Nominated candidates 2024
A total of 245 candidates from 68 countries and regions have been nominated for the 2024 award, including 66 candidates new from previous years. The list includes authors and illustrators, as well as storytellers and reading promoters. The laureate will be announced on 9 April 2024.
The candidates
The candidates are presented in alphabetical order sorted by country or region. Links lead to external websites with more information about the candidate, often in the candidate's language. Missing someone's website? Email us at literatureaward@alma.se
Afghanistan
Sayyed Nader Musavi, Reading promoter
Albania
Stavri Pone, Author
Argentina
Argentine Association of Children's and Young Adult Literature (ALIJA), Organisation
Andrea Ferrari, Author
Jorge Luján, Author
Sandra Siemens, Author
Australia
Ursula Dubosarsky, Author
Susanne Gervay, Author
Indigenous Literacy Foundation, Organisation
Austria
Lena Raubaum, Author
Michael Roher, Author/Illustrator
Linda Wolfsgruber, Illustrator
Azerbaijan
Solmaz Amanova, Author
Reyhan Yusifqizi Shikhlinskaya, Author
Belgium
Anne Brouillard, Author
Carll Cneut, Illustrator
Gerda Dendooven, Author/Illustrator
Ingrid Godon, Illustrator
Anne Herbauts, Author/Illustrator
Tom Schamp, Illustrator
Klaas Verplancke, Author/Illustrator
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fahrudin Kučuk, Author
Bajruzin Hajro Planjac, Reading promoter
Brazil
Roger Mello, Author/Illustrator
Bulgaria
Stella Dreis, Illustrator
Iassen Ghiuselev, Illustrator
Luba Haleva, Illustrator
Canada
Isabelle Arsenault, Author/Illustrator
Deborah Ellis, Author
Stéphane Poulin, Illustrator
Canada/Iran
Nahid Kazemi, Illustrator
Canada/United States
Zetta Elliott, Author/Illustrator
Jon Klassen, Author/Illustrator
Chile
María José Ferrada, Author
China
Gerelchimeg Blackcrane, Author
Dandangzhe Foundation, Organisation
Huang Beijia, Author
Jin Bo, Author
Qin Wenjun, Author
Xiong Liang, Author/Illustrator
Zhu Chengliang, Illustrator
Zhu Yongxin, Reading promoter
Colombia
Biblioburro (Luis Sorrano), Organisation
Bibliotecas Rurales Itinerantes, Organisation
Ivar Da Coll, Illustrator
Gloria Cecilia Díaz, Author
Proyecto Gulliver, Organisation
Yolanda Reyes, Author
Côte d’Ivoire/France
Veronique Tadjo, Author/Illustrator
Marguerite Abouet, Author
Croatia
Sanja Pilić, Author
Cuba
Teresa Cárdenas, Author/Storytelling
Cyprus
Kyriakos Margharitis, Author
Maria Michaelidou, Reading promoter
Democratic Republic of the Congo/United Kingdom
Dominique Mwankumi, Author/Illustrator
Denmark
Bibliotekernes Sprogspor, Organisation
Otto Dickmeiss, Illustrator
Cecilie Eken, Author
Cato Thau-Jensen, Illustrator
Jesper Wung-Sung, Author
Dominican Republic/United States
Julia Alvarez, Author/Storytelling
Ecuador
Roger Ycaza, Illustrator
Egypt
Randa El Sawi, Author/Storytelling
Estonia
Andrus Kivirähk , Author
Anne Pikkov, Illustrator
Faroe Islands
Dánial Hoydal, Author
Bárður Oskarsson, Author/Illustrator
Annika Øyrabø, Illustrator
Finland
Linda Bondestam, Author/Illustrator
Siri Kolu, Author
Jenny Lucander, Illustrator
Marika Maijala, Author/Illustrator
Sanna Mander, Illustrator
Oodi (Helsinki Central Library), Organisation
Salla Simukka, Author
Maria Turtschaninoff, Author
France
Gael Aymon, Author
Gilles Bachelet, Illustrator
Marc Boutavant, Illustrator
Marion Brunet, Author
Marie Desplechin, Author
Timothée de Fombelle, Author
Lis avec moi, Organisation
Flore Vesco, Author
Georgia
Givi Chighvinadze, Author
Vaso Guleuri, Author/Reading promoter/Storytelling
Giorgi Jincharadze, Illustrator
Tatia Nadareishvili, Author/Illustrator
Nikozi Saint Alexander Okropiridze Art School, Organisation
Germany
Jutta Bauer, Illustrator
Nikolaus Heidelbach, Illustrator
Internationale Jugendbibliothek München, Organisation
Andreas Steinhöfel, Author
Mehrdad Zaeri, Illustrator
Greece
Diavazontas Megalono, Organisation
Vagelis Iliopoulos, Author
Loty Petrovits-Andrutsopulou, Author
Iceland
Sigrún Eldjárn , Author/Reading promoter
Linda Ólafsdóttir, Illustrator
India
Pratham Books, Organisation
Iran
Jamal Akrami, Author
Reza Dalvand, Author/Illustrator
Alireza Goldouzian, Illustrator
Farhad Hasanzadeh, Author
Abbas Jahangirian, Author
Farmehr Monjezi, Reading promoter
Houshang Moradi Kermani, Author
Read With Me, Organisation
Ali Asghar Seidabadi, Reading promoter
Ireland
Jane Mitchell, Author
Áine Ní Ghlinn, Author
Dave Rudden, Author
Patricia Forde, Author
Italy
Luigia Negro & Sandro Quaglia, Storytelling
Chiara Carminati, Author
Museo della gente della Val Resia, Organisation
Roberto Piumini, Author
Silent Books Lampedusa, Organisation
Italy/France
Beatrice Alemagna, Author/Illustrator
Japan
Rumiko Takahashi, Author/Illustrator
Seizo Tashima, Illustrator
Tokyo Children's Library, Organisation
Lithuania
Kęstutis Kasparavičius, Author/Illustrator
Malaysia
Nor Azhar Ishak, Illustrator/Reading promoter/Storytelling
Emila Yusof, Illustrator
Mexico
María Baranda, Author
Verónica Murguía, Author
Claudia Navarro, Illustrator
Gabriel Pacheco, Illustrator
Martha Riva Palacio Obón, Author
Margarita Robleda Moguel, Author/Reading promoter/Storytelling
Moldova
Ion Creanga National Children's Library, Organisation
Mongolia
Sundui Oyunbadam, Author
Montenegro
Kristina Radojicic, Author
Netherlands
De Schrijverscentrale, Organisation
Tonke Dragt, Author/Illustrator
Bibi Dumon Tak, Author
Philip Hopman, Illustrator
Netherlands/Sweden
Marit Törnqvist, Author/Illustrator/Reading promoter
New Zealand
Gavin Bishop, Author/Illustrator
Nicaragua
Libros para Niños, Organisation
Nicaragua/Germany
German Nicaraguan Library and the Bibliobús Bertolt Brecht, Organisation
Nigeria/United Kingdom
Atinuke, Author/Storytelling
Norway
Gro Dahle, Author
Mari Kanstad Johnsen, Illustrator
Leser søker bok, Organisation
Svein Nyhus, Author/Illustrator
Bjørn F. Rørvik, Author
Arne Svingen, Author/Reading promoter
Øyvind Torseter, Illustrator
Uprisen, Organisation
Ante Mikkel Gaup, Storytelling
Norway/Sweden
Anna Fiske, Author/Illustrator
Pakistan
Alif Laila Book Bus Society (ALBBS), Organisation
Palestine
Sonia Nimr, Author/Storytelling
Philippines
CANVAS (The Center for Art, New Ventures and Sustainable Development), Organisation
Poland
Iwona Chmielewska, Illustrator
Joanna Jagiełło, Author
Daniel de Latour, Illustrator
Małgorzata Karolina Piekarska, Author
Marcin Szczygielski, Author
Wojciech Widłak, Author/Reading promoter
Józef Wilkoń, Author
Portugal
Bernardo P. Carvalho, Author/Illustrator
António Jorge Gonçalves, Illustrator
André Letria, Illustrator
David Machado, Author
Mariana Rio, Illustrator
Catarina Sobral, Illustrator
José Vaz, Author
Republic of Korea
Korean Children's Book Association, Organisation
Suzy Lee, Author/Illustrator
Lee Young-kyoung, Illustrator
Yoo Eun-sil, Author
Romania
Anamaria Smigelschi, Author/Illustrator
Done Stan, Illustrator
Serbia
Olivera Jelkić, Author/Reading promoter/Storytelling
Ljubivoje Ršumović, Author
Slovenia
Jana Bauer, Author
Peter Skerl, Illustrator
Ana Zavadlav, Illustrator
South Africa
Biblionef South Africa, Organisation
Book Dash, Organisation
Niki Daly, Author/Illustrator
Gcina Mhlope, Reading promoter/Storytelling
South Africa/Canada
Kagiso Lesego Molope, Author
Spain
Fina Casalderrey, Author
Elena Odriozola, Illustrator
Sweden
Emma Adbåge, Author/Illustrator
Anna Höglund, Author/Illustrator
Jenny Jägerfeld, Author
Pija Lindenbaum, Author
Sara Lundberg, Author/Illustrator
Läsrörelsen, Organisation
Frida Nilsson, Author
Sven Nordqvist, Author/Illustrator
Anna-Clara Tidholm, Author/Illustrator
Cecilia Torudd, Author/Illustrator
Jakob Wegelius, Author/Illustrator
Monica Zak, Author/Reading promoter/Storytelling
Switzerland
Katja Alves, Author
Käthi Bhend, Illustrator
Franz Hohler, Author
Catherine Louis, Illustrator
Taiwan
Jimmy Liao, Illustrator
Turkey
Bütün Çocuklar Bizim Dernegi, Organisation
Ege Çagdas Egitim Vakfi (EÇEV), Organisation
OKUYAY, Organisation
Ukraine
Ivan Andrusiak, Author
Sashko Dermanskyi, Author
International Book Arsenal Festival, Organisation
Halyna Vdovychenko, Author
United Kingdom
Allan Ahlberg, Author
David Almond, Author
Malorie Blackman, Author
Quentin Blake, Author/Illustrator
Bookmark Reading Charity, Organisation
Centre for Literacy in Primary Education, Organisation
Aidan Chambers, Author/Reading promoter
Lauren Child, Author/Illustrator
Juno Dawson, Author
Julia Donaldson, Author
Neil Gaiman, Author
Frances Hardinge, Author
Margaret Jones, Illustrator
Elle McNicoll, Author
Alice Oseman, Author/Illustrator
Michael Rosen, Author/Reading promoter/Storytelling
Katherine Rundell, Author
Verna Wilkins, Author
United Kingdom/South Africa
Beverley Naidoo, Author
United States
A Book a Day, Organisation
Elisabeth Acevedo, Author/Storytelling
LeVar Burton, Reading promoter
Oliver Chin, Author
R. Gregory Christie, Illustrator
Kate DiCamillo, Author
Malinda Lo, Author
Christopher Myers, Author/Illustrator/Reading promoter
Room to Read, Organisation
Carole Boston Weatherford, Author
United States/Iran
Rashin Kheiriyeh, Author/Illustrator
Zambia
Lubuto Library Partners, Organisation
Zimbabwe/United Kingdom
Ken Wilson-Max, Author