The Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international honor given to creators of books for young readers, has announced the shortlist for its 2022 edition. In the U.S., author Linda Sue Park and illustrator Kadir Nelson have been nominated.
Given every other year by the International Board on Books for Young People, the award celebrates lifelong achievement and is given to an author and an illustrator whose work has made an enduring impact on literature for children and teens. Nominations are made by each national section of IBBY and are judged by an international jury of children’s literature specialists.
Sixty-two candidates from 33 countries have been nominated for the 2022 award:
Argentina: Author María Cristina Ramos; Illustrator Gusti
Australia: Author Margaret Wild; Illustrator Tohby Riddle
Austria: Author Heinz Janisch; Illustrator Linda Wolfsgruber
Belgium: Author Thomas Lavachery; Illustrator Carll Cneut
Brazil: Author Marina Colasanti; Illustrator Nelson Cruz
Canada: Author Angèle Delaunois; Illustrator Sydney Smith
China: Author Jin Bo; Illustrator Xiong Liang
Colombia and Venezuela: Illustrator Ivar Da Coll
Croatia: Illustrator Dubravka Kolanović
Cyprus: Author Anna Kouppanou; Illustrator Dora Oronti
Estonia: Author Andrus Kivirähk; Illustrator Piret Raud
France: Author Marie-Aude Murail; Illustrator Gilles Bachelet
Germany: Author Andreas Steinhöfel; Illustrator Nikolaus Heidelbach
Greece: Author Maria Papayanni; Illustrator Iris Samartzi
Hungary: Author András Dániel; Illustrator László Herbszt
Iran: Author Jamshid Khanian; Illustrator Pejman Rahimizadeh
Italy: Author Roberto Piumini; Illustrator Beatrice Alemagna
Japan: Author Joko Iwase; Illustrator Ryoji Arai
Republic of Korea: Author Yi Hyeon; Illustrator Suzy Lee
Latvia: Illustrator Aleksejs Naumovs
Lebanon: Author Fatima Sharafeddine; Illustrator Sinan Hallak
Lithuania: Illustrator Kestutis Kasparavičius
Netherlands: Author Tonke Dragt; Illustrator Sylvia Weve
Poland: Author Marcin Szczygielski; Illustrator Iwona Chmielewska
Russia: Author Sergey Makhotin; Illustrator Julja Gukova
Slovenia: Author Peter Svetina; Illustrator Damijan Stepančič
Spain: Author Jordi Sierra i Fabra; Illustrator Elena Odriozola
Sweden: Author Annika Thor; Illustrator Anna Bengtsson
Switzerland: Author Franz Hohler; Illustrator Catherine Louis
Turkey: Author Behiç Ak; Illustrator Mustafa Delioğlu
Ukraine: Author Halyna Malyk; Illustrator Kost Lavro
United Kingdom: Author Marcus Sedgwick; Illustrator David McKee
USA: Author Linda Sue Park; Illustrator Kadir Nelson
The shortlist will be announced in January 2022 and the winners will be revealed at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in March/April 2022.
