Broadcast quality video from the Award Ceremony on 1 June, along with interviews with Kitty Crowther, will be available from the evening of 1 June at www.thenewsmarket.com/alma. Questins about the downloading will be answered by journalisthelp@thenewsmarket.com.
Highlights from the award ceremony and interviews with Kitty Crowther, Larry Lempert, Odile Josselin and Christiane Germain:
Longer interview with Kitty Crowther:
Watch the announcement of Kitty Crowther as the 2010 award recipient:
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, and was founded by the Swedish government in 2002.
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial AwardSwedish Arts CouncilP.O.Box 272 15102 53 Stockholm
Visit: Borgvägen 1–5, StockholmTelephone: +46 (0)8-519 264 00Fax: +46 (0)8-519 264 99E-mail: literatureaward@alma.se