​Nominations for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2017 to be presented on October 20

The list over nominated candidates for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2017 will be presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

The program is a co-operation with the Frankfurt Book Fair and begins at 4.00 pm with a presentation of this year's laureate, Meg Rosoff. Professor Boel Westin, chairman of the ALMA-jury, will then present the nominated candidates. After the presentation, the nomination list will be available on www.alma.se/en A list of the nominating bodies for 2017 is also available on our web site.

For questions and interviews in Frankfurt with Boel Westin, please contact director Helen Sigeland, +46 76 540 10 33, helen.sigeland@alma.se