Professionals’ day: children’s literature

After the excitement of the Children’s and Young Adult Book Fair (the SLPJ in Montreuil), we invite professionals of the field to continue the conversation in a relaxed setting with a Franco-Swedish professionals’ day devoted to middle grade books for 9-12-year-olds. Registration is required for this event.
Start date:
03 Dec 2024
Category:
At the Institut Suédois
Time
09:30 - 18:00
Drawing representing a girl reading in her bed, a pile of books next to her.
Illustration Stina Wirsén

For you who work in the field of children’s literature, it’s an opportunity to meet Swedish and French publishers and authors, to share practices and experiences and to learn more about the Swedish and French children’s book market and the doors it might open for you.

9.30 // Introduction + presentation of the event and of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) by Boel Westin, president of the ALMA jury

10.15 // Jean-Claude Mourlevat (laureate of the ALMA Award in 2021) in conversation with Boel Westin

11.00 // Fika, coffee break with refreshments and pastries

11.30 // Presentation of the Swedish children’s book market by Lydia Wistisen, researcher at Stockholm University

12.30 // Presentation of the French children’s book market by Morgane Vasta, children’s literature specialist

13.30 // Lunch, courtesy of the Institut suédois

15.00 // Presentation of subsidies and funding: Swedish Arts Council

15.30 // Discussion: Oskar Kroon (winner of the prestigious Augustpriset, children’s literature category, in 2019 and 2023) + Kristina Sigunsdotter (Augustpriset winner in 2020), moderated by Lydia Wistisen

16.30 // Fika, coffee break with refreshments and pastries

17.00 // Closing discussion and feedback: Lydia Wistisen + Morgane Vasta

Discussions are in English.

Organised by the Institut suédois in collaboration with Swedish Literature Exchange (Swedish Arts Council) and ALMA.
With support from UNESCO and the OECD.

Useful information

Registration required: please write to aino.hoglund@si.se