Nominated Candidates2015

ASTRID LINDGREN MEMORIAL AWARD 2015

The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) is an international reading promotion project for children and young adults. Authors, illustrators, oral storytellers and promoters of reading are eligible for the award. An expert jury selects the laureate(s) from the list of nominated candidates. Organisations from countries all over the world are invited to nominate, thereby promoting literature for young readers and stimulating reading promotion. These nominating bodies represent extensive and in-depth knowledge of children’s and young adult literature. Therefore the nominated candidates give a good overview of contemporary literature for the young and reading promotion activities globally. The nominating bodies for the 2015 award are presented on www.alma.se.

For the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2015, 197 candidates from 61 countries are nominated. The laureate or laureates will be announced in Stockholm and at Bologna Children’s Book Fair on March 31, 2015 at 1:00 pm.

Children have the right to good, entertaining, innovative, provocative and complex literature. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is the world’s largest award for children’s and young adult literature and our work is based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, this year celebrating its 25th anniversary. The award is presented to people and organisations safeguarding democratic values.

The award amounts to SEK 5 million and is given annually to a single laureate or to several. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award was founded by the Swedish government in 2002 and is administrated by the Swedish Arts Council.

NOMINATED CANDIDATES FOR 2015

ArgentinaLuján, Jorge AuthorAbuelas Cuentacuentos: the Storytelling Grandmothers Organisation

AustraliaDubosarsky, Ursula AuthorFox, Mem AuthorGleeson, Libby AuthorGleitzman, Morris Author

BelarusLipsky, Vladimir Author

BelgiumCneut, Carll IllustratorGodon, Ingrid IllustratorHerbauts, Anne Author/IllustratorLavachery, Thomas AuthorMoeyaert, Bart AuthorRascal Oral storytellerWabbes, Marie Author/IllustratorVerplancke, Klaas Illustrator

Bosnia and HerzegovinaDubocanin, Alija Hasagic AuthorIlicic, Jagoda Author

BrazilMello, Roger Illustrator

British Virgin IslandsStoutt, Elmore Oral storyteller

CanadaCanadian Children’s Book Centre OrganisationEllis, Sarah AuthorHébert, Marie-Francine Author

ColombiaDa Coll, Ivar Author/Illustrator

CroatiaPaljetak, Luko Author

Czech RepublicNikl, Petr Author/Illustrator

DenmarkAakeson, Kim Fupz AuthorKarrebæk, Dorte IllustratorPardi, Charlotte IllustratorStrid, Jakob Martin Illustrator

EstoniaRaud, Piret AuthorZarip, Catherine Illustrator

Faroe IslandsHelmsdal, Rakel Author

FinlandKunnas, Mauri Author/IllustratorNopola, Sinikka & Tiina AuthorsParvela, Timo AuthorRönns, Christel IllustratorSandman Lilius, Irmelin Author/IllustratorTiainen, Marja-Leena AuthorVuori, Julia Illustrator

FranceA.C.C.E.S. OrganisationDouzou, Olivier Author/IllustratorMourlevat, Jean-Claude AuthorMurail, Marie-Aude AuthorPatte, Geneviève Promoter of readingPlace, François IllustratorSatrapi, Marjane Author/IllustratorUngerer, Tomi Author/Illustrator

GeorgiaKintsurashvili, Sophia IllustratorPkhakadze, Tamar AuthorTopuria, Tea Author

GermanyBerner, Rotraut Susanne IllustratorBlau, Aljoscha Author/IllustratorErlbruch, Wolf IllustratorInternational Youth Library OrganisationMuggenthaler, Eva Author/IllustratorPressler, Mirjam AuthorRichter, Jutta AuthorSchroeder, Binette Illustrator

GreecePateraki, Giolanda AuthorPetrovits-Andrutsopulou, Loty AuthorTrivizas, Eugene AuthorVoulgari, Sassa Oral storytellerZei, Alki Author

GreenlandGodtfredsen, Nuka AuthorRex, Christian F. Illustrator

HaitiPapillon, Margaret Author/Illustrator

HungaryCsukás, István AuthorMarék, Veronika Author/IllustratorTasnádi, István Author

IcelandÁslaug Jónsdóttir Author/IllustratorKristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir Author

IndiaA & A Book Trust OrganisationKatha OrganisationPratham Books OrganisationTara Books OrganisationTulika Publishers Organisation

IndonesiaBunanta, Murti Promoter of reading/Oral storyteller (with KPBA) Kelompok Pencinta Bacaan Anak (KPBA) Organisation

IranAhmadi, Ahmad Reza AuthorBaniasadi, Mohammed Ali IllustratorDonya Children’s Research Institute OrganisationGoldouzian, Ali Reza IllustratorMesghali, Farshid IllustratorMirhadi, Touran Promoter of readingRahmandoost, Mostafa Author

IrelandColfer, Eoin Author

IsraelModan, Rutu Author/Illustrator

ItalyAlemagna, Beatrice Author/IllustratorCooperativa Culturale Giannino Stoppani OrganisationFanelli, Sara Author/IllustratorHamelin Associazione Culturale OrganisationLampedusa Library OrganisationMasini, Beatrice AuthorNegrin, Fabian IllustratorTullio Altan, Fransesco Illustrator

JapanKomagata, Katsumi Author/IllustratorMatsuoka, Kyoko Promoter of reading

Democratic People’s Republic of KoreaGwang, So Yong Promoter of reading/Oral storyteller

Republic of KoreaBaek, Heena Illustrator

LatviaCielena, Mara AuthorPetersons, Reinis Illustrator

LebanonTouma, Nadine Author

Lithuania Kasparavicius, Kestutis Author/Illustrator

MaltaAzzopardi, Andreas Author

MexicoMagallanes, Alejandro Author/IllustratorNational Reading Rooms Program Organisation

MoldovaVangheli, Spiridon Author

MontenegroKršenkovic Brkovic, Dragana Author

The NetherlandsDematons, Charlotte IllustratorGeelen, Harrie Author/IllustratorGestel, Peter van AuthorJonge, Harm de AuthorLieshout, Ted van AuthorTörnqvist, Marit IllustratorValckx, Catharina Author/Illustrator

New ZealandCowley, Joy Promoter of readingDodd, Lynley Author/Illustrator

NorwayBringsværd, Tor Åge AuthorDahle, Gro Author (with Nyhus, Svein)Eeg, Harald Rosenløw AuthorEkman, Fam Author/IllustratorKaldhol, Marit AuthorMoursund, Gry IllustratorNyhus, Svein Illustrator (with Dahle, Gro)Solberg, Lisa Aisato N’jie Author/IllustratorTorseter, Øyvind Illustrator

PeruCaballero de Cueto, Lilly Promoter of reading

The PhilippinesLapeña-Bonifacio, Amelia AuthorSta. Romana-Cruz, Neni Author/Promoter of reading

PolandAll of Poland Reads to Kids (ABCXXI) OrganisationPiekarska, Małgorzata Karolina AuthorPienkowski, Jan Illustrator

PortugalBotelho, Margarida Promoter of readingMota, António Author

Russian FederationBumper Children’s Book Bus OrganisationGivargizov, Arthur AuthorLubaev, Sergey IllustratorOleinikov, Igor Illustrator

Saint Kitts and NevisOttley-Mitchell, Carol Author

SerbiaOlujic, Grozdana AuthorRšumovic, Ljubivoje Author

SloveniaStepancic, Damijan IllustratorVidmar, Janja Author

South AfricaBiblionef SA OrganisationDaly, Niki IllustratorGrobler, Piet IllustratorNaidoo, Beverley AuthorPRAESA Organisation

SpainCentro Internacional del Libro Infantil y Juvenil (CILIJ) OrganisationMunicipi Lector OrganisationOdriozola, Elena IllustratorSierra i Fabra, Jordi AuthorZabala, Javier Illustrator

SwedenEriksson, Eva IllustratorGrähs, Gunna Illustrator

Hellsing, Lennart AuthorLindström, Eva Author/IllustratorLööf, Jan IllustratorStark, Ulf AuthorTidholm, Anna-Clara Author/IllustratorTidholm, Thomas AuthorWikland, Ilon IllustratorZak, Monica Author/Oral storyteller/Promoter of reading

SwitzerlandAlbertine Illustrator

TaiwanLiao, Jimmy Author/Illustrator

ThailandTai Wisdom Association Organisation

TunisiaKarray, Raouf Illustrator

TurkeyAÇEV (Mother and Child Education Foundation) OrganisationGöknil, Can Author

United KingdomAhlberg, Allan AuthorAlmond, David AuthorBriggs, Raymond Author/IllustratorBurgess, Melvin AuthorChambers, Aidan AuthorChambers, Aidan & Nancy Promoters of readingCooper, Susan AuthorForeman, Michael Author/IllustratorGaiman, Neil AuthorHallworth, Grace Author/Oral storytellerHughes, Shirley Author/IllustratorLetterbox Library Organisation

Meek Spencer, Margaret Promoter of readingMorpurgo, Michael AuthorNess, Patrick AuthorRosen, Michael AuthorRosoff, Meg Author

USABanyai, Istvan IllustratorCarle, Eric Author/IllustratorChildren’s Literature New England (CLNE) & The Examined Life (EXL) Organisations

Kalman, Maira Author/IllustratorLe Guin, Ursula AuthorPellowski, Anne Oral storytellerSís, Peter IllustratorWiesner, David IllustratorYep, Laurence Author

ZambiaLubuto Library Project Organisation

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