Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2024

The Hans Christian Andersen Award is the highest international distinction given to authors and illustrators of children's books. Given every other year by IBBY, the Hans Christian Andersen Awards recognize lifelong achievement and are given to an author and an illustrator whose complete works have made an important, lasting contribution to children's literature.

 

HCAA 2024 winners

 

 

The 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Award winners are Heinz Janisch from Austria for Writing and Sydney Smith from Canada for Illustration.

Both winners were announced at the IBBY Press Conference on 8 April 2024, in Bologna:

  • Watch the Award Announcement on Youtube
  • Read the 2024 HC Andersen Award Winner Annoucement Press Release

The Awards were presented to the winners on 31 August 2024 at the 39th IBBY World Congress in Trieste:

 

HCAA 2024 Shortlist

HCAA 2024 Nominees

HCAA 2024 Jury

The 2024 HCA Jury Recommends