Swedish Academy for Children's Books

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Swedish Academy for Children's Books
Svenska barnboksakademin
Formation26 May 1989 (1989-05-26)
HeadquartersSkärholmen, Sweden
Membership
18
Official language
Swedish

The Swedish Academy for Children's Books (Swedish: Svenska barnboksakademin) is a nonprofit society, established on 26 May 1989 at the Skärholmen Library in Stockholm, Sweden.[1] Based on the Swedish Academy, its ambitions is to promote children's and youth literature.[2]

Since 1990, the society awards the Eldsjälen Award.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Svenska barnboksakademin" (in Swedish). Swedish Academy for Children's Books. 16 January 2015.
  2. ^ "The Swedish Academy for Children's Books" (in Swedish). Swedish Academy for Children's Books. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Eldsjälspriset" (in Swedish). Swedish Academy for Children's Books. Retrieved 2 October 2012.

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