West Nordic Council's Children and Youth Literature Prize
(Redirected from West Nordic Children's Book Prize)
West Nordic Council's Children and Youth Literature Prize is a literary award, which was established in 2002 by the West Nordic Council. The prize is awarded every second year at the annual meeting of the West Nordic Council, normally in August. The three countries of the North West region of Northern Europe are Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands (Greenland and Faroe Islands are autonomous constituent countries of the Kingdom of Denmark). These countries nominate one literary work each. The winner gets a reward of DKK 60 000 and his or her book is translated into the other two languages of the region and into one of the Scandinavian languages: Norwegian, Danish, Swedish or Finnish, without any expenses for the winner.
The winners edit
- 2020 - Langelstur að eilífu by Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir
- 2018 - Træið by Bárður Oskarsson
- 2016 - Hon, sum róði eftir ælaboganum, by Rakel Helmsdal[1]
- 2014 - Tidsskisten by Andri Snær Magnason[2]
- 2012 - Kaassalimik oqaluttuaq (The Story of Kaassali), by Lars-Pele Berthelsen[3]
- 2010 - Garðurinn (Kirkegården), by Gerður Kristný[4]
- 2008 - Draugaslóð (Ghost Track / Danish title: Spøgelsesspor), by Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir
- 2006 - Ein hundur, ein ketta og ein mús (A Dog, A Cat and a Mouse / Danish title: En hund, en kat og en mus), by Bárður Oskarsson[5]
- 2004 - Engill í vesturbænum (An Angel in the Neighbourhood / En engel i nabolaget), af Kristín Steinsdóttir by Halla Sólveig Þorgeirsdóttir[6]
- 2002 - Sagan af bláa hnettinum (Historien om den blå planet), by Andri Snær Magnason[7]
The Nominees edit
2020 edit
From Iceland edit
- Langelstur að eilífu by Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir
From Greenland edit
- Orpilissat nunarsuarmi kusanarnersaat by Juaaka Lyberth
From the Faroe Islands edit
- Loftar tú mær? by Rakel Helmsdal
2018 edit
From Iceland edit
- Úlfur og Edda by Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir
From Greenland edit
- Kammagiitta! Vil du være min ven? by Maja-Lisa Kehlet
From the Faroe Islands edit
- Træið by Bárður Oskarsson
2016 edit
From Iceland edit
- Mamma Klikk, by Gunnar Helgason
From Greenland edit
- AVUU, by Frederik “Kunngi” Kristensen[8]
From the Faroe Islands edit
- Hon, sum róði eftir ælaboganum, by Rakel Helmsdal
2014 edit
From Iceland edit
- Tímakistan, by Andri Snær Magnason
From Greenland edit
- Den magiske kasket, by Kathrine Rosing
From the Faroe Islands edit
- Flata Kaninin, by Bárður Oskarsson[9]
2012 edit
From Iceland edit
- Með heiminn í vasanum (With the World in the Pocket / Danish title: Med hele verden i lommen), by Margrét Örnólfsdóttir
From Greenland edit
- Kaassalimik oqaluttuaq (The Story of Kaassali / Danish title: Fortælling om Kaassali), by Lars-Pele Berthelsen
From the Faroe Islands edit
- Skriva í sandin (Write in the Sand / Danish title: Skriv i sandet), by Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs
2010 edit
From Iceland edit
- Garðurinn (The Grave Yard / Danish title: Kirkegården), by Gerður Kristný
From Greenland edit
- Sila, by Lana Hansen
From the Faroe Islands edit
- Várferðin til brúnna, by Rakel Helmsdal
2008 edit
From Iceland edit
- Draugaslóð (Danish title: Spøgelsesspor), by Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir
From Greenland edit
- Abct, by Julie Edel Hardenber
From the Faroe Islands edit
- Apollonia, by Edward Fuglø
2006 edit
From Iceland edit
- Frosnu tærnar (Frozen Toes / De frosne tæer), by Sigrún Eldjárn
From Greenland edit
- Nissimaat nissimaajaqqallu (Santa Claus / Danish title: Nissemænd og små nisser), by Grethe Guldager illustrated by Nuka Godfredsen
From the Faroe Islands edit
- Ein hundur, ein ketta og ein mús (A dog, a cat and a Mouse / Danish title: En hund, en kat og en mus), by Bárður Oskarsson
2004 edit
From Greenland edit
- Inuk sodavandillu akuukkat (Inuk - The poisoned soft drink / Danish title: Inuk - og forgiftede sodavand), by Jokum Nielsen
From Iceland edit
- Engill í vesturbænum, by Kristín Steinsdóttir illustrated by Halla Sólveig Þorgeirsdóttir
From the Faroe Islands edit
- Loppugras (poems) by Sólrun Michelsen illustrated by Hanni Bjartalíð. Includes a musical-CD, with songs sung by a school class, songs from the book.
2002 edit
From Greenland edit
- Sialuarannguaq, by Jørgen Petersen
From Iceland edit
- Sagan af bláa hnettinum, by Andri Snær Magnason
From the Faroe Islands edit
- Kuffa by Brynhild Andreasen (text) and Astrid MacDonald (drawings)
References edit
- ^ "Børne- og Ungdomslitteraturprisen gik til Rakel Hemsdal fra Færøerne" (in Danish). West Nordic Council. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ Vestnordisk.is - Tre bøger nu nomineret til Børne- og Ungdomslitteraturprisen 2016
- ^ Knr.gl
- ^ Norden.org (in Icelandic)
- ^ Forlagettorgard.dk (in Danish)
- ^ Bokmenntir.is (in Icelandic)
- ^ Vestnordisk.is
- ^ Dollerup-Scheibel, Mads (21 December 2015). "Kunngi indstillet til vestnordisk børnelitteraturpris" (in Danish). Sermitsiaq.ag. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Aktuelt.fo, Bárður Oskarsson tilnevndur til virðisløn