ID :
126701
Tue, 06/08/2010 - 13:55
Auther :
Shortlink :
https://www.oananews.org//node/126701
The shortlink copeid
Iranian nominees for 2011 Astrid Lindgren Award announced
TEHRAN, June 8 (MNA) -- The Author Ahmadreza Ahmadi and illustrator Hoda Haddadi were announced as the Iranian nominees for the 2011 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, which is presented annually by the Swedish government.
Ahmadreza Ahmadi of the Children’s Book Council and Hoda Haddadi of the Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults will be among the 2011 contenders for the award.
Born in 1940 in Kerman, Ahmadreza Ahmadi is an Iranian poet and screenwriter. The history of modern Persian poetry refers to him as the founder of New Wave Poetry in Iran.
The Children’s Book Council of Iran nominated Ahmadi for the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Award.
Born in 1976, Hoda Haddadi is an illustrator and writer for two children’s magazines. She has won several prizes in international events including the 45th Golden Pen Belgrade in 2009.
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is the world’s largest prize for children’s and young adult literature. It is awarded annually to a single recipient or to several. Authors, illustrators, oral storytellers and those active in reading promotion are eligible to receive the prize.
The 2010 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award went to illustrator Kitty Crowther from Belgium. Past winners include Philip Pullman; Banco del Libro, for disseminating books and promoting reading among children in Venezuela; and the Tamer Institute, for promoting reading among children and young people in the West Bank and Gaza.
Ahmadreza Ahmadi of the Children’s Book Council and Hoda Haddadi of the Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults will be among the 2011 contenders for the award.
Born in 1940 in Kerman, Ahmadreza Ahmadi is an Iranian poet and screenwriter. The history of modern Persian poetry refers to him as the founder of New Wave Poetry in Iran.
The Children’s Book Council of Iran nominated Ahmadi for the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Award.
Born in 1976, Hoda Haddadi is an illustrator and writer for two children’s magazines. She has won several prizes in international events including the 45th Golden Pen Belgrade in 2009.
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is the world’s largest prize for children’s and young adult literature. It is awarded annually to a single recipient or to several. Authors, illustrators, oral storytellers and those active in reading promotion are eligible to receive the prize.
The 2010 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award went to illustrator Kitty Crowther from Belgium. Past winners include Philip Pullman; Banco del Libro, for disseminating books and promoting reading among children in Venezuela; and the Tamer Institute, for promoting reading among children and young people in the West Bank and Gaza.
