Nominations for the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2016
The national members of the Adjudication Committee for the Nordic Council Literature Prize have nominated the following 14 works for the prize in 2016.
Denmark
- "Legacy" by Klaus Høeck Poetry collection, Gyldendal, 2015
- "Ming" by Bjørn RasmussenPoetry collection, Gyldendal, 2015
The Sami language area
- "savkkuhan sávrri sániid" by Sara Margrethe Oskal Poetry collection, Iđut AS, 2012
Finland
- "Graniittimies" by Sirpa Kähkönen Novel, Otava, 2014
- "Maskrosgudens barn" by Sabine Forsblom Novel, Schildts & Söderströms, 2015
Faroe Islands
- "Eg síggi teg betur í myrkri – Forspæl til ein gleðileik" by Carl Jóhan Jensen Novel, Sprotin, 2014.
Greenland
- "Zombiet Nunaat " by Sørine Steenholdt Short stories, Milik, 2015
Iceland
- "Ástin ein taugahrúga: enginn dans við Ufsaklett" by Elísabet Kristín Jökulsdóttir Poetry collection, Viti menn, 2014
- "Þrír sneru aftur" by Guðbergur Bergsson Novel, JPV, 2014
Norway
- "De urolige" by Linn Ullmann Novel, Forlaget Oktober, 2015
- "Historie om et ekteskap" by Geir Gulliksen Novel, Aschehoug, 2015
Sweden
- "Sånger och formler" by Katarina Frostenson Poetry collection, Wahlström & Widstrand, 2015
- "I varje ögonblick är vi fortfarande vid liv" by Tom Malmquist Novel, Natur & Kultur, 2015
Åland
- "Mirakelvattnet" by Carina Karlsson Novel, Schildts & Söderströms, 2015
The winner will be announced and will receive a prize of DKK 350,000 on 1 November 2016 at the DR Concert Hall in Copenhagen at an event in conjunction with the Session of the Nordic Council.
