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The 2025 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award to be announced

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Welcome to cover the announcement of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2025, live from Stockholm and at the Bologna Children's Book Fair on April 1. The award amounts to 5 million SEK (approx. 450 000 EUR, 495 000 USD) making it the largest international children’s and young adult literature award in the world. 265 candidates from 72 countries and regions are nominated.

When: Tuesday, April 1 at 13:00 CET
Venue: Lilla Studion, Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, Stockholm

Swedish Minister for Culture Parisa Liljestrand will perform an official greeting. The jury will then announce the laureate of 2025 and read the motivation. This is followed by a presentation of the laureate. The event will be hosted by Athena Farrokhzad.

At the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the announcement will be shown at the Illustrators Café. At 12:45, Boel Westin, Jury chair, will perform an official greeting followed by a speech by Jan Björklund, Ambassador of Sweden to Italy. This is followed by a presentation of the laureate.

Press credentials
Media outlets who wish to cover the news on site are asked to pre-register via email to andre.vifot.haas@alma.se and be on site in good time to prepare equipment. To broadcast the event live on a news site, please find the embed code available on our website alma.se/en a few days before the event.

After the announcement, we will do our best to offer interviews with the laureate and other participants.

Contact

André Vifot Haas
Communications Officer
andre.vifot.haas@alma.se 
+46 (0)76-540 10 33
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Kulturrådet, Box 27215, 102 53 Stockholm

The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award was created in 2002 by the Swedish government to promote every child’s right to great stories. This global award is given annually to a person or organisation for their outstanding contribution to children’s and young adult literature. With a prize of five million Swedish kronor, it is the largest award of its kind. Administrated by the Swedish Arts Council.

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