Olivera Olja Jelkic have been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2023, and that this nomination has been approved by the award jury. The list of candidates is now public at alma.se/en.
Olivera Olja Jelkić is one and the same wherever she is. She is a children’s writer by nationality, a fighter for children’s rights. She is a mother, a friend, a comrade.