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Ceremony
It is time for the 2021 and 2020 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award laureates, author Jean-Claude Mourlevat of France and picture book artist Baek Heena of the Republic of Korea, to be honored and presented with their awards. The digital award ceremony takes place on Monday, May 31 at 19.00 CET and will be hosted by H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and the Swedish Minister for Culture and Democracy Amanda Lind. With a prize of five million Swedish kronor (approx. EUR 462k, GBP 400k, USD 550k), the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is the world's largest award for children's and young