Two new jurors for Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
The board of the Swedish Arts Council has appointed Åsa Lind and Anna Nordenstam as new jurors for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
Children’s author Åsa Lind is best-known for her Sand Wolf books, which have been translated into 27 languages. Lind has also written nonfiction and is the author of many picture books with illustrators such as Sara Lundberg, Joanna Hellgren, and Belgian artist Ingrid Godon. Lind is a three-time August Prize nominee and a recipient of the Kulla-Gulla Prize, among other accolades.
Anna Nordenstam is Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Gothenburg. Her research interests include children’s and youth literature, comics, and literature education. She has published many articles, books, and anthologies about children’s literature, children’s reading, and feminist comics, both in Sweden and internationally.
Åsa Lind and Anna Nordenstam took up their posts on 1 July. They replace departing jury members Balsam Karam and Janina Orlov.
André Vifot Haas
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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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