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Press invitation: H.R.H. Crown Princess of Sweden to Present German Illustrator Wolf Erlbruch with the 2017 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

Release Date: 22 May 2017
Time: Monday May 29, 18:00 CEST
Venue: Stockholm Concert Hall

On Monday 29th  May, H.R.H. Crown Princess of Sweden will present German illustrator Wolf Erlbruch with the 2017 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.

The award, to be presented at a ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall, will be attended by Alice Bah Kuhnke, Swedish Minister for Culture and Democracy who is giving a speech in honor of Erlbruch.

The compere for the evening is the journalist and literary critic Mrs. Yukiko Duke. There will be artist performances and presentations of Wolf Erlbruch’s work. The prize diploma is designed by Swedish illustrator Marcus Gunnar Pettersson.

Wolf Erlbruch, born in 1948, has written some ten books of his own and illustrated nearly fifty titles by other authors. He is best known for his illustrations of The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business (1994), which became a great success around the world.

For accreditations, interview requests and information, please contact:
Mariella Kucer, mariella.kucer@alma.se, +46 (0)76-5401017

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TheNewsMarket Media Team
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7612 3991

Images and videos
Press images and video content in broadcast quality with highlights and soundbites from the award ceremony will be available at www.thenewsmarket.com/ALMA during the evening from 18:00 CEST.

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The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) is the world's largest award for children's and young adult literature. The award, which amounts to SEK 5 million, is given annually to a single laureate or to several. Authors, illustrators, oral storytellers and reading promoters are eligible. The award is designed to promote interest in children's and young adult literature. The UN convention of rights of the child is the foundation of our work. An expert jury selects the laureate(s) from candidates nominated by institutions and organisations all over the world. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award was founded by the Swedish government in 2002 and is administrated by the Swedish Arts Council.
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