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Press invitation: Award Ceremony for the 2013 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

May 22, 2013 08:53 BST Welcome to follow the official award ceremony for the 2013 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) at Stockholm Concert Hall on May 27. The award is presented to Argentinian illustrator Isol and is presented by H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and the Swedish Minister for Culture, Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth.

Isol is looking forward to an intense award week

Apr 22, 2013 09:17 BST – Meeting the Swedish audience has been absolutely fantastic. I can´t wait to visit Stockholm in May, says the recipient of 2013 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award recipient Isol, who participated in the Swedish literary festival LitteraLund last week. The program for this year’s award week is intense.

Guus Kuijer receives the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

May 28, 2012 21:23 BST In a ceremony today at the Stockholm Concert Hall, Dutch author Guus Kuijer was presented with the 2012 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) by HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden.

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Argentinian illustrator Isol receives the world’s largest literature award tonight

May 27, 2013 09:06 BST Tonight the world’s largest award for children’s and young adult literature will be presented to the Argentinian illustrator Isol in Stockholm, Sweden. The 2013 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award will be presented by H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria and the Swedish Minister for Culture, Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth.

May 14, 2013 07:06 BST On Saturday this year’s recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA), illustrator Isol, arrives in Stockholm. During one week she will meet the general public, colleagues, the book industry as well as press and media in Stockholm, Vimmerby and Munich.

Jan 30, 2013 10:20 GMT The recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2013 will be announced on March 26 at 1:00 pm CET. The announcement and the following presentation of the recipient will be broadcast live on www.alma.se. The 2013 award week takes place in Stockholm between May 21st and 27th. The award ceremony takes place on May 27 at 6:00 pm at the Stockholm Concert Hall.

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Images

Award Ceremony May 27, 2013

May 28, 2013 13:12 BST H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria, Isol and the Swedish Minister for Culture, Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth.

Award Ceremony May 27, 2013

May 28, 2013 13:10 BST Speech by Isol.

Award Ceremony May 27, 2013

May 28, 2013 13:09 BST Speech by Isol.

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Videos

Isol's speech at the award ceremony

May 30, 2013 11:49 BST Isol's speech at the award ceremony, Stockholm Concert Hall, May 27, 2013.
Length  9:19

Highlights from the 2013 award ceremony

May 30, 2013 09:38 BST Highlights from the 2013 award ceremony which took place at the Stockholm Concert Hall on May 27, 2013.
Length  3:45

Interview Larry Lempert

May 30, 2013 09:35 BST Interview with Larry Lempert, Chairman of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award jury, during the 2013 Award week.
Length  2:53

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