Eva Lindström – laureate 2022 1
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Alla går iväg (Eve
ryone Walks Away; Alfabeta, 2015) Eva Lindström was born in 1952 and educated at Västerås Konstskola (the Västerås School of Art) and Konstfack (the University of Arts, Crafts, and Design) in Stockholm. Her extensive literary production for children began in the 1980s and has garnered many awards. In addition to authoring her own books, she has also illustrated books for other authors and has made three animated short films. Some of her books have also received film adaptations. Eva Lindström has an altogether special profile among Swedish picture book artists. In both words and images, she portrays moods and emotions that may relate equally to big life questions and to the 8