Literary Awards of the Nordic Countries
Each of the Scandinavian countries have their own literary prizes: See Danish prize, Finnish prize, Icelandic prize, Norwegian prize, and Swedish prize (see also our page about Scandinavian crime fiction awards). There is also a Nordic Council Literary Award.
Denmark - The Danish Academy
The Danish Academy originally awarded its prize for best Danish author every year. Now it is awarded every second year. The prize is currently (from 2000) 300.000 Danish krones.
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Hans Christian Andersen Award
The Hans Christian Andersen Award is sometimes known as the "Little Nobel Prize". This is an international award given biennially by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) in recognition of a "lasting contribution to children's literature". There are two categories of award winners: authors, and illustrators.
The prize is named after the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, and winners receive a gold medal from the hand of the Queen of Denmark.
The Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing has been awarded since 1956. Here are the winners so far:
- 1956 - Eleanor Farjeon (United Kingdom)
- 1958 - Astrid Lindgren (Sweden)
- 1960 - Erich Kästner (Germany)
- 1962 - Meindert DeJong (USA)
- 1964 - René Guillot (France)
- 1966 - Tove Jansson (Finland)
- 1968 - James Krüss (Germany), José Maria Sanchez-Silva (Spain)
- 1970 - Gianni Rodari (Italy)
- 1972 - Scott O'Dell (USA)
- 1974 - Maria Gripe (Sweden)
- 1976 - Cecil Bødker (Denmark)
- 1978 - Paula Fox (USA)
- 1980 - Bohumil Říha (Czechoslovakia)
- 1982 - Lygia Bojunga Nunes (Brazil)
- 1984 - Christine Nöstlinger (Austria)
- 1986 - Patricia Wrightson (Australia)
- 1988 - Annie M. G. Schmidt (Netherlands)
- 1990 - Tormod Haugen (Norway)
- 1992 - Virginia Hamilton (USA)
- 1994 - Michio Mado (Japan)
- 1996 - Uri Orlev (Israel)
- 1998 - Katherine Paterson (USA)
- 2000 - Ana Maria Machado (Brazil)
- 2002 - Aidan Chambers (United Kingdom)
- 2004 - Martin Waddell (Ireland)
- 2006 - Margaret Mahy (New Zealand)
- 2008 - Jürg Schubiger (Switzerland)
- 2010 - David Almond (UK)
Finland - The Finlandia Prize
The Finlandia Prize is the most prestigious literary award in Finland, an is awarded annually to the author of the best Finnish novel, children's book, and non-fiction book. The award sum is 30,000 euros (previously 100,000 Finnish Marks).
- 1984 Erno Paasilinna: Yksinäisyys ja uhma
- 1985 Jörn Donner: Far och son
- 1986 Sirkka Turkka: Tule takaisin, pikku Sheba
- 1987 Helvi Hämäläinen: Sukupolveni unta
- 1988 Gösta Ågren: Jär
- 1989 Markku Envall: Samurai nukkuu
- 1990 Olli Jalonen: Isäksi ja tyttäreksi
- 1991 Arto Melleri: Elävien kirjoissa
- 1992 Leena Krohn: Matemaattisia olioita tai jaettuja unia
- 1993 Bo Carpelan: Urwind
- 1994 Eeva Joenpelto: Tuomari Müller, hieno mies
- 1995 Hannu Mäkelä: Mestari
- 1996 Irja Rane: Naurava neitsyt
- 1997 Antti Tuuri: Lakeuden kutsu
- 1998 Pentti Holappa: Ystävän muotokuva
- 1999 Kristina Carlson: Maan ääreen
- 2000 Johanna Sinisalo: Ennen päivänlaskua ei voi
- 2001 Hannu Raittila: Canal Grande
- 2002 Kari Hotakainen: Juoksuhaudantie
- 2003 Pirkko Saisio: Punainen erokirja
- 2004 Helena Sinervo: Runoilijan talossa
- 2005 Bo Carpelan: Berg
- 2006 Kjell Westö: Där vi en gång gått
- 2007 Hannu Väisänen: Toiset kengät
- 2008 Sofi Oksanen: Puhdistus
- 2009 Antti Hyry: Uuni
- 2010 Mikko Rimminen: Nenäpäivä
The Icelandic Literary Prize
- 1990 Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir: Meðan nóttin líður
- 1991 Guðbergur Bergsson: Svanurinn
- 1992 Þorsteinn frá Hamri: Sæfarinn sofandi
- 1993 Hannes Pétursson: Eldhylur
- 1994 Vigdís Grímsdóttir: Grandavegur 7
- 1995 Steinunn Sigurðardóttir: Hjartastaður
- 1996 Böðvar Guðmundsson: Lífsins tré
- 1997 Guðbergur Bergsson: Faðir og móðir og dulmagn bernskunnar: skáldævisaga
- 1998 Thor Vilhjálmsson: Morgunþula í stráum
- 1999 Andri Snær Magnason: Sagan af bláa hnettinum (The Story of the Blue Planet)
- 2000 Gyrðir Elíasson: Gula húsið
- 2001 Hallgrímur Helgason: Höfundur Íslands
- 2002 Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir: Hvar sem ég verð
- 2003 Ólafur Gunnarsson: Öxin og jörðin
- 2004 Auður Jónsdóttir: Fólkið í kjallaranum
- 2005 Jón Kalman Stefánsson: Sumarljós og svo kemur nóttin
- 2006 Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson: Aldingarðurinn
Norwegian literary awards
Norway has several literary awards. The most important and well known are the Brage prize, which is awarded annually by the Norwegian Book Prize foundation (Den norske bokprisen). The prize recognizes recently published Norwegian literature.
- 1992 – Karsten Alnæs, Trollbyen
- 1993 – Øystein Lønn, Thranes metode
- 1994 – Sigmund Mjelve, Område aldri fastlagt
- 1995 – Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Fugledansen
- 1996 – Bergljot Hobæk Haff, Skammen
- 1997 – Liv Køltzow, Verden forsvinner
- 1998 – Kjartan Fløgstad, Kron og mynt
- 1999 – Frode Grytten, Bikubesong
- 2000 – Per Petterson, I kjølvannet
- 2001 – Lars Saabye Christensen, Halvbroren
- 2002 – Niels Fredrik Dahl, På vei til en venn
- 2003 – Inger Elisabeth Hansen, Trask
- 2004 – Hanne Ørstavik, Presten
- 2005 – Marita Fossum, Forestill deg
- 2006 – Dag Solstad, Armand V. Fotnoter til en uutgravd roman
- 2007 – Carl Frode Tiller, Innsirkling
- 2008 – Per Petterson, Jeg forbanner tidens elv
- 2009 - Karl Ove Knausgård, Min kamp. Første bok
- 2010 - Gaute Heivoll, Før jeg brenner ned
Swedish literary awards: Society The Nine
This is a Swedish literary society founded on 14 February 1913 in Stockholm. It has nine members elected for life. Its purpose is to promote Swedish fiction literature, peace and womens issues. It mainly gives out a number of literary prizes. It is was started as an alternative to the Swedish Academy and is often compared to that. The main prise is called the Grand Prize. It is awarded to Swedish fiction writers, and has been given out since 1921.As of 2008 it is 250 000 SEK (about 23 000 EUR or 32 000 USD).
Winners of the Grand Prize
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