On March 24, the winner/s of the 2010 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award will be announced. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award recognizes the best contemporary children's and young adult literature from all over the world. The candidates for the award are authors, illustrators, oral storytellers, and promoters of reading. Below are the 2010 nominees from Asia, and the 2010 nominees of Asian descent:
Adarna House
Reading promotion organization
The Philippines
Akal, Aytül
Author
Turkey
Carmi, Daniella
Author
Israel
Educational Volunteers Foundation of Turkey (TEGV)
Reading promotion organization
Turkey
Gamos, Albert
Illustrator
The Philippines
Havkin, Hilla
Illustrator
Israel
Hemati Ahoui, Abolfazl
Illustrator
Iran
ILKYAR
Reading promotion organization
Turkey
Jamba, Dasgdondog
Author/Promoter of reading
Mongolia
Kelompok Pencinta Bacaan Anak (Society for the Advancement of Children's Literature)
Reading promotion organization
Indonesia
Knowledge Without Borders Campaign
Reading promotion organization
United Arab Emirates
Moradi Kermani, Hooshang
Author
Iran
Murti Bunanta Foundation
Oral storytellers/Reading promotion organization
Indonesia
Orlev, Uri
Author
Israel
Say, Allen
Author/illustrator
USA
Shaban Nejad, Afsaneh
Author
Iran
Shabawiz
Reading promotion organization
Iran
Sharafeddine, Fatima
Author
Lebanon
The Siam Cement Foundation
Reading promotion organization
Thailand
Tan, Shaun
Author/illustrator
Australia
Touma, Nadine
Author
Lebanon
Uehashi, Nahoko
Author
Japan
Wenjun, Qin
Author
China
I hope I didn't miss anybody. :o) Thank you, Chen, for reminding me about the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award!
The nomination process for the 2011 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award has started and will end May 15. To all the nominating bodies in Asia, GO GO GO! It would be awesome to see more nominated candidates from Asia.
Rant: This year and last year, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award website misspelled "the Philippines." *sigh*
Adarna House
Reading promotion organization
The Philippines
Akal, Aytül
Author
Turkey
Carmi, Daniella
Author
Israel
Educational Volunteers Foundation of Turkey (TEGV)
Reading promotion organization
Turkey
Gamos, Albert
Illustrator
The Philippines
Havkin, Hilla
Illustrator
Israel
Hemati Ahoui, Abolfazl
Illustrator
Iran
ILKYAR
Reading promotion organization
Turkey
Jamba, Dasgdondog
Author/Promoter of reading
Mongolia
Kelompok Pencinta Bacaan Anak (Society for the Advancement of Children's Literature)
Reading promotion organization
Indonesia
Knowledge Without Borders Campaign
Reading promotion organization
United Arab Emirates
Moradi Kermani, Hooshang
Author
Iran
Murti Bunanta Foundation
Oral storytellers/Reading promotion organization
Indonesia
Orlev, Uri
Author
Israel
Say, Allen
Author/illustrator
USA
Shaban Nejad, Afsaneh
Author
Iran
Shabawiz
Reading promotion organization
Iran
Sharafeddine, Fatima
Author
Lebanon
The Siam Cement Foundation
Reading promotion organization
Thailand
Tan, Shaun
Author/illustrator
Australia
Touma, Nadine
Author
Lebanon
Uehashi, Nahoko
Author
Japan
Wenjun, Qin
Author
China
I hope I didn't miss anybody. :o) Thank you, Chen, for reminding me about the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award!
The nomination process for the 2011 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award has started and will end May 15. To all the nominating bodies in Asia, GO GO GO! It would be awesome to see more nominated candidates from Asia.
Rant: This year and last year, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award website misspelled "the Philippines." *sigh*
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