Talk:Hans Christian Andersen Award

(Rowling wins inaugural Andersen Award)
I don't get it, I just read from the bbc website:
 * JK Rowling has become the first recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Literature prize in Denmark.
 * The Harry Potter author was presented with the accolade at a ceremony in Andersen's home town of Odense.
 * The prize is for authors who write in the "tradition and spirit" of Andersen who wrote 160 fairy tales and poems.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11577895 Is it a different price? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.24.188.27 (talk) 19:19, 19 October 2010 (UTC)


 * This international award is "not to be confused with" the Danish Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award inaugurated in 2010.
 * The Queen of Denmark presents this award but nothing in the meagre account suggests that it should be called a Danish award; that the article belongs in.
 * Andrew Carnegie has two new "Carnegie Medal" literary awards this year, giving him three in America alongside the venerable one in Britain. Andersen will never catch up again.
 * --P64 (talk) 20:25, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

1991 Award for Writing
I have deleted this listing because it is neither on the official list "Winners 1956-2010" nor supported by any note or evident link on that page.
 * 1991 - Maria Elena Walsh (Argentina)

--P64 (talk) 16:05, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

IBBY information
I have deleted this paragraph which belongs in the IBBY article if anywhere.
 * (quote) Beside the Andersen Awards, IBBY publishes a biennial "Honor List" of excellent new children's books, which are selected by the different national sections of IBBY, and recognize excellence in writing, illustration and translation of children's books.

--P64 (talk) 16:51, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

Importance to child lit project
I have recently reassessed this article as high importance to the child lit project as it is known as the nobel prize for childs lit. Coolabahapple (talk) 07:18, 3 March 2015 (UTC)