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Unga läsrådet i Sandviken grupparbetar.

The Young Reading Council Handbook

The Young Reading Council Handbook is filled with inspiration, examples, ideas and concrete methods for changing the negative literacy trend among teens - with teenagers as key collaborators, not as a problem to be solved.
Händer på ett tangentbord/hands typing on a keyboard.

The website is now working normally

It has sometimes been difficult to access the Swedish Arts Council’s website in recent weeks. To protect the website from denial-of-service attacks, we have adjusted our security systems. The website is now working normally again.
H.K.H. Kronprinsessan Victoria räcker över prisdiplomet för Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award till Jon Klassen.

Highlights from the award ceremony

During a grand evening at the Stockholm Concert Hall on May 25, we celebrated the 2026 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Laureate, Jon Klassen. The award was presented by Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden.
Group photo of smiling partners, Programme for Artistic Freedom.

Second International Donor Dialogue on Artistic Freedom

On 23 April 2026, the Swedish Arts Council hosted the second International Donor Dialogue on Artistic Freedom.
Porträttbild på Jon Klassen.

Jon Klassen receives the 2026 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

With precision, feeling and witty humor, he portrays life's challenges of uncertainty and hope, always through the interaction of color and form.
Gruppbild på en stor samling av PANAF-deltagare.

The Programme for Artistic Freedom participated in PANAF in Addis Ababa

Between 3–9 February, the Swedish Arts Council’s Programme for Artistic Freedom visited Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Scenstrålkastare monterade på ställningar.

Who will receive the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2026?

The new laureate will be announced on April 14 at 13.00 CEST in a live program from Stockholm and at the Bologna Children's Book Fair.
Läsambassadören Agnes Török i en fåtölj framför en bokhylla.

National Laureate Agnes Török at work

Agnes Török is a spoken word artist, author, playwright and theatre director co-creating with young people themselves. Live literature, young people’s mental health and reading beyond the cities are the laureate’s main tasks.
Porträttbild på Marion Brunet.

Marion Brunet receives the 2025 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

Marion Brunet is a French author whose first novel, "Frangine" (Sister), was published in 2013. In her books, Brunet spotlights burning social issues and draws insightful portraits of vulnerable groups and young people in revolt. She is timely in her choice of topics, timeless in her linkages to folkore and myth.
Tre filmkameror på stativ.

Who will receive this year's Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award?

The new laureate will be announced on April 1 at 13.00 CEST in a live program from Stockholm and at the Bologna Children's Book Fair.

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