Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson (1914–2001) received the Hans Christian Andersen Award for writing in 1966, listed by IBBY under Finland.

Award
Writing, 1966
Country (IBBY)
Finland
Born
9 August 1914
Died
27 June 2001
Jury President
José-Miguel de Azaola

The award

Tove Jansson received the 1966 award for writing, alongside Alois Carigiet (illustration). The jury was chaired by José-Miguel de Azaola (USA). The IBBY World Congress of 1966 was held in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. More on the 1966 edition.

Works

Works recorded as “notable work” on Wikidata. Not a complete bibliography.

Identifiers

Sources

  1. IBBY — Hans Christian Andersen Award (list of winners 1956–2022) . Accessed .
  2. Wikidata — Tove Jansson (Q102071) . Accessed .
  3. IBBY Archives — IBBY Congresses . Accessed .
  4. Wikidata — Tove Jansson (Q102071), property P800 “notable work” . Accessed .