The 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Award

Marie-Aude Murail (France) received the award for writing, and Suzy Lee (Republic of Korea) the award for illustration.

The jury

MemberCountrySection
Antoine Al Chartouni Lebanon Whole jury
Marilar Aleixandre Spain Whole jury
Evelyn Arizpe Mexico/UK Whole jury
Mariella Bertelli Canada Whole jury
Tina Bilban Slovenia Whole jury
Viviane Ezratty France Whole jury
Jiwone Lee South Korea Whole jury
Robin Morrow Australia Whole jury
Jaana Pesonen Finland Whole jury
Cecilia Ana Repetti Argentina Whole jury

The shortlist

As published by IBBY, including the eventual winners.

CandidateCountryCategory
Marie-Aude Murail France Writing
María Cristina Ramos Argentina Writing
Fatima Sharafeddine Lebanon Writing
Peter Svetina Slovenia Writing
Annika Thor Sweden Writing
Margaret Wild Australia Writing
Beatrice Alemagna Italy Illustration
Ryoji Arai Japan Illustration
Iwona Chmielewska Poland Illustration
Gusti Argentina Illustration
Suzy Lee Republic of Korea Illustration
Sydney Smith Canada Illustration

The IBBY World Congress

The 38th IBBY World Congress of 2022 was held in Putrajaya, Malaysia, 5–8 September 2022.

Sources

  1. IBBY — Hans Christian Andersen Award (winners 1956–2022; presidents of the jury 1956–2024) . Accessed .
  2. IBBY Archives — Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2022 . Accessed .
  3. IBBY — Congresses . Accessed .