Every other year IBBY presents the Hans Christian Andersen Awards to a living author and illustrator whose complete works have made a lasting contribution to children's literature.
The Hans Christian Andersen Award is the highest international recognition given to an author and an illustrator of children's books. Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is the Patron of the Andersen Awards.
The nominations are made by the National Sections of IBBY and the recipients are selected by a distinguished international jury of children's literature specialists.
The Author's Award has been given since 1956 and the Illustrator's Award since 1966. The Award consists of a gold medal and a diploma, presented at a festive ceremony during the biennial IBBY Congress. A special Andersen Awards issue of IBBY's journal Bookbird presents all the nominees, and documents the selection process.
The first winner was Eleanor Farjeon (UK) in 1956
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| One of Eleanor Farjeon's books |
The 2014 winner was Nahoko Uehashi (Japan) for writing and Roger Mello (Brazil) for illustration
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| One of Nahoko Uehashi's Books |
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| Illustrated by Roger Mello |
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