Nominations for the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize 2018
On Monday 26 March, during the International Book Fair in Bologna, the adjudication committee presented the following 12 works as the nominations for the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize 2018:
Denmark
Finland
Faroe Islands
Iceland
Norway
The Sami Language Area
Sweden
Åland
The winner will be announced on 30 October
The winner of the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize and DKK 350,000 will be announced on 30 October at the Oslo Opera House in conjunction with the Session of the Nordic Council.
About the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize
The Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize was first awarded during the 2013 Session of the Nordic Council together with the council’s other prizes. The prize is the result of the long-standing efforts of the Nordic ministers for culture to strengthen and elevate children’s and young people’s literature 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 Nordic Council 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. The prizes help to elevate and give visibility to Nordic co-operation.
