Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (Swedish: Litteraturpriset till Astrid Lindgrens minne) is an international children's literature award, established by the Swedish government in 2002 in honour of the Swedish children's books writer Astrid Lindgren. The prize is awarded annually to an amount of five million SEK, making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world.
The Astrid Lindgren Award may be awarded to writers, illustrators, narrators and/or promoters of reading whose work reflects the spirit of Astrid Lindgren. The object of the award is to increase interest in children’s and young people’s literature, and to promote children’s rights to culture on a global level.
The award is administered by the Swedish Arts Council.[1] Unlike many similar awards in literature, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is funded solely by central government funds.
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| Year | Winner | Country |
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| 2003 | Maurice Sendak |  United States |
| Christine Nöstlinger |  Austria |
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| 2004 | Lygia Bojunga Nunes |  Brazil |
| 2005 | Philip Pullman |  United Kingdom |
| Ryōji Arai |  Japan |
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| 2006 | Katherine Paterson | United States |
| 2007 | Banco del Libro |  Venezuela |
| 2008 | Sonya Hartnett |  Australia |
| 2009 | Tamer Institute for Community Education |  Palestinian territories |
| 2010 | Kitty Crowther |  Belgium |
| 2011 | Shaun Tan | Australia |
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