Sixty-two candidates from 33 countries have been nominated for the 2022 Hans Christian Andersen 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 & 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 at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in March/April 2022.
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