The World's Largest Children's Literature Award

Award Week

Because a child learns from a book, a book can be something that influences them for the better, and hence play a small part in making a better world.

Sonya Hartnett

Award Lecture

It turned out to be a magical evening at the International Writers' Stage at Kulturhuset in Stockholm, when award winner Sonya Hartnett gave her award lecture in front of a spellbound audience. Following the lecture, jury member Mats Berggren talked to Hartnett about her authorship and her correspondence with American writer Robert Cormier, among many other things.

Download Sonya Hartnett's Lecture

Sonya Hartnett Award Lecture in PDF

The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) is the world's largest prize for children's and young adult literature. The award, which amounts to SEK 5 million, is awarded annually to a single recipient or to several. Authors, illustrators, oral storytellers and those active in reading promotion may be rewarded. The award is designed to promote interest in children's and young adult literature, and in children's rights, globally. An expert jury selects the winners from candidates nominated by institutions and organisations worldwide. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is administered by the Swedish Arts Council.

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