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Published Apr 6, 2026 9:00 PM ・ Updated Jun 2, 2026 1:02 PM ・ 2 min read ・ Source: PR TIMES

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Andersen Institute of Bread & Life Culture announced 12 winning works for the 43rd Andersen Fairy Tale Award.
Madoka Miwa's work won the Grand Prize, and it will be published as a picture book in September.

Andersen Institute of Bread & Life Culture announced 12 winning works for the 43rd Andersen Fairy Tale Award. Madoka Miwa's work won the Grand Prize, and it will be published as a picture book in September.

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Andersen Institute of Bread & Life Culture Co., Ltd. (Tsurumi-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima; President & CEO: Jiro Numata) announced the 12 winning works of the '43rd Andersen Fairy Tale Award' on April 2, 2026, and held an award ceremony at Hiroshima Andersen.

This award is a public fairy tale competition held annually by the Andersen Group, which operates a bakery business based in Hiroshima, to coincide with the birthday of Danish fairy tale author Hans Christian Andersen (April 2).

43rd Andersen Fairy Tale Award / List of Winning Works

Out of a total of 1,691 submissions (1,605 in the General Category / 86 in the Children's Category), the 5 works chosen for the Grand Prize and Excellence Awards will be illustrated by professional painters and illustrators serving as selection committee members. They will be included in the '43rd Volume of the Andersen Fairy Tale Library', scheduled to be published in September 2026.

### [General Category] - Grand Prize: 'The Happy Blue Christmas Tree' (Winner: Madoka Miwa [Chiba Prefecture])

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Andersen Institute of Bread & Life Culture announced 12 winning works for the 43rd Andersen Fairy Tale Award. Madoka Miwa's work won the Grand Prize, and it will be published as a picture book in September.

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