Andersen International Gold Medal. Hans Christian Andersen International Literary Prize

Founded in 1956, Internationalname award Hans Christian Andersen(Hans Christian Andersen Award) is the most prestigious in the field of children's books and is comparable in importance to the Nobel Prize. This award was founded by the UNESCO International Council for Children's and Youth Literature, thanks to the idea of ​​a cultural figure in the field of children's literature, Elle Lepman (1891-1970). The honorary mission of guardianship of the award is performed by the Queen of Denmark. The prize is awarded by the jury, which brought together writers and specialists in children's literature from different countries.

Once every two years, on the birthday of one of the best storytellers of all time, Hans-Christian Andersen, the award ceremony for the best children's writer and, since 1966, the best illustrator of children's books takes place. On April 2, the best writers and artists, selected from a list nominated by the National Sections of the Children's Book Council, receive gold medals with Andersen's profile and diplomas. There is no monetary equivalent of the award. Among the winners of the award in different years were Astrid Lindgren, Tove Jansson, Quentin Blake, Erich Kestner, David Almond.

Founders of the International prizes name Hans Christian Andersen, as a tribute to the memory of the great children's writer, announced April 2 as International Children's Book Day. The celebration of this day in various countries takes place within the framework of the week of children's literature. Every year, the honorary mission of the organizer of the holiday is carried out by one of the sections of the Council for Children's Books. It is mandatory to create a colorful poster and write an international message for children around the world, designed to popularize the reading of children's books.

In Denmark, another literary award has been established - premium named after Hans Christian Andersen(Hans Christian Andersen Litteraturpris), which distinguishes the worthy among those children's writers whose book ideas are similar to the ideas of the works of the genius himself. The first time the award was presented in 2007 to the famous writer Paulo Coelho. Unlike the International prizes named after Hans Christian Andersen this award has a cash equivalent of 2,222 euros.

Andersen Prize Winners

List of writers - laureates of the award

1956 Eleanor Farjeon (Eng. Eleanor Farjeon, UK)

1958 Astrid Lindgren (Swed. Astrid Lindgren, Sweden)

1960 Erich Kästner (German: Erich Kästner, Germany)

1962 Meindert De Jong (born Meindert DeJong, USA)

1964 René Guillot (French René Guillot, France)

1966 Tove Jansson (fin. Tove Jansson, Finland)

1968 James Krüss (German James Krüss, Germany), Jose Maria Sanchez Silva (Spain)

1970 Gianni Rodari (ital. Gianni Rodari, Italy)

1972 Scott O'Dell (English Scott O "Dell, USA)

1974 Maria Gripe (Swedish Maria Gripe, Sweden)

1976 Cecil Bødker (Danish Cecil Bødker, Denmark)

1978 Paula Fox (Eng. Paula Fox, USA)

1980 Bohumil Riha (Czech Bohumil Říha, Czechoslovakia)

1982 Lygia Bojunga (port. Lygia Bojunga, Brazil)

1984 Christine Nöstlinger (German: Christine Nöstlinger, Austria)

1986 Patricia Wrightson (English Patricia Wrightson, Australia)

1988 Annie Schmidt (Dutch. Annie Schmidt, Netherlands)

1990 Tormod Haugen (Norway)

1992 Virginia Hamilton (English Virginia Hamilton, USA)

1994 Michio Mado (jap. まど・みちお, Japan)

1996 Uri Orlev (Hebrew אורי אורלב‎, Israel)

1998 Katherine Paterson (English Katherine Paterson, USA)

2000 Anna Maria Machado (port. Ana Maria Machado, Brazil)

2002 Aidan Chambers (Eng. Aidan Chambers, UK)

2006 Margaret Mahy (Eng. Margaret Mahy, New Zealand)

2008 Jürg Schubiger (German: Jürg Schubiger, Switzerland)

2010 David Almond, UK

2012 Maria Teresa Andruetto (Spanish: María Teresa Andruetto), Argentina

List of illustrators - laureates of the award

1966 Alois Carigiet (Switzerland)

1968 Jiri Trnka (Czechoslovakia)

1970 Maurice Sendak (USA)

1972 Ib Spang Olsen (Denmark)

1974 Farshid Mesghali (Iran)

1976 Tatyana Mavrina (USSR)

1978 Svend Otto S. (Denmark)

1980 Suekiti Akaba (Japan)

1982 Zbigniew Rychlicki (Polish Zbigniew Rychlicki, Poland)

1984 Mitsumasa Anno (Japan)

1986 Robert Ingpen (Australia)

1988 Dusan Kallay (Czechoslovakia)

1990 Lisbeth Zwerger (Austria)

1992 Kveta Pacovska (Czech Republic)

1994 Joerg Müller (Switzerland)

1996 Klaus Ensikat (Germany)

1998 Tomi Ungerer (fr. Tomi Ungerer, France)

2000 Anthony Brown (UK)

2002 Quentin Blake (Eng. Quentin Blake, UK)

2004 Max Velthuijs (Netherlands Max Velthuijs)

2006 Wolf Erlbruch (Germany)

2008 Roberto Innocenti (Italy)

2010 Jutta Bauer (German: Jutta Bauer, Germany)

2012 Petr Sis (Czech Peter Sís, Czech Republic)

For the appearance of this award, we must say thanks to the German writer Elle Lepman (1891-1970). And not only for that. It was Mrs. Lepman who ensured that by the decision of UNESCO, the birthday of G.-Kh. Andersen, April 2, became International Children's Book Day. She also initiated creation of the International Council for Children's and Young Adults' Books (IBBY)- an organization that unites writers, artists, literary critics, librarians from more than sixty countries. WITH 1956 IBBY awards International Prize named after G.-Kh. Andersen (Hans Christian Andersen Author Award), which, with the light hand of the same Ella Lepman, is called the "small Nobel Prize" in children's literature. WITH 1966 This award is also given to illustrators of children's books ( Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration).

The laureates receive a gold medal with the profile of a great storyteller every 2 years at the next IBBY congress. The award is given only to living writers and artists. The first winner of the award in 1956 was the English storyteller Eleanor Farjohn(pictured), known to us from the translations of the books “I Want the Moon”, “The Seventh Princess”. IN 1958 Swedish writer wins award Astrid Lindgren . Among the other laureates there are also many world-famous stars - the German writers Erich Kestner and James Krüss, the Italian Gianni Rodari, Bohumil Riha from Czechoslovakia, the Austrian writer Christine Nestlinger ... IBBY since 1968. Only illustrator Tatyana Alekseevna Mavrina (1902-1996) received the Andersen medal in 1976.

True, the International Council for Children's Books has another award - Honorary Diploma for Selected Children's Books , for their illustrations and the best translations into the languages ​​of the world. And there are a lot of "our" diplomats - writers Radiy Pogodin, Yuri Koval, Valentin Berestov, Agniya Barto, Sergei Mikhalkov, artists Lev Tokmakov, Boris Diodorov, Viktor Chizhikov, May Miturich, translators Yakov Akim, Yuri Kushak, Irina Tokmakova and others.

Andersen Prize Winner 2011 Argentine Writer Maria Teresa Andruetto (Maria Teresa Andruetto). Czech writer and artist wins Best Illustrator Award Peter Sis(Petr Sis).

Maria Teresa Andruetto (b. 1954) works in a wide range of genres, from novels to poetry and critical articles. The jury noted the writer's skill in "creating important and original works, where the key attention is paid to aesthetics." In Russia, the works of Maria Teresa Andruetto have not yet been translated.

Peter Sis (b. 1949) is known both for his children's books and for his illustrations in Time, Newsweek, Esquire, and The Atlantic Monthly.

One of Sis's children's books "Tibet. The Secret of the Red Box" (Tibet, 1998) was published in Russia in 2011 by the World of Childhood Media publishing house. In "Tibet" the artist tells about the magical land of the Dalai Lama based on the diary of his father, the Czech documentary filmmaker Vladimir Sis, who traveled in the Himalayas.

Hans Christian Andersen Prize Winners

1956 Eleanor Farjeon (Eng. Eleanor Farjeon, UK)

1958 Astrid LINDGREN (Swed. Astrid Lindgren, Sweden)

1960 Erich KESTNER (German: Erich Kästner, Germany)

1962 Meindert De JONG(Eng. Meindert DeJong, USA)

1964 René Guillot (French René Guillot, France)

1966 Tove Jansson (fin. Tove Jansson, Finland)

1968 James KRUS (German: James Krüss, Germany), Jose Maria SANCHES-SILVA (Spain)

1970 Gianni Rodari (ital. Gianni Rodari, Italy)

1972 Scott O'DELL (eng. Scott O'Dell, USA)

1974 Maria GRIPE (Swedish Maria Gripe, Sweden)

1976 Cecil Bødker (Danish Cecil Bødker, Denmark)

1978 Paula Fox (Eng. Paula Fox, USA)

1980 Bohumil RZHIGA (Czech Bohumil Říha, Czechoslovakia)

1982 Lygia BOJUNGA (port. Lygia Bojunga, Brazil)

1984 Christine NÖSTLINGER(German: Christine Nöstlinger, Austria)

1986 Patricia WRIGHTSON(Eng. Patricia Wrightson, Australia)

1988 Annie SCHMIDT (Netherlands Annie Schmidt, Netherlands)

1990 Tormod HAUGEN (Norwegian Tormod Haugen, Norway)

1992 Virginia HAMILTON(Eng. Virginia Hamilton, USA)

1994 Michio MADO (jap. まど・みちお, Japan)

1996 Uri ORLEV (Hebrew אורי אורלב‎, Israel)

1998 Katherine Paterson (English Katherine Paterson, USA)

2000 Ana Maria MACHADO(port. Ana Maria Machado, Brazil)

2002 Aidan Chambers (Eng. Aidan Chambers, UK)

2006 Margaret Mahy (Eng. Margaret Mahy, New Zealand)

2008 Jürg SHUBIGER (German: Jürg Schubiger, Switzerland)

2010 David Almond (Eng. David Almond, UK)

2011 Maria Teresa ANDRUETTO(Spanish: Maria Teresa Andruetto, Argentina)

Established in 1956 by the International Board on Books for Young People (UNESCO)IBBY ). It is awarded once every two years, on the second of April - on the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen. The idea to establish the prize belongs to Ella Lepman (1891-1970), a cultural figure in the field of world children's literature.
Nominees for the award are nominated by the national sections of the International Council on Children's Books. Laureates are awarded gold medals with a profileHans Christian Andersenduring the congressIBBY. In addition, IBBY awards Honorable Mentions to the best children's and young adults' books recently published in countries that are members of the International Council.
For "children's" authors, this award is the most prestigious international award, it is often called the "SmallNobel Prize».

The archive contains 49 books in fb2 and rtf formats. They are arranged by the date the author received the award - this has nothing to do with the date the book was written, some of them were written much earlier, some much later.

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IN 1956 The first recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Prize was Eleanor Farjohn. She was 75 years old when she was awarded the gold medal for her expressive profile of a famous storyteller and one of the favorite English-reading authors for children. In our country, she gained wide popularity thanks to the fairy tales “The Seventh Princess” and “I Want the Moon”.

IN 1958 year, the prize winner was Astrid Lindgren, author of world-famous and more than once screened children's bestsellers "Pippi Longstocking", "The Kid and Carlson", "Ronya - the Robber's Daughter", "Emil from Lönneberg", etc.

Laureate 1960 year has become Erich Kestner, author of the books "Emil and the Detectives" and "Emil and the Three Twins", which were translated into 59 languages ​​and became the beginning of a new genre - a children's detective story.

IN 1962 The award was given to an American writer of Dutch origin Meindert De Jong. "Wheel over roof" - a story about the life of children in a Dutch village at the beginning of the 20th century.

IN 1964 was the laureate René Guyot, French animal writer who continues the great European tradition of animal literature for children , his books are often compared to those of Kipling. And although one of the peaks of his work was a cycle of stories about the Siberian boy Grishka and his bear , none of his works has yet been translated into Russian.

IN 1966 Swedish writer received the award Tove Jansson, author of a series of books about the Moomintrolls.

1968 year brought victory to two writers at once: thisJose Maria Sanchez Silva (his Marcelino in Spain also known as Pinocchio in Italy or Peter Pan in Englandi) and also James Crews, German children's prose writer and poet, A the author of the tale "Tim Thaler, or Sold Laughter."

IN 1970 year the medal went to the Italian Gianni Rodari, the author of "Cipollino", "Jelsomino" and many other fairy tales, especially loved in the USSR due to the writer's communist views. He gained worldwide fame after receiving the Andersen Prize.

IN 1972 s received a gold medal Scott O'Dell . His most famous book isIsland of the Blue Dolphins.

IN 1974 - Maria Gripe, author of a series of booksabout a boy whose mother named after her idol Elvis Presley and who finds it very difficult to live up to her expectations.

1976 - Danish writerCecil b Bödker , author of a large cycle of worksabout the boy Silas, who escaped from the circus troupe. Only one story in the collection was published in Russian.

1978 - Paula Fox . Unfortunately, her books have not yet been translated into Russian.

1980 - Bogumil Riha, who made the most important contribution to the development new Czech children's literatureas a writer and as a publisher.

1982 - Brazilian writer Lygia Bozhunga (Nunis) . Her P The works have been translated into many languages ​​of the world, including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, Bulgarian, Czech and Hebrew. In Russia, the writer's books were not translated or published.

1984 - Christine Nöstlinger, except for the Andersen medal -winner of more than 30 literary awards, V In 2003, she became the first recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Prize.

1986 - Patricia Wrightson. P. Wrightson's work has received wide recognition in Australia and around the world, she has been awarded many national and international awards, her works have been translated into 16 languages, but there is no Russian among them.

IN 1988 year Annie Schmidt received an award fromhis famous colleagues And Astrid Lindgren. Throughout her writing career, Annie Schmidt was accompanied by success, popularity, sincere love of millions of admirers. th . To this day, many years after her death, she remains one of the most widely read authors in the Netherlands, where her work has long been revered as a national treasure.

1990 - Turmud Haugen, Norwegian writer and translator.

1992 - Virginia Hamilton, African-American children's writer, author of 41 books, awarded many literary awards. Unfortunately, none of them has been translated into Russian.

1994 - Michio Mado, Japanese poet, author of numerous poems for children. His creative heritage includes more than 1200 poems.He died on February 28, 2014 at the age of 105.

1996 - Uri Orlev, known primarily for his books about the plight of Polish Jews during World War II.

1998 - Katherine Paterson. The greatest success was brought to her by the books The Gorgeous Gilly Hopkins and The Bridge to Terabithia, filmed by the Walt Disney Film Company with AnnaSophia Robb in one of the main roles. The prototype of the protagonist was the son of the writer, after many years he also became the producer and screenwriter of the film.

From the works of the laureates XXI century in Russian managed to find a completely non-childish novel Margaret Mahy(awarded in 2006 ) "Space of Memory" and the novel "Skellig" David Almond(awarded in 2010 ), which was made into a film starring Tim Roth.

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The Name Prize is the highest international award in contemporary literature, which is awarded to the best children's writers ( Hans Christian Andersen Author Award) and illustrators ( Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration). For "children's" authors, this award is the most prestigious of the international awards, it is often called the "Small Nobel Prize".

The prize was organized in 1956 by the UNESCO International Council for Children's and Youth Literature (UNESCO). International Board on Books for Young People- IBBY) at the initiative of Ella Lepman () - a cultural figure in the field of world children's literature.

Andersen presents three awards: Gold medal with a profile of a great storyteller ( Hans Christian Andersen Awards); Honorary Diploma for the best children's and youth books recently published in the countries; inclusion of the laureate in the Andersen Honorary List.

The award is patronized by UNESCO, Her Highness Queen Margaret II of Denmark; sponsored by Nissan Motor Co.

Candidates for the award are nominated by the national sections of the International Council on Children's Books. The prize is awarded only to living writers and artists, and is awarded on April 2 - the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen at the next IBBY congress. The jury of the award is made up of experts in children's literature from around the world, who, by secret ballot, determine the most suitable contenders for the main prize. The winners receive a Gold Medal, the prize has no monetary equivalent.

Every two years, since 1956, the award has been given to a writer for a significant contribution to literature for children, and since 1966 to an illustrator.

Over the entire history of the award (56 years), 30 writers and 24 illustrators of children's books have become its laureates. The geography of the award reached 24 countries of the world.

Unlike the Medal, the same writer or artist can receive the Honorary Diploma several times - for different works. The Andersen Diploma also marks the best translations. In 1956 Andersen diplomas were awarded to 15 authors from 12 countries. 2writers, artists and translators from 65 countries.

The third award is the Andersen Honorary List, which lists the names of literary and artistic figures who, over a certain period, have created the best works for children or designed a children's book.

The first owner of the "Children's Nobel Prize" in 1956 was the English storyteller Eleanor Farjohn, known to us for her translations of the books "I Want the Moon", "The Seventh Princess". In 1958, the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren received the Gold Medal. Among the other laureates there are also many world-famous stars - German writers Erich Köstner and James Krüs, Italian Gianni Rodari, Tove Jansson from Finland, Bohumil Rigi from Czechoslovakia, Austrian writer Christine Nöstlinger...

Unfortunately, the work of twelve Andersen medal winners is completely unknown to the domestic reader - their books have not been translated into Russian and Ukrainian. Spaniard Jose-Maria Sanchez-Silva, Americans Paula Fox and Virginia Hamilton, Japanese Mitio Mado, Brazilian writers Lizhie Bojunge and Ana Maria Machado, Argentinean Maria Teresa Andruetto, Australian children's writer Patricia Wrightson, New Zealand author Margaret Mahi, Swiss Yurgu Schubiger, British author Aidan Chambers, and Irishman Martin Waddell.

Unfortunately, our compatriots are not on the list of "Andersenites". Only illustrator Tatyana Alekseevna Mavrina () received the Gold Medal in 1976. But there are holders of the Honorary Diploma for individual books for children, for their illustration and the best translations into the languages ​​of the world. And among the winners are writers Radiy Pogodin, Yuri Koval, Valentin Berestov, Agniya Barto, Sergei Mikhalkov; artists Lev Tokmakov, Boris Diodorov, Viktor Chizhikov, May Miturich; translators Yakov Akim, Yuri Kushak, Irina Tokmakova, Boris Zakhoder, Lyudmila Braude. Over the years, Honorary Diplomas were awarded to writers Anatoly Aleksin for the story "Characters and Performers", Valery Medvedev for the poem "Barankin's Fantasies", Yuri Koval for the book of stories and short stories "The Lightest Boat in the World", Eno Raudu for the first part of the tetralogy of stories - fairy tales "Coupling, Half-Shoe and Moss Beard" and others.

Over the past years, about twenty names and titles of works by children's writers and artists from the CIS countries have been included in the Andersen Honorary List, including: S. Alekseev, Ch. Aitmatov, N. Dumbadze, G. Pavlishin and others.

There are Ukrainian authors among the numerous laureates awarded with Honorary Diplomas and included in the Andersen Honorary List. The first domestic laureate was Bogdan Chaly for the fantastic adventures of his magical Periwinkle from the fairy tale poem "Periwinkle and Spring" in 1973. The second Ukrainian writer who was included in the "Andersen Honorary List" in 1979 was Vsevolod Nestaiko and his adventure novel "Toreadors from Vasyukovka".

Annex 1

Writers - Laureates International Prize
name

1956 Eleanor Farjeon (Eng. Eleanor Farjeon, UK)

1958 Astrid Lindgren (Swed. Astrid Lindgren, Sweden)

1960 Erich Kästner (German: Erich Kästner, Germany)

1962 Meindert De Jong (born Meindert DeJong, USA)

1964 René Guillot (French René Guillot, France)

1966 Tove Jansson (fin. Tove Jansson, Finland)

1968 James Krüss (German James Krüss, Germany), Jose Maria Sanchez Silva (Spain)

1970 Gianni Rodari (ital. Gianni Rodari, Italy)

1972 Scott O'Dell (eng. Scott O'Dell, USA)

1974 Maria Gripe (Swedish Maria Gripe, Sweden)

1976 Cecil Bødker (d. Cecil Bødker, Denmark)

1978 Paula Fox (Eng. Paula Fox, USA)

1980 Bohumil Riha (Czech Bohumil Říha, Czechoslovakia)

1982 Lygia Bojunga (port. Lygia Bojunga, Brazil)

1984 Christine Nöstlinger (German: Christine Nöstlinger, Austria)

1986 Patricia Wrightson (English Patricia Wrightson, Australia)

1988 Annie Schmidt (Dutch. Annie Schmidt, Netherlands)

1990 Tormod Haugen (Norwegian Tormod Haugen, Norway)

1992 Virginia Hamilton (English Virginia Hamilton, USA)

1994 Michio Mado (jap. まど・みちお, Japan)

1996 Uri Orlev (Hebrew אורי אורלב‎, Israel)

1998 Katherine Paterson (English Katherine Paterson, USA)

2000 (Spanish: Ana Maria Machado, Brazil)

2002 Aidan Chambers (Eng. Aidan Chambers, UK)

2006 Margaret Mahy (Eng. Margaret Mahy, New Zealand)

2008 Jürg Schubiger (German: Jürg Schubiger, Switzerland)

2010 David Almond, UK

2012 (Spanish: María Teresa Andruetto, Argentina)

Annex 2

Illustrators - Award Winners
name

1966 Alois Carigiet (Switzerland)

1968 Jiri Trnka (Czechoslovakia)

1970 Maurice Sendak (USA)

1972 Ib Spang Olsen (Denmark)

1974 Farshid Mesghali (Iran)

1976 Tatyana Mavrina (USSR)

1978 Svend (Denmark)

1980 Suekichi Akaba (Japan)

1982 Zbigniew Rychlicki (Polish Zbigniew Rychlicki, Poland)

1984 Mitsumasa Anno (Japan)

1986 Robert Ingpen (Australia)

1988 Dusan Kallay (Czechoslovakia)

1990 Lisbeth Zwerger (Austria)

1992 Kveta Pacovska (Czech Republic)

1994 Joerg Müller (Switzerland)

1996 Klaus Ensikat (Germany)

1998 Tomi Ungerer (fr. Tomi Ungerer, France)

2000 Anthony Brown (UK)

2002 Quentin Blake (Eng. Quentin Blake, UK)

2004 Max Velthuijs (Netherlands Max Velthuijs)

2006 Wolf Erlbruch (Germany)

2008 Roberto Innocenti (Italy)

2010 Jutta Bauer (German: Jutta Bauer, Germany)

2012 Peter Sis (Czech Republic)

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Date of Birth

Writer

Performing

Year of the award

(Spanish) Maria Teresa Andruetto; R. 1954), Argentine writer

Eleanor Farjohn(English) Eleanor Farjeon; 1881–5 June 1965), popular English children's writer

Bogumil Riha(Czech. Bohumil Shiha;), Czech writer, public figure

Erich Kestner(German Erich Kastner; 1899 – 07/29/1974), German author, screenwriter, novelist, satirist, cabaretist

Uri Orlev(Hebrew אורי אורלב‎, b. 1931), Israeli prose writer, author of books for children and youth, translator of Polish-Jewish origin

Meindert De Jong(or Deyong; eng. Meindert DeJong; 1906 – July 16, 1991), American writer

Virginia Hamilton(or Hamilton, eng. Virginia Hamilton; 1936 - February 19, 2002), American writer

Margaret Mahy (Mahi or May, English Margaret Mahy; 1936–23 July 2012), New Zealand writer of novels for children and young adults

René Guyot(fr. Rene Guillot; 1900-03/26/1969), French writer

Cecile Boedker(German Cecil Bodker; R. 1927), Danish writer

Martin Waddell(or Waddell, eng. Martin Waddell; R. 1941), Irish writer

Paula Fox(English) Paula Fox; R. 1923), American writer

90 years old

Tormod Haugen(Nor. Tormod Haugen; 1945-10/18/2008), Norwegian writer and translator

David Almond(English) David Almond; R. 1951), English writer

Annie(dutch. Annie Maria Geertruida Schmidt, in another transcription Smidt; 1911 - 05/21/1995), Dutch writer

Scott O'Dell(Eng. Scott O'Dell; 1898-10/15/1989), famous American writer

115 years old

James Crews(German James Kruss; 1926–2.08.1997), German children's writer and poet

Patricia Wrightson(English) Patricia Wrightson, nee Patricia Furlonger; 1921 – 03/15/2010), Australian children's writer

Maria Gripe(Swede. Maria Gripe; born Maria Stina Walter / Maja Stina Walter; 1923-04/05/2007), famous Swedish writer

Lygia (Lygia) Bojunga Nunez(Spanish) Lygia Bojunga Nunes; R. 1932), Brazilian writer

Christine Nöstlinger(German Christine Nostlinger; R. 1936), Austrian children's writer

Katherine Walmendorf Paterson(English) Katherine Paterson; R. 1932), contemporary American children's writer

Jose Maria Sanchez-Silva and Garcia-Morales(Spanish) Jose Maria Sánchez-Silva and García-Morales;), Spanish novelist and screenwriter

Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren(Swede. Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren, nee Ericsson, Swedish. Ericsson; 1907 - 01/28/2002), Swedish writer, author of a number of world-famous books for children

Aidan Chambers (or Aiden Chambers) Aidan Chambers; R. 1934), English writer

On April 2, the birthday of G.Kh. Andersen, once every two years, children's writers and artists are awarded the main award - the International Prize named after the great storyteller with the presentation of the Gold Medal. This is the most prestigious international award, often referred to as the "Small Nobel Prize". The gold medal with the profile of the great storyteller is awarded to laureates at the regular congress of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), which was founded in 1953. G.H. Andersen is patronized by UNESCO, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and is awarded only to living writers and artists. The International Council for Children's Books is the most authoritative organization in the world, uniting writers, artists, literary critics, librarians from more than sixty countries of the world. IBBY aims to promote good children's books as a means of promoting international understanding.

The idea to establish the prize belongs to Ella Lepman (1891-1970), an outstanding cultural figure in the field of children's literature. She was born in Germany, in Stuttgart. During the Second World War, she emigrated to the United States, but Switzerland became her second home. From here, from Zurich, came her ideas and deeds, the essence of which was to build a bridge of mutual understanding and international cooperation through a book for children. E. Lepman's phrase is well-known: "Give our children books, and you will give them wings." It was Ella Lepman who initiated the establishment in 1956 of the International Prize. G.H. Andersen. Since 1966, the same award has been given to the illustrator of a children's book. Ella Lepman has achieved that, since 1967, by decision of UNESCO, the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen, April 2, has become International Children's Book Day. On her initiative and with direct participation, the world's largest International Youth Library was founded in Munich, which is today the world's leading research center in the field of children's reading.

Candidates for the G.Kh. Andersen are nominated by the national sections of the International Council for Children's Books IBBY. The laureates - a writer and an artist - are awarded with Gold medals with the profile of G.Kh. Andersen during the IBBY congress. In addition, IBBY awards Honorable Mentions to the best children's and young adults' books recently published in countries that are members of the International Council.

The Council for Children's Books of Russia has been a member of the International Council for Children's Books since 1968. But so far there are no Russian writers among the laureates of this organization. But among illustrators there is such a laureate. In 1976, the Andersen medal was awarded to Tatyana Alekseevna Mavrina, an illustrator of a children's book (1902-1996).

In 1974, the work of the Russian children's writer Sergei Mikhalkov was especially noted by the International Jury, and in 1976 - Agnia Barto. Honorary diplomas were awarded in different years to writers Anatoly Aleksin for the story "Characters and Performers", Valery Medvedev for the story "Barankin's Fantasies", Yuri Koval for the book of stories and short stories "The Lightest Boat in the World", Eno Raudu for the first part of the tetralogy of stories - fairy tales "Coupling, Half-Shoe and Moss Beard" and others.

Over the past years, 32 writers representing 21 countries of the world have become laureates of the Andersen Prize. Among those who have been awarded this high award, there are names that are well known to Russian readers.

The first laureate in 1956 was the English storyteller Elinor Farjeon, known to us from her translations of the fairy tales “I Want the Moon”, “The Seventh Princess” and many others. In 1958, the prize was awarded to the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. Many generations of Russian readers know and love its literary heroes. To one degree or another, the Russian-speaking reader is familiar with the work of the prize winners - the German writers Erich Kestner and James Krüss, the Italian Gianni Rodari, Tove Jansson from Finland, Bohumil Rzhiga from Czechoslovakia, the Austrian writer Christine Nöstlinger...

Unfortunately, the work of the twelve Andersen laureates is completely unknown to us - their books have not been translated into Russian. So far, the Spaniard Jose Maria Sanchez-Silva, the Americans Paula Fox and Virginia Hamilton, the Japanese Michio Mado and Nahoko Uehashi, the Brazilian writers Lizhie Bojunge and Maria Machado, the Australian children's writer Patricia Wrightson, the Swiss Jürg Schubiger, the Argentine Maria Teresa Andruetto and UK authors Aidan Chambers and Martin Waddell. The works of these writers are waiting for Russian publishers and translators.

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