IBBY Announces the Candidates for the 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Award
 

The Hans Christian Andersen Award is the highest international distinction given to the creators of books for young people. Given every other year by IBBY, the Hans Christian Andersen Awards recognize lifelong achievement and are given to an author and an illustrator whose complete works have made an important and lasting contribution to literature for young people.

 

Sixty-two candidates from 33 countries have been nominated for the 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Award.

 

     Argentina: Author María Cristina Ramos; Illustrator Gusti

     Australia: Author Margaret Wild; Illustrator Tohby Riddle

     Austria: Author Heinz Janisch; Illustrator Linda Wolfsgruber

     Belgium: Author Thomas Lavachery; Illustrator Carll Cneut

     Brazil: Author Marina Colasanti; Illustrator Nelson Cruz

     Canada: Author Angèle Delaunois; Illustrator Sydney Smith

     China: Author Jin Bo; Illustrator Xiong Liang

     Colombia & Venezuela: Illustrator Ivar Da Coll

     Croatia: Illustrator Dubravka Kolanović

     Cyprus: Author Anna Kouppanou; Illustrator Dora Oronti

     Estonia: Author Andrus Kivirähk; Illustrator Piret Raud

     France: Author Marie-Aude Murail; Illustrator Gilles Bachelet

     Germany: Author Andreas Steinhöfel; Illustrator Nikolaus Heidelbach

     Greece: Author Maria Papayanni; Illustrator Iris Samartzi

     Hungary: Author András Dániel; Illustrator László Herbszt

     Iran: Author Jamshid Khanian; Illustrator Pejman Rahimizadeh

     Italy: Author Roberto Piumini; Illustrator Beatrice Alemagna

     Japan: Author Joko Iwase; Illustrator Ryoji Arai

     Republic of Korea: Author Yi Hyeon; Illustrator Suzy Lee

     Latvia: Illustrator Aleksejs Naumovs

     Lebanon: Author Fatima Sharafeddine; Illustrator Sinan Hallak

     Lithuania: Illustrator Kestutis Kasparavičius

     Netherlands: Author Tonke Dragt; Illustrator Sylvia Weve

     Poland: Author Marcin Szczygielski; Illustrator Iwona Chmielewska

     Russia: Author Sergey Makhotin; Illustrator Julja Gukova

     Slovenia: Author Peter Svetina; Illustrator Damijan Stepančič

     Spain: Author Jordi Sierra i Fabra; Illustrator Elena Odriozola

     Sweden: Author Annika Thor; Illustrator Anna Bengtsson

     Switzerland: Author Franz Hohler; Illustrator Catherine Louis

     Turkey: Author Behiç Ak; Illustrator Mustafa Delioğlu

     Ukraine: Author Halyna Malyk; Illustrator Kost Lavro

     United Kingdom: Author Marcus Sedgwick; Illustrator David McKee

     USA: Author Linda Sue Park; Illustrator Kadir Nelson

The Shortlist will be announced in January 2022 and the Winners at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in March/April 2022.

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