Meet the nominees for the 2019 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize
The nominated works include picture books, illustrated series, novels, and collections of poems. The winner will be announced this autumn:
Denmark
Finland
Faroe Islands
Greenland
Iceland
Norway
Sami language area
Sweden
Åland
The works have been nominated by the national members of the adjudicating committee for the 2019 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize.
Winner to be announced on 29 October
The winner of the 2019 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize will be announced on 29 October in Stockholm in conjunction with the Session of the Nordic Council. The winner will receive the Northern Lights statuette and DKK 350,000.
About the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize
The Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize was first awarded at the 2013 Session of the Nordic Council together with the Nordic Council’s other prizes. The prize was born out of the long-standing desire of the Nordic ministers for culture to strengthen and highlight literature for children and young people in the Nordic Region.
About the Nordic Council prizes
The Nordic Council awards five prizes each year – for literature, film, music, the environment, and children’s and young people’s literature. The purpose of the prizes is to raise interest in the Nordic cultural community and Nordic co-operation on the environment, as well as to recognise outstanding artistic and environmental efforts.
