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Press invitation: PRAESA receives the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2015
Welcome to cover the presentation of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2015.
Time: Monday June 1, 6:00 pm (all seats must be taken at 5:45 pm)
Venue: Stockholm Concert Hall
The award will be presented by the Minister for Culture and Democracy in Sweden, Mrs. Alice Bah Kuhnke, who will give a speech in honour of PRAESA.
The compere for the evening is Mr. Ingemar Fasth. There will be artist performances and presentations of PRAESA’s work.
PRAESA, Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa, is an organisation working to promote reading and literature for children and young people in South Africa since 1992. For more than twenty years, PRAESA has made powerful, innovative moves to highlight literature as a key component of both personal and societal development.
For interviews and accreditations contact Communications Officer Helene Andersson helene.andersson@alma.se or +46 76 5401017. Video content in broadcast quality with highlights, soundbites and B-rolls from the ceremony will be available at thenewsmarket.com/alma during the evening. The award ceremony durates from 6:00 to 7:10 pm. Images from the ceremony will be published at mynewsdesk.com/se/pressroom/alma.
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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.
