Announcement of the Laureate of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2015

Announcement of the Laureate of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2015

Event date 31 March 2015 14:00 – 14:25

Location National Library of Sweden, Stockholm Bologna Children's Book Fair, Bologna

Jury Chair Boel Westin will announce the 2015 laureate of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award on March 31 at 1 p.m. CET. The press conference will be held at the National Library in Stockholm on March 31 at 1 p.m. and broadcast live to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. After announcing the award, the jury will present the recipient or recipients. The event will be streamed live at www.alma.se.

Contacts

André Vifot Haas

Press contact Communications Officer 0046 76-540 10 33

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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.

Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Kulturrådet, Borgvägen 1-5, Box 27215
102 53 Stockholm
Sweden
Website
The laureates
Nomination
The Jury