The Astrid Lindgren-priset, or Astrid Lindgren Prize in English, is a Swedish literary award for
children's literature
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader.
Children's ...
named after the Swedish writer
Astrid Lindgren. The prize was instituted by the publishing house
Rabén & Sjögren
Rabén & Sjögren is a book publishing company in Sweden. It was established in 1942 by and . Since 1998 it has been part of Norstedts förlag.
The publishing focus is on children's and youth literature. Rabén & Sjögren was very successful, pu ...
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
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Swedish literary awards
Astrid Lindgren
Awards established in 1967
1967 establishments in Sweden
Astrid Lindgren Prize