Peter Pan Prize


The Peter Pan Prize was established in 2000 by IBBY Sweden and the Göteborg Book Fair. It is awarded annually "to a book for children or young adults of high quality in both literary and subject terms, satisfying one or more of the following criteria: by an author previously unpublished or little known in Sweden; from a country, language group or culture with limited representation in Sweden; with content concerning children or young adults in less familiar countries and cultures less familiar to Swedish readers" Runner-up prizes are called Silver Stars.

Peter Pan Prize Winners

  • 2019 Doften av ett hem - by Bonnie Sue Hitchcock
  • 2018 Akissi och det flygande fåret - by Marguerite Abouet and Mathieu Sapin
  • 2017 Mitt år av längtan - by Dasha Tolstikova
  • 2016 Sabelles röda klänning - by Marina Michaelidou-Kadi, illus. Daniela Stamatiadi
  • 2015 Guji Guji - by Chih-Yuan Chen
  • 2014 Världens ände - by Ali Lewis, translated by Elisabeth Fredholm
  • 2013 Naku, Nakuu, Nakuuu! - by Nanoy Rafael, illus. Sergio Bumatay III, translated by Anna Gustafsson Chen
  • 2012 Ensam hemma - by Lee
  • 2011 Ankomsten ''- by Shaun Tan for translated from English
  • 2010 Makwelane och krokodilen - by Maria Hendricks, illus. Piet Grobler, translated by Ulla Forsén
  • 2009 Den absolut sanna historien om mitt liv som halvtidsindian - by Sherman Alexie, translated by Ingela Jernberg
  • 2008 Blunda och öppna ditt fönster - by Nguyen Ngoc Thuan, translated by Hoai Anh Tran
  • 2007 Kiffe Kiffe imorgon - by Faïza Guène, translated by Lotta Riad
  • 2006 Long-longs nyår: en berättelse om den kinesiska vårfesten - by Catherine Gower, illust. He Zhihong, translated by Lotta Riad
  • 2005 Persepolis - by Marjane Satrapi, translated by Gabriella Theiler
  • 2004 Över näktergalens golv - by Lian Hearn, translated by Carla Wiberg
  • 2003 Den osynliga flickan - by Deborah Ellis, translated by Helena Ridelberg
  • 2002 Alexis Kouros for På en ö i havet, translated by Janina Orlov
  • 2001 Hipp, hurra för mormor - by Cari Best, illus. Giselle Potter, translated by Barbro Lagergren
  • 2000 Katies krig'' - by Aubrey Flegg, translated by Gunilla Borén

    Shortlist 2020

Source:
  • Molnbullar – by Baek Heena, translated by Johee Kim and Jonas Thelander
  • Josefs vagga – by Jude Daly, translated by Ulla Forsén
  • Planeten Frank – by David Yoon, translated by Carina Jansson
  • Dubbel trubbel för Anna Hibiscus! – by Atinuke, illus. Lauren Tobia, translated by Matilda Wallin
  • Min pappa och jag – by Nari Hong, translated by Anna Lärk Ståhlberg
  • När månen glömde – by Jimmy Liao, translated by Anna Gustafsson Chen
  • Ett hastigt rent rop – by Siobhan Dowd, translated by Helena Ridelberg
  • Landet Bomb; Landet Gräs – by Brane Mozetic, illus. Maja Kastelic, translated by Dolores Meden
  • Bené – snabbare än den snabbaste hönan – by Eymard Toledo, translated by Björn Eklund
  • Fåglarnas here – by Rogério Andrade Barbosa, illus. Salmo Dansa, translated by Birgitta Alm

    Awards 2019

Source:
  • Peter Pan Prize: Doften av ett hem - by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock, translated by Helena Hansson
  • Silver Star: Paveen och buffertjejen - by Siobhan Dowd, illus. Emma Shoard, translated by Helena Ridelberg
  • Silver Star: Är du min bror? - by Liu Hsu-kung, translated by Anna Gustafsson Chen

    Awards 2018

  • Peter Pan Prize: Akissi och det flygande fåret - by Marguerite Abouet and Mathieu Sapin
  • Silver Star: The Great Story of a Small Line - by Serge Bloch, translated by Christo Burman
  • Silver Star: Mouth of the Night - by Cristino Wapichana, illus. Graça Lima, translated by Helena Vermcrantz

    Awards 2017

  • Peter Pan Prize: Mittår av längtan - by Dasha Tolstikova, translated by Karin Berg
  • Silver star: Stopp! Ingen får passera! - by Isabel Minhó Martins, illus. Bernardo P. Carvalho, translated by Erik Titusson
  • Silver star: Kanske ett äpple - by Shinsuke Yoshitake, translated by Yukiko Duke

    Awards 2016

  • Peter Pan Prize: Sabelles röda klänning - by Marina Michaelidou-Kadi, illus. Daniela Stamatiadi
  • Silver Star: Strong as a bear - by Katrin Stangl, translated from German
  • Silver Star: Princess who did not like princes - by Alice Brière-Haquet and Lionel Larcheveqque, translated from French

    Awards 2015

  • Peter Pan Prize: Guji Guji - by Chih-Yuan Chen
  • Silver Star: Malala - the words are her weapon - by Karen Legget Abouraya and L.C. Wheatley, translated by Ulla Forsén
  • Silver Star: Wow what a party! - by Ana Maria Machado and Hélène Moreau, translated by Helena Vermcrantz

    Awards 2013

  • Peter Pan Prize: Naku, Nakuu, Nakuuu! - by Nanoy Rafael, illus. Sergio Bumatay III, translated by Anna Gustafsson Chen
  • Silver Star: If there was a war in the Nordic countries - by Janne Teller, translated by Karin Nyman
  • Silver Star: Djangon - by Lilla Piratförlaget and Levi Pinfold, translated by Emelie Andr

    Awards 2012

  • Peter Pan Prize: Ensam hemma - by Lee
  • Silver Star: Streaks of Hope - by Box Sepetys, translated by Linda Erkelius
  • Silver Star: Earth Children, children of heaven - by Choi Sukhee, translated by Ahryun Gustafsson

    Awards 2011

  • Peter Pan Prize: Ankomsten - by Shaun Tan, translated from English
  • Silver Star: Enchanted Fruit - by John Kilaka, translated by Britt Isaksson
  • Silver Star: Peace Drums - by Meshack Asare, translated by Peter Törnqvist

    Awards 2010

  • Peter Pan Prize: Makwelane och krokodilen, by Maria Hendricks, illus. Piet Grobler, translated by Ulla Forsén
  • Silver Star: Ghost Train - by Rintaro Uchida, illus. Shiego Nishimura, translated by Asuka Ukai
  • Silver Star: Ruby Red - by Linzi Ice Cream, translated by Helena Ridelberg

    Awards 2009

  • Peter Pan Prize: Den absolut sanna historien om mitt liv som halvtidsindian - by Sherman Alexie, translated by Ingela Jernberg
  • Silver Star: Whimsical Mama Sambona - by Hermann Schulz, illus. Tobias Krejtschi, translated by Ulla Forsén
  • Silver Star: Honey Flower - by Alice Veiria, translated by Helena and Per Erik Vermcrantz

    Awards 2008

  • Peter Pan Prize: Blunda och öppna ditt fönster - by 2008 Nguyen Ngoc Thuan, translated from Vietnamese by Hoai Anh Tran
  • Silver Star: Otroso - latest news from the underworld - by Graciela Montes, translated by Ann Karin Thorburn
  • Silver Star: Purple and the Secret of the Rain - by David Convay and Jude Daly, translated by Ulla Forsén

    Awards 2007

  • Peter Pan Prize: Kiffe Kiffe imorgon - by Faïza Guène, translated by Lotta Riad
  • Silver Star: Ängeln in the stairwell - by Kristin Steinsdóttir, illus. Halla Sólveig þorgeirdóttir, translated by John Swedenmark
  • Silver Star: Pikkuhenki - the story of a very small witch - by Toon Tellegen, illus. Marit Törnqvist, translated by Signe Zeilich

    Awards 2006

  • Peter Pan Prize: Long-longs nyår: en berättelse om den kinesiska vårfesten - by Catherine Gower, illus. He Zhihong, translated by Lotta Riad
  • Silver Star: With me, everything is okay - by Guus Kuijer, translated by Boerje Bohlin
  • Silver Star: Death in a Nutshell - by Eric Maddern, illus. Paul Hess, translated by Ulla Forsén

    Awards 2005

  • Peter Pan Prize: Persepolis - by Marjane Satrapi, translated by Gabriella Theiler
  • Silver Star: Pomelo are in love - by Ramona Badescu, illus. Benjamin Chaud, translated by Barbro Lindgren
  • Silver Star: Rani & Sukh - by Bali Rai, translated by Katarina Jansson

    Awards 2004

  • Peter Pan Prize: Över näktergalens golv - by Lian Hearn, translated by Carla Wiberg
  • Silver Star: Fresh Fish - by John Kilaka, translated by Britt Isaksson
  • Silver Star: Stravaganza. The city of masks - by Mary Hoffman, translated by Lena Karlin
  • Silver Star: The Dream of Palestine - by Randa Ghazy, translated by Olov Hyllienmark

    Awards 2003

  • Peter Pan Prize: Den osynliga flickan - by Deborah Ellis, translated by Helena Ridelberg
  • Silver Star: planned wedding - by Bali Rai, translated by Olov H,yllienmark
  • Silver Star: The Lord of Thieves - by Cornelia Funke, translated by Gunilla Borén
  • Silver Star: Grandpa's angel - by Jutta Bauer, translated by Monica Stein

    Awards 2002

  • Peter Pan Prize: På en ö i havet - by Alexis Kouros, translated by Janina Orlov
  • Silver Star: Bat Summer - by Sarah Withrow, translated by Ann-Marie Ljungberg

    Awards 2001

  • Peter Pan Prize: Hipp, hurra för mormor - by Cari Best, illus. Giselle Potter, translated by Barbro Lagergren
  • Silver Star: Emma and the chalk princess - by Brigitte Minne, illus. Anne Westerduin, translated by Mary S Lund
  • Silver Star: Fox and hare - by Sylvia Vanden Heede, illus. Thé Tjong-Khing, translated by Paul Wouters
  • Silver Star: Ön in Fågelgatan - by Uri Orlev, translated by Carla Wiberg

    Awards 2000

  • Peter Pan Prize: Katies krig - by Aubrey Flegg, translated by Gunilla Borén
  • Silver Star: Kwela Jamela. Queen of Africa - by Niki Daly, translated by Britt Isaksson
  • Silver Star: A week full of Saturdays - by Paul Maar, translated by Gunilla Borén
  • Silver Star: One Hole a Day - by Louis Sachar, translated by Peter Lindforss