Nordic Council's Literature Prize
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The Nordic Council's Literature Prize is awarded for a work of literature written in one of the Nordic languages, that meets "high literary and artistic standards".[1] Established in 1962, the prize is awarded every year, and is worth 350,000 Danish kroner (2008).[1] Eligible works are typically novels, plays, collections of poetry, short stories or essays, or other works that were published for the first time during the last four years, or in the case of works written in Danish, Norwegian, or Swedish, within the last two years.
The winner is chosen by an adjudication committee appointed by the Nordic Council. The committee consists of ten members, two each from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The committee members are generally experts in their own country's literature, as well as their neighbouring countries.[1] In addition to the regular members, additional members may be added to the committee if works are nominated from the Faroe Islands, Greenland or the Sami language area. Apart from the monetary award, the intent of the prize is also to "increase interest in the literature of neighbouring countries as well in Nordic cultural fellowship".[1]
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[edit] Committee members as of 2009
- Sven Holm (Denmark), author of short stories, novels, poetry and plays.[2]
- Marianne Ping Huang (Denmark), Head of the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen.[3]
- Bergur Djurhuus Hansen (Faroe Isles) [1]
- Timo Hämäläinen (Finland) [1]
- Peter Mickwitz (Finland), Swedish-language poet, translator, and essayist.[4]
- Soffía Auður Birgisdóttir (Iceland), teacher of Icelandic literature and literary theory, University of Iceland.[5]
- Aðalsteinn Ásberg Sigurðsson (Iceland), author of children's books, poetry, and music.[6]
- Erik Bjerck Hagen (Norway), professor of literary theory, University of Bergen.[7]
- Trude Marstein (Norway), novelist, winner of the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature.[8]
- Anna Hallberg (Sweden), poet and literary critic.[9]
- Robert Kangas (Sweden) Swedish-Finnish Swedish-language novelist.[10]
- Sámi Girječálliid Searvi (Sweden) Association of Sami fiction writers.[11]
[edit] List of winners
The following is a complete list of recipients of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize:[12]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f "Om Nordiska rådets litteraturpris" (in Swedish). Nordic Council. 2009-02-02. http://www.norden.org/webb/nordnamn/ViewOrganisations.asp?oid=244&lang=&m_id=42&m_typ=Lowermenu. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
- ^ "Sven Holm - Store norske leksikon" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. http://www.snl.no/Sven_Holm. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
- ^ "Marianne Ping Huang". University of Copenhagen. http://www.humanities.ku.dk/partnerships/leeds_partnership/participants/huang/. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
- ^ "Nordstedts Förlag - Peter Mickwitz" (in Swedish). Nordstedts Förlag. http://www.norstedtsforlagsgrupp.se/templates/common/Author.aspx?id=16718&q_context=Norstedts. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
- ^ "Soffía Auður Birgisdóttir". University of Iceland. http://www.hug.hi.is/page/soffiab_e. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
- ^ "Aðalsteinn Ásberg Sigurðsson" (in Icelandic). Rithöfundasambandið Íslands. http://rsi.is/rsi/leitarnidurstodur/nanar/Default.asp?cat_id=8778&ew_0_a_id=110169. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
- ^ "Navn: Erik Bjerck Hagen" (in Norwegian). University of Bergen. http://www.hf.uib.no/i/LiLi/ansatte/EBH-cv-011004.htm. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
- ^ "Deler kritikerpris" (in Norwegian). Dagens Næringsliv. 2007-03-01. http://www.dn.no/forsiden/etterBors/article1037915.ece. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
- ^ "Månadens diktare oktober: Anna Hallberg" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. http://www.sr.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2031&artikel=955344. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
- ^ "Robert Kangas" (in Swedish). Immigrant-institutet. http://www.immi.se/kultur/authors/finnar/kangas.htm. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
- ^ "samer - Store norske leksikon" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. http://www.storenorskeleksikon.no/samer. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
- ^ Arvidsson, Karin. "Previous prize winners and nominations". Nordic Council. http://www.norden.org/nr/pris/lit_pris/uk/arkiv.asp?&lang=&p_id=542. Retrieved on 2009-05-02.
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