The nominees and judges for the 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Award have been announced.  The award is considered the highest international distinction given to children’s book authors and illustrators.  The following nominees have been submitted for the awards, representing 34 countries.

 

Argentina: author María Cristina Ramos; illustrator Isol

 

Australia; author Nadia Wheatley; illustrator Ron Brooks

 

Austria: author Renate Welsh; illustrator Linda Wolfsgruber

Azerbaijan: author Sevinj Nurugizi

 

Belgium: author Frank Andriat; illustrator Carll Cneut

 

Brazil: author Joel Rufino dos Santos; illustrator Roger Mello

 

Canada: author Kenneth Oppel; illustrator Philippe Béha

 

China: author Hongying Yang; illustrator Liang Xiong

Croatia: illustrator Svjetlan Junaković

 

Denmark: author Lene Kaaberbøl; illustrator Charlotte Pardi

Estonia: author Aino Pervik

 

Finland: author Kirsi Kunnas; illustrator Pekka Vuori

 

France: author Jean-Claude Mourlevat; illustrator François Place

 

Germany: author Mirjam Pressler; illustrator Rotraut Susanne Berner

Greece: author Sofia Madouvalou; illustrator Daniela Stamatiadi

Iran: author Houshang Moradi Kermani

 

Ireland: author Eoin Colfer; illustrator PJ Lynch

 

Italy: author Bianca Pitzorno; illustrator Fabian Negrin

 

Japan: author Nahoko Uehashi; illustrator Ken Katayama

 

Republic of Korea: author Jin-Kyung Kim; illustrator Byoung-Ho Han

Latvia: illustrator Reinis Pētersons

 

Netherlands: author Ted van Lieshout; illustrator Marit Törnqvist

 

Norway: author Bjørn Sortland; illustrator Øyvind Torseter

 

Portugal: author António Torrado; illustrator Teresa Lima

 

Russia: author Vladislav Krapivin; illustrator Igor Oleinikov

 

Serbia: author Ljubivoje Ršumović; illustrator Dobrosav Živković

 

Slovakia: author Daniel Hevier; illustrator Peter Uchnár

Slovenia: author Polonca Kova; illustrator Alenka Sottler

Spain: illustrator Javier Zabala

Sweden: illustrator Eva Lindström

Switzerland: illustrator Albertine

 

Turkey: author Serpil Ural; illustrator Saadet Ceylan

 

UK: author Jacqueline Wilson; illustrator John Burningham

 

USA: author Jacqueline Woodson; illustrator Bryan Collier