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Welcome to cover the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award ceremony on May 27
On Monday May 27, the Belgian author Bart Moeyaert receives the world’s largest award for children’s and YA literature; the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2019. Welcome to cover the award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall between 5.45–7 pm CEST. The award is presented by H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria attended by Amanda Lind, Swedish Minister for Culture and Democracy who is giving a speech in honor of the laureate. The compere of the evening is the actress and comedian Nisti Stêrk.
“The ALMA award ceremony has been on my wish list for a long time! Bart Moeyaert makes us, as readers, think and come up with answers on our own. Just like Astrid Lindgren, he knows how to make us laugh and how to move us without teaching a lesson or pointing a moral. He’s a brave person who dares to say what he thinks.” says Nisti Stêrk.
For press credentials, please contact our press officer mariella.kucer@alma.se, +46765401017.
Pictures and B-rolls from the ceremony will be published in the ALMA news room during the evening together with a quote from Bart Moeyaert’s acceptance speech.
About Bart Moeyaert
Born in Belgium in 1964, Bart Moeyaert is a multi-award- winning author who has written for children and YA since his debut at age of 19. His large and diverse body of work encompasses over fifty titles, ranging from picture books and YA works to poetry, plays, song lyrics, television screenplays and essays. His books have been translated into more than 20 languages.
For further information, please contact:
Mariella Kucer, Communications Officer
Tel: +46 (0)76 540 10 17
E-mail: mariella.kucer@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.
