Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

The nominees for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2012 will be revealed on October 13th

Mon, Oct 03, 2011 13:36 CET

During the Frankfurt Book Fair, the nominated candidates for the 2012 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award will be announced. Larry Lempert, Chairman of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award jury, will reveal the candidates on October 13th at 17:10 hours. To mark the announcement the Frankfurt Book Fair and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award give a presentation of the work of the Australian illustrator Shaun Tan, the 2011 Award Recipient, followed by a reception.PROGRAMME 13th of OCTOBER 2011 16.30 Greeting by Gabi Rauch-Kneer, Vice President of the Frankfurt Book Fair 16.35

Illustration by Shaun Tan to Nationalmuseum

Thu, Jun 23, 2011 07:41 CET

Today, the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm receives an illustration by Shaun Tan, this year’s recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. The works of Shaun Tan can thereby be available to the general public and preserved for future generations. – The Nationalmuseum is very delighted to receive an original work of this year's Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award recipient Shaun Tan. He appears here as a great innovator of a classical pictorial world in children's book form. The acquisition of Shaun Tan's illustration is therefore a valuable complement to the museum's collections of children's

This year's recipient visits the International Youth Library in Munich

Mon, May 23, 2011 08:04 CET

On May 25th the recipient of The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2011, Shaun Tan, will give a lecture at the International Youth Library, the largest library in the world of children’s and young adult literature. During the visit Shaun Tan will also meet the Swedish Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel.Every year, the recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award visits the International Youth Library in Munich during the award week. This year’s recipient, the Australian illustrator and author Shaun Tan, will give a lecture on May 25th entitled Narrative images.The International

Pressinformation for the Award Week

Sat, May 21, 2011 13:20 CET

Today, Shaun Tan, the recipient of the 2011 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, arrives to Sweden to participate in the award week 21-31 of May. The award week program, press releases, photos and illustrations are available at www.alma.se The events and activities throughout the week will be documented and information and new pictures will be published continuously at www.alma.se and in the press room at www.mynewsdesk.se. Publication of these photographs is free on the condition that the name of the photographer, Stefan Tell, is given. Interviews with Shaun Tan and the Chairman

Two Award Winners meet

Tue, May 17, 2011 13:07 CET

They are illustrators of the same age and have both been selected as recipients of the world's largest award for children's and young adult literature. But they come from different continents and have totally different artistic expressions. On Monday, May 30[th], this year's recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, Shaun Tan, meets the Belgian illustrator Kitty Crowther, the 2010 recipient.On March 29[th] the illustrator and author Shaun Tan from Australia was announced as the 2011 recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award; – Of course, it’s an incredible honor to simply

Busy Award Week for Shaun Tan

Wed, May 11, 2011 15:39 CET

Shaun Tan, the recipient of the 2011 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, will come to Sweden to participate in the award week 21-31 of May. The Australian illustrator and author will visit Vimmerby, München in Germany and Lillehammer in Norway. In Stockholm, Shaun Tan will hold lectures at the House of Culture and the Parliament Library. The grand finale is the award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall on May 31.– We are delighted Shaun Tan will come and we are very satisfied with this year’s award week program, says director Erik Titusson. Thanks to our collaborations with various

Shaun Tan participates in award week in Sweden

Thu, Apr 28, 2011 15:22 CET

The recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2011, the Australian Shaun Tan, arrives in Stockholm on May 21 to participate in the award week. The award week ends with a ceremony in the Stockholm Concert Hall, where Shaun Tan, the author of inter alia The Arrival, receives the Literature award from H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria. The award amount is 5 million SEK (approx. 750 000 USD). On March 29, the illustrator and author Shaun Tan from Australia was announced as the recipient of the 2011 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award; Shaun Tan is a masterly visual storyteller,

The recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2011 is Shaun Tan

Tue, Mar 29, 2011 13:57 CET

Shaun Tan is an illustrator and author, born in 1974, who lives and works in Australia. The jury’s citation reads as follows: Shaun Tan is a masterly visual storyteller, pointing the way ahead to new possibilities for picture books. His pictorial worlds constitute a separate universe where nothing is self-evident and anything is possible. Memories of childhood and adolescence are fixed reference points, but the pictorial narrative is universal and touches everyone, regardless of age. Behind a wealth of minutely detailed pictures, where civilization is criticized and history depicted

Recipient of Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2011 to be announced tomorrow

Mon, Mar 28, 2011 08:45 CET

The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) is the world’s largest prize for children’s and young adult literature. Tomorrow, Tuesday 29 March, at 1:00 pm CET, the recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2011 will be announced. 175 candidates from 62 countries around the world are nominated for the award, which can be presented to authors, illustrators, oral storytellers and those active in promoting reading. Larry Lempert, the chairman of the jury, will reveal the name of this year’s recipient(s) at the Astrid Lindgren’s Näs Cultural Centre in Vimmerby. The award has a value

Vimmerby goes worldwide: Watch this year’s announcement live!

Thu, Mar 24, 2011 08:38 CET

The jury for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) will choose the recipient(s) of this year’s award at its meeting on Tuesday 29 March. The decision will be made public at a press conference in Vimmerby at 1:00 pm CET. The announcement will be broadcast live at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair and online at www.alma.se. The recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is traditionally announced in Vimmerby, Astrid Lindgren’s childhood hometown. Larry Lempert, the chairman of the jury, will reveal the name of the 2011 recipient(s) to the media and invited guests. The

More candidates than ever for the world’s largest prize for children’s and young adult literature

Thu, Mar 17, 2011 08:15 CET

– To be awarded the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is such a tremendous experience, says the Belgian illustrator Kitty Crowther, the 2010 recipient. On March 29th the recipient or recipients of the world’s largest prize for children’s and young adult literature 2011 will be announced. The nomination list for the 2011 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is the longest ever and is made up of 175 candidates from 62 countries. Previous recipients are eligible to nominate candidates, and in the nomination process this year three previous recipients have proposed candidates; Banco del Libro (