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Nominated candidates 2025

A total of 265 candidates from 72 countries and regions have been nominated for the 2025 award, including 81 candidates new from previous years. The list includes authors and illustrators, as well as storytellers and reading promoters. The laureate will be announced on 1 April 2025.

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Feel free to use our film and graphic stamp to make the nominees for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2025 visible. Read more and download here.

The candidates

The candidates are presented in alphabetical order sorted by country or region. You can also filter the nominees by category. Some nominees are nominated in several categories. 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

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Children have the right to great stories

To lose yourself in a story is to find yourself in the grip of an irresistible power. A power that provokes thought, unlocks language and allows the imagination to roam free. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award was created in 2002 by the Swedish government to promote every child’s right to great stories.

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Jury with extensive knowledge

Rewarding the highest-quality work demands an expert knowledge of international children’s and YA literature as well as children’s rights and children’s reading. The twelve-member expert jury has the challenging but pleasant task of evaluating some of the world's most prominent candidates each year and selecting a laureate.

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Slideshow with some of our laureates

Discover our laureates

The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is awarded to authors, illustrators and narrators, but also to people or organizations that work to promote reading.

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