Laureate of the 2021 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award to be announced
Welcome to cover the announcement of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA), live from Stockholm. 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. 262 candidates from 68 countries are nominated.
When: Tuesday, March 30, 13:00 CET
Venue: TioTretton children’s library, Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, Stockholm
The announcement will be broadcast live on alma.se/en. Swedish Minister for Culture and Democracy Amanda Lind will perform an official greeting. The ALMA Jury Chair Boel Westin will announce the laureate(s) of 2021 and read the jury's motivation. This is followed by a presentation of the laureate by jury member Mårten Sandén. The event will be hosted by the Swedish cultural columnist Stefan Ingvarsson. Due to the spread of COVID-19, it will take place without an audience.
Media outlets who wish to cover the news on site are asked to pre-register and be on site in good time to prepare equipment and take a place at a safe distance. To broadcast the event live o a news site, please find the embed code available on our website. If you are interested in a broadcast-quality b-roll, please let us know.
Footage and images
Content, along with press releases, will be available in our newsroom after the announcement on March 30 onwards and throughout the day:
- Still images of the laureate(s) and audio recording of the phone call to the laureate
- Broadcast-quality b-roll of the announcement
- Still images of the announcement
To request for press credentials, please contact:
Mariella Kucer, Communications Officer
+46 076-5401017, mariella.kucer@alma.se
