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The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2012


Confetti, cupcakes, champagne, and fireworks for the Asian nominees of the 2012 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA), the world's largest prize for children's and young adult literature!!

A & A Book Trust
Organisation
India

AÇEV (Mother and Child Education Foundation)
Organisation
Turkey

Ahmadi, Ahmad Reza
Author
Iran

Ali, Abdul Razzag
Author
Maldives

Anno, Mitsumasa
Illustrator
Japan

Bunanta, Murti
Author/Promoter of reading
Indonesia

Dashdondog, Jamba
Author/Oral storyteller/Promoter of reading
Mongolia

Donya Children's Research Institute
Organisation
Iran

Ismail, Mohd Yusof Bin
Author/Illustrator/Oral storyteller
Malaysia

Katha
Organisation
India

Liu, Xianping
Author
China

Midhat Kazim, Basarat
Author/Promoter of reading
Pakistan

Murti Bunanta Foundation
Organisation/Oral storytellers
Indonesia

Rahmandoost, Mostafa
Author
Iran

Say, Allen
Author/Illustrator
USA

Sta. Romana-Cruz, Neni
Author/Promoter of reading
The Philippines

Thailand Knowledge Park
Organisation
Thailand

Tokyo Children’s Library
Organisation
Japan

Touma, Nadine
Author
Lebanon

Uehashi, Nahoko
Author
Japan

Ural, Yalvaç
Author
Turkey
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