Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award ceremony 2024 at Stockholm concert hall.

Congratulations to The Indigenous Literacy Foundation!

Foto Sofía Sánchez

Tonight it was the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award ceremony 2024 at cooncert hall in Stockholm.
It was a wonderful ceremony. This year´s laureate is the Indigenous Literacy Foundation from Australia.
H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria presented the Award. 

Boel Westin and Crown Princess Victoria

Photo Sofia Sanchez

The jury’s motivation

"With curiosity and respect, Indigenous Literacy Foundation works with reading and storytelling among First Nations children in Australia. In close collaboration with Communities, they highlight the value of all people’s own languages and stories. By spreading books and stimulating reading, storytelling and creativity, Indigenous Literacy Foundation builds the desire to read and fosters pride, self-confidence and a sense of belonging. Every child has the right to their language and their stories."

The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Prize is SEK 5,000,000 ($513,000). It is an important award because it promotes the reading of translated books that help understand and learn about other cultures.
It is important that children and young people have the opportunity to approach literature because it helps exchange between cultures and people.

This award is given annually to a person or organization for their outstanding contribution to children's and young people's literature. It is an important award given by Sweden to highlight the importance of reading books and books for children and young people.

The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Prize was created by the Swedish government in 2002. 

Some pictures från the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Ceremony 2024

Suzy Wilson, Founder of The indigenous Literacy Foundation

Boel Westin and Natalie Ahmat

Ben Bowen

Marie Agerhäll

Kajsa Ravin, Director general of the Swedish Arts Council

Parisa Liljestrand, Minister of Culture

Boel Westin, Chairman of the Alma jury

Sara Parkman, artist

Ben Bowen, Henry Ascher and Annika Edlund

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