Laurie Halse Anderson – laureate 2023 1
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award “Putting things in
to words on paper is how I see the world more clearly.” Laurie Halse Anderson Why do you write? Even if I had never published a book, or ever worked as a journalist, I would still be writing. I find the world to be a very confusing place and writing helps me make sense of it. 10 Putting things into words on paper is how I see the world more clearly. Where do you get your inspiration? A lot of my books started because I was angry about something, like injus