Announcement 2023
The 2023 laureate was announced on March 7 at a press conference in Stockholm and at the Children's Book Fair in Bologna. Here you can see photos from the announcement.
Swedish Minister for Culture Parisa Liljestrand held an opening speech, followed by Jury Chair Boel Westin who announced the 2023 laureate. The program concluded with a presentation of the laureate by jury member Elina Druker. The host of the event was the poet Athena Farrokhzad.
The 2023 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award laureate is the American author Laurie Halse Anderson. In her richly expressive novels for young people she gives voice to the adolescent experience with sometimes brutal honesty. The yearning for love and belonging is a recurring theme for Anderson.
Photos from the announcement
Swedish Minister for Culture Parisa Liljestrand and the host of the event, the poet Athena Farrokhzad.
Photo: Susanne Kronholm
Swedish Minister for Culture, Parisa Liljestrand, held a speech about the importance of children's literature.
Photo: Susanne Kronholm
The audience got to listen to the emotional phone call between Jury Chair Boel Westin and the 2023 laureate Laurie Halse Anderson.
Photo: Susanne Kronholm
At the Children's Book Fair in Bologna, the audience watched the announcement on the big screen.
Photo: Pasquale Minopoli
Laurie Halse Anderson is one of America’s foremost writers for young adults.
Photo: Susanne Kronholm
The audience waited with anticipation for the announcement.
Photo: Susanne Kronholm
Jury member Elina Druker held an in-depth presentation of this year's laureate. To her right is the host of the event, the poet Athena Farrokhzad.
Photo: Susanne Kronholm