Astrid Lindgren Prize Explained

The Astrid Lindgren Prize (Swedish: Astrid Lindgren-priset) is a Swedish literary award for children's literature named after the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. The prize was instituted by the publishing house Rabén & Sjögren in 1967 to honour Lindgren on her 60th birthday.[1]

It is awarded annually on Lindgren's birthday, 14 November, to a Swedish writer for children and young adults; this distinguishes it from the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, which has a more international focus.

Recipients

Astrid Lindgren Prize recipients[2] !Year!Recipient!
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980 (posthumously)[3]
1981
1982
1983
1984[4]
1985
1986
1987
1988
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011[5]
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019[6] [7]
2020
2021
2022[8]
2023[9]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Astrid Lindgren-priset . . 25 November 2018 . 4 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170204134828/http://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/l%C3%A5ng/astrid-lindgren-priset . live .
  2. Web site: 23 May 2018 . The Astrid Lindgren Prize . 27 August 2021 . Astrid Lindgren . 8 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211008002642/https://www.astridlindgren.com/en/about-astrid-lindgren/astrid-lindgrens-legacy/the-astrid-lindgren-prize . live .
  3. Web site: Maud Reuterswärd . 16 May 2023 . Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon . 7 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230107091012/https://skbl.se/sv/artikel/MaudReutersward . live .
  4. Web site: Astrid Bergman Sucksdorff . 16 May 2023 . Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon . 16 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230516024547/https://skbl.se/sv/artikel/AstridBergmanSucksdorff . live .
  5. Web site: . 14 November 2011 . And winner of the Astrid Lindgren prize is…. . 28 May 2015 . Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award . Today author Jan Lööf was announced as winner of the 2011 Astrid Lindgren Prize. . 28 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150528231801/https://astridlindgrenmemorialaward.wordpress.com/2011/11/14/and-winner-of-the-astrid-lindgren-prize-is%E2%80%A6/ . live .
  6. News: Carlsson/TT . Oskar . 14 November 2019 . Kerstin Lundberg Hahn får Astridpris . sv . Svenska Dagbladet . 16 May 2023 . 1101-2412 . 15 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230515125812/https://www.svd.se/a/rAOaxa/kerstin-lundberg-hahn-far-astridpris . live .
  7. News: Svensson . Anna H.. 14 November 2019 . Författare från Umeå vinner årets Astrid Lindgren-pris . sv . SVT Nyheter . 16 May 2023 . 15 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230515125751/https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vasterbotten/forfattare-fran-umea-vinner-arets-astrid-lindgren-pris . live .
  8. Web site: 14 November 2022 . Mårten Melin får Astrid Lindgren-priset . www.aftonbladet.se.
  9. Web site: Johan Rundberg tilldelas Astrid Lindgren-priset 2023 . 14 November 2023 . svt.se . svt Nyheter . 10 August 2024 .