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2015 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Announcement on March 31
Jury Chair Boel Westin will announce the 2015 laureate of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award on March 31 at 1 p.m. The jury is awarding the world’s largest prize for children’s literature for the thirteenth time. This year 197 candidates were nominated for the award, from 61 countries.
Swedish Minister for Culture and Democracy Alice Bah Kuhnke and Director General of the Swedish Arts Council Staffan Forssell will open the press conference. Bah Kuhnke said:
“The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award recognizes authors, illustrators, and promoters of reading whose work meets the highest standards of excellence. Through them, it has shown the world how good literature can be. I look forward to sharing in the moment when the world finds out who the 2015 laureate or laureates will be.”
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.
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The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) is the world's largest award for children's and young adult literature. The award, which amounts to SEK 5 million, is given annually to a single laureate or to several. Authors, illustrators, oral storytellers and reading promoters are eligible. The award is designed to promote interest in children's and young adult literature. The UN convention of rights of the child is the foundation of our work. An expert jury selects the laureate(s) from candidates nominated by institutions and organisations all over the world. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award was founded by the Swedish government in 2002 and is administrated by the Swedish Arts Council.
