Arbetarnas bildningsförbund (ABF; ) is the educational section of the Swedish

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. ABF conducts seminars, classes and study circles on a variety of subjects, including

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languages Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and signed forms, and may also be conveyed through writing. Human language is ch ...

and

music Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all hum ...

History

ABF was founded on 16 November 1912, by the

Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Party, formally the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party ( , S or SAP), usually referred to as The Social Democrats ( ), is a social democratic political party in Sweden. The party is member of the Progressiv ...

and some of the

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s. Today, the main members of ABF are the Social Democrats and the Left Party. There are ABF locations in almost every Swedish town and several in the major cities. Its headquarters are on Olof Palmes gata, near

Sveavägen Sveavägen is a major street in Stockholm, Sweden. Sveavägen originates at Sergels torg in the city district of Norrmalm (borough), Norrmalm, and goes north through the Vasastan, Stockholm, Vasastan district toward the border to Solna Municip ...

street in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

. In

Gothenburg Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gub ...

, the ABF building is on Olof Palmes Gata, near Järntorget square.

Moa Award

The Moa Award () is an annual

literary prize A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Man ...

awarded jointly by ABF and the Moa Martinson Society to a person who writes in the spirit of Moa Martinson. The prize has been awarded since 1989.

Recipients

*1989 –

Mary Andersson Mary Gunvor Irene Andersson (), was a Swedish author and playwright. Her work was primarily about the issues affecting the lives of women and the poor. Biography Born as one of seven children to a working-class family in Tunaberg in 1929, And ...

*1990 –

Aino Trosell Aino may refer to: * Aino (given name), a first name in Finland and Estonia * Ainu people (sometimes called ''Aino''), an ethnic group of northern Japan * Ainu language (also sometimes called ''Aino''), the language of the Ainu people * Aino, Naga ...

*1991 –

Ebba Witt-Brattström Ebba Witt-Brattström (; born 1 June 1953) is a Swedish scholar in comparative literature. She is Professor of Literature and head of department at Södertörn University outside Stockholm, and a well-known feminist. Witt-Brattström completed h ...

*1992 –

Kerstin Engman Kerstin is a female German and Swedish given name; it is the European version of Christina. Notable persons with this name include: Arts and entertainment *Kerstin Anderson (born 1994), American stage actress and singer, portrayed Maria von Tra ...

*1993 –

Kerstin Ekman Kerstin Lillemor Ekman (née Hjorth; born 27 August 1933) is a Swedish novelist. Life and career Kerstin Ekman wrote a string of successful detective novels (among others ''De tre små mästarna'' and ''Dödsklockan'') but later went on to psy ...

*1994 –

Kerstin Thorvall Kerstin Thorvall (12 August 1925 in Eskilstuna – 9 April 2010) was an influential Swedish novelist.O'Mahony, Paul. (10 April 2010)Outspoken author Kerstin Thorvall dies ''The Local'' Thorvall was born in Eskilstuna on 12 August 1925. She wor ...

*1995 –

Majgull Axelsson Majgull Axelsson (born 1947 in Landskrona) is a Swedish journalist and writer. She grew up in Nässjö and completed her education in journalism. Life and career Her first book was non-fiction, and focused on the problems of child prostituti ...

*1996 –

Sara Lidman Sara Adéla Lidman (30December 192317June 2004) was a Swedish writer. Early life Born in Missenträsk, a village in present Skellefteå Municipality, Lidman was raised in the Västerbotten region of northern Sweden. She studied at the Univer ...

*1997 –

Kristina Lugn Gunhild Bricken Kristina Lugn (; 14November 1948 – 9 May 2020)Jones, Evelyn.Författaren Kristina Lugn är död", Dagens Nyheter 9 May 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020. was a Swedish poet and dramatist and member of the Swedish Academy. Early ...

*1998 – Kjell Johansson *1999 – Elsie Johansson *2000 – Eva Adolfsson *2001 – Frida Andersson, Annika Malmborg,

Martin Gerber Martin Gerber (born 3 September 1974) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted in the eighth round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft (232nd overall) by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He played in the National Hockey League ...

*2002 – Rut Berggren *2003 – Anita König *2004 – Gerda Antti *2005 – Ulrika Knutson *2006 – Birgitta Holm *2007 –

Suzanne Osten Carlota Suzanne Osten (20 June 1944 – 28 October 2024) was a Swedish film director, stage director, and screenwriter. She won the award for Guldbagge Award for Best Director, Best Director at the 22nd Guldbagge Awards for the film ''The Mozart ...

, Margareta Garpe, Gunnar Edander *2008 –

Gunilla Nyroos Gunilla Birgitta Nyroos (born 7 October 1945) is a Swedish actress. Life and career She won the award for Best Actress at the 20th Guldbagge Awards for her role in ''A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon''. In the autumn 2008, she participat ...

*2009 – Anita Goldman *2010 – Anneli Jordahl *2011 – Gunilla Thorgren *2012 –

Inger Alfvén Inger Maria Alfvén (24 February 1940 – 26 July 2022) was a Swedish author and sociologist from Solna in Stockholm County. Biography Alfvén became a sociologist in 1964 and worked as a counselor. Her books depict existential and moral co ...

*2013 –

Susanna Alakoski Jaana Susanna Emilia Alakoski Söderlund (; born 16May 1962) is a Swedish author, novelist and lecturer. She won the August Prize in 2006 for the novel '' Svinalängorna''. '' Svinalängorna'' was filmed in 2010 as '' Beyond''. She researches ge ...

*2014 – Kristina Sandberg *2015 –

Agneta Pleijel Agneta Pleijel (born 1940, in Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban ...

*2016 – Yvonne Hirdman *2017 – Anna Jörgensdotter *2018 –

Sara Stridsberg Sara Brita Stridsberg (born 29 August 1972) is a Swedish author and playwright. Her first novel, ''Happy Sally'', was about Sally Bauer, who in 1939 had become the first Scandinavian woman to swim the English Channel. Her big international brea ...

*2019 – Maj Wechselmann *2020 –

Märta Tikkanen Märta Eleonora Tikkanen (; born 3 April 1935) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer. Biography Born in Helsinki, she has worked as a reporter for ''Hufvudstadsbladet'' from 1956 to 1961. She graduated from the University of Helsinki, Master of ...

*2021 – Vibeke Olsson

References

External links

Official website
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