Beautiful news for Finland’s illustration world: author and illustrator Sanna Pelliccioni has been nominated for the 2027 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award!
The award is given annually to a person or organisation for their outstanding contribution to children’s and young adult literature. With a prize of five million Swedish kronor, it is the largest award of its kind, and regarded as one of the most important in the world recognising literature for young readers.
Pelliccioni is one of of 277 candidates from 80 countries and regions who have been nominated.
Pelliccioni is known for the wide range of her own books, as well as collaborations with other Finnish authors. HLA has successfully represented her picture books Sent Across the Sea (together with Eppu Nuotio), Forest Field Notes (together with Johanna Venho) and many others.
Sanna Pelliccioni’s Instagram profile can be found here.
Congratulations to the author for this incredible distinction!