Nominated candidates 2027
A total of 277 candidates from 80 countries and regions have been nominated for the 2027 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, including 85 who are new to the list. The list includes authors and illustrators, as well as storytellers and reading promoters. The laureate will be announced on 6 April 2027.
The candidates are presented in alphabetical order. You can also filter the nominees by category and search by name or country. Some nominees are nominated in several categories. Links lead to external websites with more information about the candidate, often in the candidate's language.
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ABCXXI All of Poland Reads to Kids
Promoter of reading, Organisation, Poland
https://calapolskaczytadzieciom.pl/exit_to_app
Áine Ní Ghlinn
Author, Ireland
Aleck Kaposa
Author, Promoter of reading, Zimbabwe
https://codepen.io/GIFT-NJOBE/full/xbEJaNGexit_to_app
Anamaria Smigelschi
Author, Illustrator, Romania
Andreas Steinhöfel
Author, Germany
Anne Herbauts
Author, Illustrator, Belgium
Ánte Mihkkal Gaup
Storytelling, Norway
Antonio Ramos Revillas
Author, Mexico
Arina Stoenescu
Promoter of reading, Sweden
Atanu Roy
Illustrator, India
Basarat Kazim
Promoter of reading, Pakistan
Beatriz Falero
Storytelling, Mexico
Bibi Dumon Tak
Author, Netherlands
Casa de la Literatura Peruana
Promoter of reading, Peru
https://www.casadelaliteratura.gob.pe/exit_to_appCecilia Torudd
Author, Illustrator, Sweden
Centre for Literacy in Primary Education
Promoter of reading, Organisation, United Kingdom
Christian Kingue Epanya
Author, Illustrator, Cameroon/France
https://kingue-epanya.com/portfolio/exit_to_app
Cooperative Children's Book Center
Promoter of reading, Organisation, USA
https://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/exit_to_app
Daniela Olejníková
Illustrator, Slovakia
David Álvarez
Illustrator, Mexico
Davide Morosinotto
Author, Italy
Diavazontas Megalono
Promoter of reading, Organisation, Greece
https://www.diavazontas.org/englishexit_to_app
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Promoter of reading, Organisation, USA
https://imaginationlibrary.com/exit_to_appDone Stan
Illustrator, Romania
Ebo Assan Donkoh
Promoter of reading, Ghana
Eiichiro Oda
Illustrator, Author, Japan
Empathy Lab
Promoter of reading, Organisation, United Kingdom
Enes Kiševic
Author, Croatia
Eugene Trivizas
Author, Greece
Fred Taikon
Author, Sweden
Frida Nilsson
Author, Sweden
Fundacja Powszechnego Czytania
Promoter of reading, Organisation, Poland
https://www.fpc.org.pl/exit_to_app
Gabriel Pacheco
Illustrator, Mexico
Gcina Mhlophe
Author, Promoter of reading, Storytelling, South Africa
https://www.gcinamhlophe.co.za/exit_to_app
Gerda Dendooven
Author, Illustrator, Belgium
https://blog.picturebookmakers.com/post/gerda-dendoovenexit_to_appGheorghe Erizanu
Promoter of reading, Moldova
Ghizlane El Ayadi
Author, Morocco
Gro Dahle
Author, Norway
Gundega Muzikante
Illustrator, Latvia
Halyna Malyk
Author, Ukraine
Hassan Manasra
Illustrator, Jordan
https://www.instagram.com/hassan.manasrah.illustrations/exit_to_app
Hooda Shawa
Author, Palestine
Hsu-kung Liu
Illustrator, Taiwan
Huang Beijia
Author, China
Huynh Kim Lien
Author, Illustrator, Vietnam
Intelaq Mohammed Ali
Author, Illustrator, Promoter of reading, Iraq
https://intelaqmohammedali.wordpress.com/exit_to_appInternationale Jugendbibliothek München
Promoter of reading, Germany
https://www.ijb.de/homeexit_to_appIon Creanga National Children's Library
Promoter of reading, Organisation, Moldova
https://www.bncreanga.md/exit_to_app
Ivar Da Coll
Illustrator, Colombia
Jan Lööf
Author, Illustrator, Sweden
Jorge Luján
Author, Argentina
Jurga Vile
Author, Lithuania
Katarina Kieri
Author, Sweden
Kiro Donev
Author, North Macedonia
Korean Children's Book Association
Promoter of reading, Organisation, South Korea
https://www.childbook.org/exit_to_appKPBA Society for the Advancement of Children's Literature
Organisation, Promoter of reading, Indonesia
https://www.kpba-murti.org/exit_to_app
Krajina čitateľov (Land of Readers)
Promoter of reading, Slovakia
https://krajinacitatelov.sk/exit_to_appKristina Radojicic
Author, Montenegro
Krystyna Lipka-Sztarballo
Illustrator, Poland
Laskaridis Foundation
Promoter of reading, Organisation, Greece
Lecture jeunesse
Promoter of reading, Organisation, France
https://www.lecturejeunesse.org/exit_to_app
Lisen Adbåge
Illustrator, Sweden
Loty Petrovits-Andrutsopulou
Author, Greece
Luigia Negro
Storytelling, Italy
Margarida Fonseca Santos
Author, Portugal
María López Vigil
Author, Nicaragua
Mariana Osorio Gumá
Author, Cuba
Marit Törnqvist
Author, Illustrator, Promoter of reading, Netherlands/Sweden
https://www.marittornqvist.nl/en/exit_to_app
Martijn van der Linden
Illustrator, Netherlands
https://www.martijnvanderlindenillustrator.nl/exit_to_app
Mary Ailonieida Sombán Mari
Author, Norway
https://samidaiddar.no/no/sami-artist-catalogue/marryexit_to_app
Mehrdad Zaeri
Illustrator, Germany
Miyase Sertbarut
Author, Turkey
Mošo Odalović
Author, Illustrator, Serbia
Musa M Isse
Promoter of reading, Sweden
Museum of the Resian people
Promoter of reading, Organisation, Italy
https://rezija.com/en/ass-culturale-museo-della-gente-della-val-resia/chi-siamo/exit_to_app
Nabila Adani
Author, Illustrator, Indonesia
https://thebrightagency.com/us/childrens-illustration/artists/nabila-adani?collection=non-fiction-placesexit_to_app
Nataša Konc Lorenzutti
Author, Slovenia
Nevena Angelova
Illustrator, Bulgaria
Nguyen Huu Quynh Huong
Author, Promoter of reading, Vietnam
https://www.instagram.com/nguyenhuuquynhhuong/exit_to_app
Nikolaus Heidelbach
Illustrator, Germany
Oliviera Olja Jelkić
Author, Promoter of reading, Storytelling, Serbia
https://oliveraoljajelkic.com/exit_to_appÓscar Pantoja
Author, Colombia
OvidiuRo Association
Promoter of reading, Organisation, Romania
https://www.ovid.ro/en/home/exit_to_appPaloma Valdivia
Illustrator, Chile
Patrice Lawrence
Author, United Kingdom
Patricia Forde
Author, Ireland
Peter Stevenson
Author, Illustrator, Storytelling, United Kingdom
https://www.peterstevensonarts.co.uk/exit_to_app
Pija Lindenbaum
Author, Illustrator, Sweden
https://www.instagram.com/pijalindenbaumofficialexit_to_app
Pilar Lozano
Author, Colombia
Raouf Karray
Illustrator, Tunisia
Rumiko Takahashi
Author, Illustrator, Japan
Salla Simukka
Author, Finland
Samisk bibliotektjeneste
Promoter of reading, Norway
https://samiskbibliotektjeneste.tromsfylke.no/exit_to_app
Sanna Pelliccioni
Illustrator, Finland
https://www.instagram.com/illustratorsannapelliccioniexit_to_app
Sarah Crossan
Author, Ireland
Schweizerisches Jugendschriftenwerk SJW
Promoter of reading, Switzerland
http://www.sjw.ch/exit_to_app
SERAJ Library Project
Promoter of reading, Organisation, Palestine
https://www.serajlibraries.org/exit_to_app
Sigrún Eldjárn
Author, Illustrator, Iceland
https://www.forlagid.is/hofundar/sigrun-eldjarn/exit_to_app
Sipiwe Sikwila
Author, Illustrator, Zimbabwe
Society of Friends of the Book Mali Princ
Promoter of reading, Bosnia & Herzegovina
http://www.maliprinc.ba/exit_to_app
Sundui Oyunbadam
Author, Mongolia
Suzy Lee
Author, Illustrator, South Korea
Taller Azul
Promoter of reading, Organisation, Argentina
Taman Bacaan Pelangi (Rainbow Reading Gardens)
Promoter of reading, Indonesia
https://www.tamanbacaanpelangi.com/exit_to_appTàssies
Illustrator, Spain
Timothée de Fombelle
Author, France
TOG The Community Volunteers Foundation
Promoter of reading, Organisation, Turkey
https://www.tog.org.tr/en/disaster-studiesexit_to_app
Triinu Laan
Author, Estonia
Tuutikki Tolonen
Author, Finland
Veronique Tadjo
Author, Illustrator, Ivory Coast/France
Vincent Villeminot
Author, France
Vladyslav Yerko
Illustrator, Ukraine
Won-hee Cho
Illustrator, South Korea
Yoo Eun-sil
Author, South Korea
Zaida Sanches
Author, Cape Verde
Žarko Vučinić
Author, Montenegro
Zumin Wang
Illustrator, China
Zumreta Poric
Promoter of reading, Bosnia & Herzegovina
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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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Finding a laureate
The work to find the right laureate starts around 15 months earlier; in January when we open the process to nominate for next year's award.
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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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