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Annika Holm
Annika Birgitta Holm (born 7 August 1937) is a Swedish author, journalist and dramatist. She was the first chair of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books and received the Astrid Lindgren Prize in 1989. She earned the ''filosofie kandidat'' degree in 1960 and worked as a journalist with Dagens Nyheter from 1959 to 1972. She was a member of the Glädje och Sorg theatrical ensemble from 1972 to 1976. She made her literary debut with books on her disabled daughter Vanna. Her books have been translated into ten languages. She was a member of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books from 1989 to 1998 and its first chair, and is now an honorary member. Works * 1971 – ''Plats för Vanna'' * 1975 – ''Våga fråga'' * 1976 – ''Vanna vill stanna'' * 1977 – ''Olles nya cykel'' * 1977 – ''Här vill vi jobba och bo'' * 1979 – ''Rädsla'' * 1981 – ''Att skiljas'' * 1981 – ''Hem till Vanna, Hem tl Vanna'' * 1983 – ''Välja liv'' * 1984 – ''Vänskap, kärlek, svek, Vänsp, ...
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Swedish Academy For Children's Books
The Swedish Academy for Children's Books ( sv, Svenska barnboksakademin) is a nonprofit society, established on 26 May 1989 at the Skärholmen Library in Stockholm, Sweden. Based on the Swedish Academy The Swedish Academy ( sv, Svenska Akademien), founded in 1786 by King Gustav III of Sweden, Gustav III, is one of the Swedish Royal Academies, Royal Academies of Sweden. Its 18 members, who are elected for life, comprise the highest Swedish lang ..., its ambitions is to promote children's and youth literature. Since 1990, the society awards the '' Eldsjälen Award''. References External links official website {{authority control 1989 establishments in Sweden Swedish children's literature Organizations based in Stockholm Organizations established in 1989 Learned societies of Sweden ...
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Astrid Lindgren Prize
The Astrid Lindgren-priset, or Astrid Lindgren Prize in English, 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. 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 The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award ( sv, Litteraturpriset till Astrid Lindgrens minne) is an international children's literary award established by the Swedish government in 2002 to honour the Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren (1907– ... which has a more international focus. Recipients References {{authority control Swedish literary awards Astrid Lindgren Awards established in 1967 1967 establishments in Sweden Astrid Lindgren Prize ...
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Dagens Nyheter
''Dagens Nyheter'' (, ), abbreviated ''DN'', is a daily newspaper in Sweden. It is published in Stockholm and aspires to full national and international coverage, and is widely considered Sweden's newspaper of record. History and profile ''Dagens Nyheter'' was founded by Rudolf Wall in December 1864. The first issue was published on 23 December 1864. During its initial period the paper was published in the morning. In 1874 the paper became a joint stock company. Its circulation in 1880 was 15,000 copies. In the 1890s, Wall left ''Dagens Nyheter'' and soon after, the paper became the organ of the Liberal Party. From 1946 to 1959, Herbert Tingsten was the executive editor. The newspaper is owned by the Bonnier Group since 1909, when Karl Otto Bonnier acquired the remaining shares that his family had not owned (his father Albert had already acquired some shares since 1888).
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Nils Holgersson Plaque
The Nils Holgersson Plaque is an award given by Swedish Library Association. It was established in 1950, and named for the book ''The Wonderful Adventures of Nils'' by Selma Lagerlöf. It is an annual award given to the author of the best children's or young people's book in the Swedish language. Winners *1950 –  Astrid Lindgren for "Nils Karlsson Pyssling" *1951 –  Lennart Hellsing for "Summa summarum" *1952 –  Sten Bergman for "Vildar och paradisfåglar" *1953 – Tove Jansson for "Hur gick det sen?" *1954 – The plaque was not awarded *1955 –  Harry Kullman for "Hemlig resa" *1956 –  Olle Mattsson for "Briggen Tre Liljor" *1957 –  Edith Unnerstad for "Farmorsresan" (Journey to Grandmother) *1958 –  Hans Peterson for "Magnus, Mattias och Mari" *1959 –  Anna Lisa Wärnlöf for "Pellas bok" *1959 – Jeanna Oterdahl additional plaque for rare and valuable work *1960 –  Kai Söderhjelm for "Mikko i kungens tjänst" *1961 –  Åke Holmberg for "Ture Sv ...
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Swedish Children's Writers
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Swedish Women Children's Writers
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: *Swedish Open (badminton) * Swedish Open (table tennis) *Swedish Open (squash) *Swedish Open (darts) The Swedish Open is a darts tournament established in 1969, held in Malmà ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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