International
May 15, 2025
April 3, 2025
5,000,000 SEK
This global award is given annually to a person or organisation for their outstanding contribution to children’s and young adult literature. With a prize of five million Swedish kronor, it is the largest award of its kind. Above all else, it highlights the importance of reading, today and for future generations.
Only appointed nominating bodies and the ALMA jury are entitled to propose candidates
Nominating bodies may propose authors, illustrators and storytellers whose work for children and young adults is of the highest artistic quality, and which echoes the same profound spirit of humanity that characterized Astrid Lindgren’s own work. The award is for an entire body of work, not an individual piece.
Generally one award annually but twice there have been two winners.
