New international children´s literary award announcement for year 2003
NEW INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S LITERARY AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT FOR YEAR 2003 The first prizewinner of The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for Literature will be announced on 18 March 2003, in Vimmerby, Astrid Lindgren's home town in southern Sweden. H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria will present the award in Stockholm on 4 June 2003, at a prize-giving ceremony open to the public. The award was founded by the Swedish Government in 2002 and the prize money totals SEK 5 million (approx. USD 553 000). An Award for Children's Literature and Children's Rights Astrid Lindgren, Swedish author and creator of