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The 1974 Hans Christian Andersen Award

Maria Gripe (Sweden) received the award for writing, and Farshid Mesghali (Iran) the award for illustration.

Writing Maria Gripe
SwedenLaureate page
Illustration Farshid Mesghali
IranLaureate page
Jury President Virginia Haviland
USAIn the people index

The jury

The members of this jury are not yet recorded in this archive.

The IBBY World Congress

The IBBY World Congress of 1974 was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21–25 October 1974.

Sources

IBBY — Hans Christian Andersen Award (winners 1956–2022; presidents of the jury 1956–2024) . Accessed 2026-10-11.
IBBY Archives — IBBY Congresses . Accessed 2026-10-11.