Marion Brunet is the 2025 laureate
Marion Brunet is a French author whose first novel, "Frangine" (Sister), was published in 2013. In her books, Brunet spotlights burning social issues and draws insightful portraits of vulnerable groups and young people in revolt. She is timely in her choice of topics, timeless in her linkages to folklore and myth.
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“We need to take children’s literature more seriously”
How does Maron Brunet succeed in writing about social problems without becoming propagandistic? What does her selection for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award mean to her, and how does she think children’s literature is treated in her native France?
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“Books should be a fundamental human right”
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) works in more than 400 First Nations Communities all over the Australian continent, promoting reading and literacy for First Nations children. We spoke to Ben Bowen, CEO of the ILF, about the importance of representation, the keys to the organisation’s success, and the significance of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
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A darkly radiant realism
Laurie Halse Anderson is one of America’s foremost writers for young adults. Her breakthrough novel, Speak, was published in 1999 and has been translated into many languages and adapted for film. 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.
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Highlights from the Award Ceremony 2023
During a grand evening at the Stockholm Concert Hall, we celebrated the 2023 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Laureate – Laurie Halse Anderson. The award was presented by H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden.
Video and photos from the ceremonyAn award of this calibre signals how incredibly important literature and reading are for children and young people, everywhere in the world. With a prize amount of 5 million Swedish kronor, it is an unparalleled investment in children’s literature.
The diplomas
Apart from the prize sum of 5 million Swedish kronor, the laureate of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award also receives a diploma, illustrated by a Swedish illustrator and, in most cases, hand-lettered by a calligrapher.
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"Writing helps me make sense of the world"
Where does Laurie Halse Anderson get her inspiration? When did she know that she wanted to be a writer, and what was she like as a teenager?
Read our interview with the 2023 laureateEverything great that ever happened in this world happened first in somebody’s imagination.
"I get inspiration from everything that comes into my life"
When did Eva Lindström know that she wanted to be a writer and illustrator of picture books? What was she like as a child and does she always have a book going in her head?
Read our interview with the 2022 laureateChildren create miracles when they read.
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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Art with a literary footprint
Take a stroll down 'ALMA Art Lane' in central Uppsala and meet artworks inspired by five Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award laureates. The art lane is a municipal initiative to put art and literature for young readers in the public eye.
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