USBBY's 2025 ALMA Nominations...Gene Luen Yang and Mitali Perkins

USBBY is proud to nominate Gene Luen Yang and Mitali Perkins for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. The award was created in 2002 by the Swedish government to promote every child’s right to great stories and is given annually to a person or organization for their outstanding contribution to children’s and young adult literature. Administrated by the Swedish Arts Council. and with a prize of five million Swedish kronor, it is the largest award of its kind. 

Thanks to Chair Vicky Smith and Member Susan Marston for pulling together these excellent dossiers reflecting the work of two accomplished American authors with global reach.
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