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The 2021 award ceremony

Join us and celebrate the 2020 and 2021 laureates Baek Heena and Jean-Claude Mourlevat! The award ceremony on May 31 is broadcast digitally from Stockholm but will take you on a journey into the works of the laureates and to young readers around the world.

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Laureate 2021

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Get to know this year's laureate

Listen to an introduction to the French author Jean-Claude Mourlevat. Jury member Lena Kåreland in a conversation with cultural writer Johanna Lundin. In Swedish.

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Meet Baek Heena and Bart Moeyaert

Litteralund's digital conference is packed with engaging conversations within the field of children's literature. On May 19, you are able to listen to online-talks with two of our laureates: the Korean picture book maker Baek Heena and Belgian author Bart Moeyaert. And don't miss the presentation of this year's laureate!
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Our new visual identity

We are happy to introduce our brand new visual identity, launched in March 2021. The logo conveys our connection to Astrid Lindgren and her deeply humanist approach to life, which is the very foundation of the award. The rebrand is one component of our work to develop and reinforce our role as an important global actor.

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Everything great that ever happened in this world happened first in somebody’s imagination. Children create miracles when they read.

- From Astrid Lindgren's speech at the reception of the H C Andersen Award in April 1958
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Young people show a passion for writing

Our writing contest Young Writers for Young Readers elicited more than 250 submissions from across Sweden, all written by young people between the ages of 10 and 18. The contest is organized in cooperation with Tensta Konsthall, aiming to inspire children to spend more time writing and putting their emotions into words.

Meet the winners of Young Writers for Young Readers
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Interview with outgoing jury member Maria Lassén-Seger

The 2021 award announcement was the last for Maria Lassén-Seger. After twelve years on the jury, she is stepping down. We asked Maria to share some memories from her jury work. She picked out some favorite books by our laureates, too!

Read the intervju with Maria Lassén-Seger
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Award Ceremony 2021

Because of Covid-19, last Spring we had to postpone the award ceremony in Stockholm. Now we look forward to a double and digital ceremony on 31 May 2021 where we will honor the 2020 laureate Baek Heena and the upcoming new laureate.

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Ett rum med olika kreativa saker utspridda. På väggen står det Histroieberättarna

ALMA collaborates with Historieberättarna

The film and storytelling project Jag har tips på en bok (“I know a great book”) will engage young readers in interpreting books by ALMA laureates such as Jacqueline Woodson, Shaun Tan, Isol and Lygia Bojunga.