“I have no illusions about receiving the award. Ukraine is not one of the countries with a system of promoting modern children’s books. Modern – because the award is awarded only to living writers. But it’s great that the National Section of IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) earned us.<\/p>\n
Ukrainian authors<\/a> have also been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Award. That is, it is said that Ukraine has begun to enter the international arena in the field of children’s literature.<\/p>\n It’s not just an image for literature<\/a>. Any attention of the world community to Ukraine will now help us in the war with Russia – even an award in the field of children’s literature, \u201dsays Halyna Malik.<\/p>\n Nominating Two Ukrainians for “Children’s Nobel Prize”!<\/p><\/div>\n In total, the longlist includes 62 nominees – writers and illustrators – from 33 countries. The shortlist will be published in January 2022. The winners will be announced in April 2022.<\/p>\n The Andersen<\/a> Prize is one of the most honorable awards in the world for children’s writers and children’s book illustrators. It is also called the “Nobel Prize in Children’s Literature”.<\/p>\n Founded in 1956 on the initiative of the President of the International Committee for Children’s and Youth Literature of UNESCO Ella Lepman. It is awarded not for a single work, but for the author’s creative work.<\/p>\n No Ukrainian has received this award. In 1979, Vsevolod Nestayko was added to the list of honorary<\/a> awards.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"Nominating](\"https:\/\/ukrgate.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Nominating-Two-Ukrainians-for-Childrens-Nobel-Prize2-300x200.jpg\")