Laurie Halse Anderson accepts the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2023
The American author Laurie Halse Anderson received the world’s largest literature award for children’s and young adult literature, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, at a ceremony in the Stockholm Concert Hall on Tuesday, May 2. The award was presented by H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria.
− When I became an author, Astrid Lindgren's defense of children's right to read helped define my path. She shaped the sense of responsibility I feel to my readers and their families. Stories open the doors to conversation and growth. Books strengthen us, and help lay the foundations of morality and
