Photo: Stefan TellAward Ceremony
On May 30, Meg Rosoff received the 2016 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award during a ceremony at the Concert Hall in Stockholm. In addition to the prize money of five million SEK, Rosoff also received a diploma which was presented by the Minister of Culture and Democracy Alice Bah Kuhnke.
Highlights from the award ceremony
Musical entertainment was provided by Malena Ernman and Bo Kasper’s Orchestra. Hamadi Khemiri read from Rosoff’s novel, What I Was. The ceremony was hosted by Stockholm City Librarian Katti Hoflin.
Photos from the award ceremony
The ceremony was held at the Concert Hall in Stockholm.
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The ceremony was hosted by Stockholm City Librarian Katti Hoflin.
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Bo Kasper’s Orchestra performed.
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In her congratulatory speech, Minister Bah Kuhnke mentioned difficulties facing young people today.
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Boel Westin, Chair of the ALMA Jury.
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Apart from the prize sum of 5 million SEK, Meg Rosoff recieved a diploma.
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Meg Rosoff emphasized the importance of the imagination, quoting Astrid Lindgren: “Everything great that happened in this world happened first in someone’s imagination.”
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Malena Ernman performed.
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Meg Rosoff and Alice Bah Kuhnke.
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Leaves no reader unmoved
Meg Rosoff is an American author based in London. She debuted in 2004 with the dystopic young adult novel How I Live Now which became an instant success. Since then she has written several novels centered around unforgettable characters living in thorny borderlands between childhood and adult life.
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