Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Nominations

Please suggest a living author or illustrator or a literacy organization from the U.S. or another nation for consideration as ChLA’s nominee for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and (optionally) attach a brief overview of signal achievements (max. 250 words). Keep in mind the award’s emphasis on lifetime achievement and promoting democracy and children’s rights through exemplary children’s literature. As the ALMA website asserts, “Children’s and young adult's access to literature is a precondition for democracy and openness.” or so each). If you’ve nominated someone before, please feel free to resubmit that nomination (keeping to the 250-word limit). Thank you for helping us to develop a diverse pool of candidates for the ballot ChLA members will vote on.