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    13.05.23 | Information

    About the Nordic Council’s prizes

    The Nordic Council awards five prizes every year: The Literature Prize, the Film Prize, the Music Prize, the Environment Prize, and the Children and Young People’s Literature Prize.

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    Here are the nominees for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize 2024!
    Här är de nominerade till Nordiska rådets litteraturpris 2024!
    Laura Lindstedt & Sinikka Vuola
    Literature Prize
    Laura Lindstedt & Sinikka Vuola
    Eva-Stina Byggmästar
    Literature Prize
    Eva-Stina Byggmästar
    Maria Navarro Skaranger
    Literature Prize
    Maria Navarro Skaranger
    Kristín Eiríksdóttir
    Literature Prize
    Kristín Eiríksdóttir
    Kim Simonsen
    Literature Prize
    Kim Simonsen
    Helle Helle
    Literature Prize
    Helle Helle
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    Johan Jönson

    Johan Jönson: Nollamorfa. Poetry collection, Albert Bonniers Förlag, 2023. Nominated for the 2024 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Mikaela Nyman

    Mikaela Nyman: För att ta sig ur en rivström måste man röra sig i sidled. Poetry collection, Ellips förlag, 2023. Nominated for the 2024 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Gunnar Harding

    Gunnar Harding: Minnen från glömskans städer. Poetry collection, Wahlström & Widstrand, 2023. Nominated for the 2024 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Niels Fredrik Dahl

    Niels Fredrik Dahl: Fars rygg. Novel, Forlaget Oktober, 2023. Nominated for the 2024 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Fredrik Prost

    Fredrik Prost: Leŋges hearggi Sáhčal fatnasa. Personal account, DAT, 2023. Nominated for the 2024 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Anna María Bogadóttir

    Anna María Bogadóttir: Jarðsetning. Biographical novel, Angústúra, 2022. Nominated for the 2024 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Maria Navarro Skaranger

    Maria Navarro Skaranger: Jeg plystrer i den mørke vinden. Novel, Forlaget Oktober, 2023. Nominated for the 2024 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Kim Simonsen

    Kim Simonsen: Lívfrøðiliga samansetingin í einum dropa av havvatni minnir um blóðið í mínum æðrum. Poetry collection, Verksmiðjan, 2023. Nominated for the 2024 Nordic Council Literature P...

    Kristín Eiríksdóttir

    Kristín Eiríksdóttir: Tól. Novel, Forlagið, 2022. Nominated for the 2024 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Laura Lindstedt & Sinikka Vuola

    Laura Lindstedt & Sinikka Vuola: 101 tapaa tappaa aviomies. Menetelmällinen murhamysteeri. Novel, Siltala, 2022. Nominated for the 2024 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Eva-Stina Byggmästar

    Eva-Stina Byggmästar: Vill du kyssa en rebell? Poetry collection, Schildts & Söderströms, 2023. Nominated for the 2024 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Helle Helle

    Helle Helle: Hafni fortæller. Novel, Forlaget Gutkind, 2023. Nominated for the 2024 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Theis Ørntoft

    Theis Ørntoft: Jordisk. Novel, Gyldendal, 2023. Nominated for the 2024 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Katrine Rasmussen Kielsen

    Katrine Rasmussen Kielsen: Qivittuissuit akornanniinnikuuvunga, Novel, Katrinemuna, 2021. Nominated for the 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs

    Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs: Karmageitin og Gentukamarið, Poem and drama, Ungu Føroyar, 2022. Nominated for the 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Peter Sandström

    Peter Sandström: Den stora blondinens sista sommar, Novel, Schildts & Söderströms, 2022. Nominated for the 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Joanna Rubin Dranger

    Joanna Rubin Dranger: Ihågkom oss till liv, Graphic novel, Albert Bonniers Förlag, 2022. Nominated for the 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Isabella Nilsson

    Isabella Nilsson: En bok för Ingen, Essays, Ellerströms, 2022. Nominated for the 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Emma Puikkonen

    Emma Puikkonen: Musta peili, Novel, WSOY, 2021. Nominated for the 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Niels Frank

    Niels Frank: Fanden tage dig. Beretning om et kvindedrab, Story, Gyldendal, 2022. Nominated for the 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Kathrine Nedrejord

    Kathrine Nedrejord: Forbryter og straff, Novel, Forlaget Oktober, 2022. Nominated for the 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Ingeborg Arvola

    Ingeborg Arvola: Kniven i ilden, Novel, Cappelen Damm, 2022. Nominated for the 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Kirsten Hammann

    Kirsten Hammann: Georg-komplekset, Novel, Gyldendal, 2022. Nominated for the 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Ragnar Helgi Ólafsson

    Ragnar Helgi Ólafsson: Laus blöð, Poetry, Bjartur, 2021. Nominated for the 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Zandra Lundberg

    Zandra Lundberg: Konsten att inte hitta sig själv på Bali, Prose, Schildts & Söderströms, 2022. Nominated for the 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Guðni Elísson

    Guðni Elísson: Ljósgildran, Novel, Lesstofan, 2021. Nominated for the 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Steinar Bragi

    Steinar Bragi: Truflunin. Novel. Forlagið, 2020. Nominated for the 2022 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Solvej Balle

    Solvej Balle: Om udregning af rumfang I, II og III. Novel. Pelagraf, 2020-2021. Nominated for the 2022 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Rakel Haslund-Gjerrild

    Rakel Haslund-Gjerrild: Adam i Paradis. Novel. Lindhardt & Ringhof, 2021. Nominated for the 2022 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Mary Ailonieida Sombán Mari

    Mary Ailonieida Sombán Mari: Beaivváš mánát . Poems. Mondo Books, 2020. Nominated for the 2022 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Linn Ullmann

    Linn Ullmann: Jente, 1983. Novel. Forlaget Oktober, 2021. Nominated for the 2022 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Kristina Carlson

    Kristina Carlson: Eunukki. Novel. Otava, 2020. Nominated for the 2022 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Kerstin Ekman

    Kerstin Ekman: Löpa varg. Novel. Albert Bonniers Förlag, 2021. Nominated for the 2022 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Karin Erlandsson

    Karin Erlandsson: Hem. Novel. Schildts & Söderströms and Bokförlaget Forum, 2021. Nominated for the 2022 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Kaj Korkea-aho

    Kaj Korkea-aho: Röda rummet. Novel. Förlaget M, 2021. Nominated for the 2022 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Jessie Kleemann

    Jessie Kleemann: Arkhticós Dolorôs. Poems. Forlaget Arena, 2021. Nominated for the 2022 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Jesper Larsson

    Jesper Larsson: Den dagen den sorgen. Novel. Nirstedt/litteratur, 2021. Nominated for the 2022 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Inghill Johansen

    Inghill Johansen: Dette er G. Novel. Forlaget Oktober, 2021. Nominated for the 2022 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Elísabet Jökulsdóttir

    Elísabet Jökulsdóttir: Aprílsólarkuldi. Novel. Forlagið, 2020. Nominated for the 2022 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Beinir Bergsson

    Beinir Bergsson: Sólgarðurin. Poems. Forlagið Eksil, 2021. Nominated for the 2022 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Johanne Lykke Holm

    Johanne Lykke Holm: Strega. Novel. Albert Bonniers Förlag, 2020. Nominated for the 2021 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Andrzej Tichý

    Andrzej Tichý: Renheten. Short stories. Albert Bonniers Förlag, 2020. Nominated for the 2021 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Inga Ravna Eira

    Inga Ravna Eira: Gáhttára Iđit. Poems. Davvi Girji, 2019. Nominated for the 2021 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Vigdis Hjorth

    Vigdis Hjorth: Er mor død. Novel. Cappelen Damm, 2020. Nominated for the 2021 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Lars Amund Vaage

    Lars Amund Vaage: Det uferdige huset. Novel. Forlaget Oktober, 2020. Nominated for the 2021 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir

    Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir: Aðferðir til að lifa af. Novel. Bjartur, 2019. Nominated for the 2021 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

    Andri Snær Magnason

    Andri Snær Magnason: Um tímann og vatnið. Novel. Forlagið, 2019. Nominated for the 2021 Nordic Council Literature Prize.

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    Here are the nominees for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize 2024!
    Här är de nominerade till Nordiska rådets litteraturpris 2024!
    Laura Lindstedt & Sinikka Vuola
    Literature Prize
    Laura Lindstedt & Sinikka Vuola
    Eva-Stina Byggmästar
    Literature Prize
    Eva-Stina Byggmästar
    Maria Navarro Skaranger
    Literature Prize
    Maria Navarro Skaranger
    Kristín Eiríksdóttir
    Literature Prize
    Kristín Eiríksdóttir
    Kim Simonsen
    Literature Prize
    Kim Simonsen
    Helle Helle
    Literature Prize
    Helle Helle