Press invitation: PRAESA receives the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2015

Welcome to cover the presentation of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2015.

Time: Monday June 1, 6:00 pm (all seats must be taken at 5:45 pm)

Venue: Stockholm Concert Hall

The award will be presented by the Minister for Culture and Democracy in Sweden, Mrs. Alice Bah Kuhnke, who will give a speech in honour of PRAESA.

The compere for the evening is Mr. Ingemar Fasth. There will be artist performances and presentations of PRAESA’s work.

PRAESA, Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa, is an organisation working to promote reading and literature for children and young people in South Africa since 1992. For more than twenty years, PRAESA has made powerful, innovative moves to highlight literature as a key component of both personal and societal development.

For interviews and accreditations contact Communications Officer Helene Andersson helene.andersson@alma.se or +46 76 5401017. Video content in broadcast quality with highlights, soundbites and B-rolls from the ceremony will be available at thenewsmarket.com/alma during the evening. The award ceremony durates from 6:00 to 7:10 pm. Images from the ceremony will be published at mynewsdesk.com/se/pressroom/alma.

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