The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (named for the beloved author of Pippi Longstocking)
is the world's largest prize (SEK 5 million; about $578,000US)
for children's and young adult literature. Even more mind-boggling is
the fact that the Swedish government fully funds this award which is
administered by the Swedish Arts Council.
Yesterday, the 263 nominees from 69 countries were announced online at https://alma.se/en/nomination/candidates/.
Yesterday, the 263 nominees from 69 countries were announced online at https://alma.se/en/nomination/candidates/.
Congratulations to the following Canadian authors and illustrators on their nominations!
Isabelle Arsenault
Author/Illustrator
Deborah Ellis
Author
Sarah Ellis
Author
Jacques Goldstyn
Author/Illustrator
Uma Krishnaswami
Author
Eric Walters
Author
Nahid Kazemi
Illustrator
Jon Klassen
Author/Illustrator
Author/Illustrator
We look forward to the announcement of the 2021 Award recipient(s) on April 13, 2021.
These are all wonderful authors and books. Who I hope might win would be between Deborah Ellis and Eric Walters, but Jon Klassen is also a favourite.
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