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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.
Bild på Kajsa Ravin, Abdullah Alkafri, Kathy Rowland, Andra Matei och Karalyn Monteil

Artistic Freedom: The Road Ahead

To mark the 20th anniversary of UNESCO’s 2005 Convention, Sweden and Norway organized a side event during UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee in Paris on February 13. The event, “Artistic Freedom: The Road Ahead,” was initiated by the permanent delegations of Norway and Sweden and featured a panel discussion.
Gruppbild på partners. 18 personer står bakom och sitter i en soffa. De ser alla glada ut och tittar in i kameran.

New agreement with Sida strengthens artistic freedom

The Swedish Arts Council and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) have signed an agreement for a second programme period between 2024-2027 to strengthen and protect artistic freedom globally. The programme allocates funds to international organisations working to protect and promote artistic freedom.

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