Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize
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Award
Award
2015 winner Jakob Wegelius
The Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize is awarded for a work of children's or young adult literature written in one of the languages of the Nordic countries . It was established by the Nordic Council in 2012 after an initiative by ministers of culture in the Nordic countries. The prize was first awarded on 30 October 2013.
In each of the Nordic countries, there is a national adjudication committee which chooses nominations. The committee's members are selected by the Nordic Council of Ministers and each member must be an expert in their country's literature as well as other Nordic literature from other countries. The councils for Denmark , Iceland , Norway , and Sweden are made up of two main members and one deputy member, and they must nominate two works each. The council for Finland contains one member and one deputy member for each of the languages Finnish and Swedish , and the council must nominate one work in each language.[ 2] The Sami , Greenlandic , Faroese , and Ålandic writers' associations may also submit one nomination per year.[ 1]
The Nordic Adjudication Committee is made up of two ordinary members of each national adjudication committee and selects the winner based on the nominations.[ 2] The award is given to new fiction written for children and young people that demonstrates good quality fiction and illustrations .[ 3]
During the fall session of the Nordic Council , the prize and 300,000 Danish kroner are given to the winner. The Nordic House provides the prize money.[ 4]
Prize recipients
Nominated works
2013
2014
2015
2016
Denmark: Magnolia af Skagerrak , Bent Haller and Lea Letén (ill.); Da Gud var dreng , Sankt Nielsen and Madam Karrebæk (ill.)
Finland: Koira nimeltään Kissa , Tomi Kontio and Elina Warsta (ill.); Dröm om drakar , Sanna Tahvanainen and Jenny Lucander (ill.)
Iceland: Koparborgin , Ragnhildur Hólmgeirsdóttir ; Sölvasaga unglings , Arnar Már Arngrímsson
Norway: Mulegutten , Øyvind Torseter ; Krokodille i treet , Ragnar Aalbu
Sweden: Ishavspirater , Frida Nilsson ; Iggy 4-ever , Hanna Gustavsson
Faroe Islands: Stríðið um tað góða grasið , Bárður Oskarsson
Greenland: Aima qaa schhh! , Bolatta Silis Høegh
Sami language area: Čerbmen Bizi – Girdipilohta , Marry Ailonieida Somby and Biret Máret Hætta (ill.)[ 1]
2017
Denmark: Dyr med pels - og uden , Hanne Kvist ; Heartstorm – Stormheart , Annette Herzog , Katrine Clante (ill.), and Rasmus Bregnhøi (ill.)
Finland: Vildare, värre Smilodon , Lindenberg Lucander and Jenny Lucander (ill.); Yökirja , Inka Nousiainen and Satu Kettunen (ill.)
Iceland: Enginn sá hundinn , Hafsteinn Hafsteinsson ; Úlfur og Edda: Dýrgripurinn , Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir
Norway: Far din , Bjørn Ingvaldsen ; Ungdomsskolen , Anders Kvammen
Sweden: Djur som ingen sett utom vi , Ulf Stark and Linda Bondestam ; Ormbunkslandet , Elin Bengtsson
Faroe Islands: Hon, sum róði eftir ælaboganum , Rakel Helmsdal
Sami language area: Luohtojávrri oainnáhusat , Kirste Paltto [ 10]
2018
Denmark: Lynkineser , Jesper Wung-Sung and Rasmus Meisler (ill.); Hest Horse Pferd Cheval Love , Mette Vedsø
Finland: Kurnivamahainen kissa , Magdalena Hai and Teemu Juhani (ill.); Pärlfiskaren , Karin Erlandsson
Iceland: Vertu ósýnilegur – Flóttasaga Ishmaels , Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir ; Skrímsli í vanda , Áslaug Jónsdóttir , Kalle Güettler , and Rakel Helmsdal
Norway: Ingenting blir som før , Hans Petter Laberg ; Alice og alt du ikke vet og godt er det , Torun Lian
Sweden: Fågeln i mig flyger vart den vill , Sara Lundberg ; Norra Latin , Sara Bergmark Elfgren
Faroe Islands: Træið , Bárður Oskarsson
Sami Language Area: Joekoen sjïehteles ryöjnesjæjja , Anne-Grethe Leine Bientie and Meerke Laimi Thomasson Vekterli (ill.)
Åland: Pärlfiskaren , Karin Erlandsson [ 11]
2019
Denmark: Da Mumbo Jumbo blev kæmpestor , Jakob Martin Strid ; Styrke , Cecilie Eken
Finland: Breven från Maresi , Maria Turtschaninoff ; Ruusun matka , Marika Maijala
Iceland: Rotturnar , Ragnheiður Eyjólfsdóttir ; Silfurlykillinn , Sigrún Eldjárn
Norway: Alle sammen teller , Kristin Roskifte ; Det var ikke en busk , Eli Hovdenak
Sweden: Den förskräckliga historien om Lilla Hon , Lena Ollmark and Per Gustavsson (ill.); Risulven Risulven , Nina Ivarsson .
Faroe Islands: Miljuløtur , Rakel Helmsdal and Kathrina Skarðsá (ill.)
Greenland: Tuttuarannguaq , Camilla Sommer and Pernille Kreutzmann (ill.)
Sami language area: Šiellaspeajal , Karen Anne Buljo
Åland: På en trollsländas vingar , Ann-Christin Waller and Anni Wikberg (ill.)[ 12]
2020
Denmark: Ud af det blå , Rebecca Bach-Lauritsen and Anna Margrethe Kjærgaard (ill.); Min øjesten , Merete Pryds Helle and Helle Vibeke Jensen (ill.)
Finland: Vi är Lajon! , Jens Mattsson and Jenny Lucander (ill.); Sorsa Aaltonen ja lentämisen oireet , Veera Salmi and Matti Pikkujämsä (ill.)
Iceland: Villueyjar , Ragnhildur Hólmgeirsdóttir ; Egill spámaður , Lani Yamamoto
Norway: Draumar betyr ingenting , Ane Barmen ; Når er jeg gammel nok til å skyte faren min? , Åse Ombustvedt and Marianne Gretteberg Engedal (ill.)
Sweden: Hästpojkarna , Johan Ehn ; Trettonde sommaren , Gabriella Sköldenberg
Faroe Islands: Loftar tú mær? , Rakel Helmsdal
Greenland: Orpilissat nunarsuarmi kusanarnersaat , Juaaka Lyberth and Maja-Lisa Kehlet (ill.)
The Sami language area: Guovssu guovssahasat , Karen Anne Buljo and Inga-Wiktoria Påve (ill.)
Åland: Segraren , Karin Erlandsson [ 13]
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