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The 1980 Hans Christian Andersen Award

Bohumil Říha (Czechoslovakia) received the award for writing, and Suekichi Akaba (Japan) the award for illustration.

Writing Bohumil Říha
CzechoslovakiaLaureate page
Illustration Suekichi Akaba
JapanLaureate page
Jury President Dušan Roll
Czecho-SlovakiaIn 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 1980 was held in Prague, Czechoslovakia, 28 September – 3 October 1980.

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.