Cappelen Prize
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The Cappelen Prize is a Norwegian literary award
that is awarded each year by the Cappelen Damm
publishing company. It was established in 1979, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the publishing house of Cappelen.
Literary award
A literary award is an award presented to an author who has written a particularly lauded piece or body of work. There are awards for forms of writing ranging from poetry to novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing . There are also awards...
that is awarded each year by the Cappelen Damm
Cappelen Damm
Cappelen Damm is a Norwegian publisher established in 2007. It is the result of the merger of J.W. Cappelens Forlag, founded in 1829, and N.W. Damm & Søn, founded in 1843. Cappelen Damm is owned by the Bonnier Group and Egmont....
publishing company. It was established in 1979, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the publishing house of Cappelen.
Laureates
- 1979 – Thorbjørn EgnerThorbjørn EgnerThorbjørn Egner was a Norwegian playwright, songwriter and illustrator known for his books, plays and musicals for children.-Career:...
- 1980 – Odd EidemOdd EidemOdd Eidem was a Norwegian writer, journalist and literary critic. He was an active member of the political movement Mot Dag in the 1930s....
- 1981 – Hans Normann DahlHans Normann DahlHans Normann Dahl is a Norwegian illustrator, painter and sculptor.He delivered illustrations the newspaper Dagbladet from 1967 to 1988, and has illustrated a number of books. He is represented at the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, at Bergen Museum and at the National Gallery in...
and Vivian Zahl OlsenVivian Zahl OlsenVivian Zahl Olsen is a Norwegian illustrator, educated from the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry. She has contributed to several television series for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, including Fru Pigalopp, Flode and Puslespill, and illustrated around seventy books... - 1982 – Bjørg VikBjørg VikBjørg Vik is a Norwegian writer, playwright and journalist. She made her literary debut in 1963 with Søndag ettermiddag...
and Jahn Otto JohansenJahn Otto JohansenJahn Otto Johansen is a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, foreign correspondent and non-ficiton writer.He worked for the newspaper Morgenposten from 1956 to 1966, for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1966 to 1977, and was chief editor of Dagbladet from 1977 to 1984. He has been a... - 1983 – Richard HerrmannRichard HerrmannRichard Herrmann was a German football player. He played for the clubs 1. FC Kattowitz and FSV Frankfurt ....
, Otto ØgrimOtto ØgrimJohan Otto Øgrim was a Norwegian physicist and author.-Biography:Johan Otto Øgrim was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, but grew up in Norway. He graduated from the Trondheim Cathedral School in 1934. He graduated with a cand.real. degree with a physics major in 1946. He became a professor of...
, Helmut OrmestadHelmut OrmestadHelmut Ormestad was a Norwegian pysicist, a researcher at the University of Oslo who specialized in acoustics. He was known for his ability to impart knowledge on physics. He was a co-writer of the textbook series Rom Stoff Tid, together with Otto Øgrim and Kåre Lunde, for which he was awarded the...
and Kåre Lunde - 1984 – Lars Saabye ChristensenLars Saabye ChristensenLars Saabye Christensen, born 21 September 1953 in Oslo, is a Norwegian author.Saabye Christensen was raised in the Skillebekk neighbourhood of Oslo, but lived for many years in Sortland in northern Norway; both places play a major role in his work...
, Ove RøsbakOve RøsbakOve Røsbak is a Norwegian poet, novelist, children's writer and biographer.He made his literary debut in 1977 with the poetry collection Lævandes dikt. He has written biographies on Alf Prøysen and Rolf Jacobsen.-References:...
, Rune BelsvikRune BelsvikRune Belsvik is a Norwegian writer, dramatist, and writer of children's books. He was awarded the Brage Prize for Ein naken gut in 2000.He received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 2001, for Verdens mest forelska par....
and Karin SveenKarin SveenKarin Sveen is a Norwegian poet, novelist and essayist.She made her literary debut in 1975 with the poetry collection Vinterhagen. She has published several novels and essay collections. She was awarded Norsk språkpris in 2007.... - 1985 – Kolbein FalkeidKolbein FalkeidKolbein Falkeid is one of the most widely read contemporary Norwegian poets. He is known for a lyrical poet's voice that is at once philosophical and approachable.-Biography:...
and Arvid HanssenArvid HanssenArvid Hanssen was a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, poet, novelist and children's writer.His songs reached a wide audience through Tove Karoline Knutsen's 1980 album Blå kveill, which was based on Hanssen's lyrics... - 1986 – Inger Margrethe GaarderInger Margrethe GaarderInger Margrethe Gaarder was a Norwegian children's writer.She made her literary debut in 1977 with the children's book Nikolai begynner på skolen. She published books with myths and fairytales from Sri Lanka and from India, and contributed to textbooks for primary school.She was the mother of...
and Fredrik SkagenFredrik SkagenFredrik Skagen is a Norwegian writer.He was born in Trondheim. He is best known for his crime fiction, but is also the author of some children's books and several radio plays. His first book was published in 1968... - 1988 – Ingvar AmbjørnsenIngvar AmbjørnsenIngvar Even Ambjørnsen-Haefs is a Norwegian writer. He is best known for his "Elling" tetralogy: Utsikt til paradiset , Fugledansen , Brødre i blodet , and Elsk meg i morgen ....
- 1989 – Vigdis HjorthVigdis HjorthVigdis Hjorth is a Norwegian novelist. She grew up in Oslo, and has studied philosophy, literature and political science. In 1983, she published her first novel, the children's book "Pelle-Ragnar i den gule gården" for which she received Norsk kulturråd's debut award. Her first book for an adult...
- 1990 – Kjell Arild PollestadKjell Arild PollestadFr. Kjell Arild Pollestad is a Norwegian author, essayist, translator, theologian, philologist, Catholic priest and Dominican....
and Hans-Wilhelm SteinfeldHans-Wilhelm SteinfeldHans-Wilhelm Steinfeld is a Norwegian journalist, foreign correspondent and non-ficiton writer.He has worked for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1976, and been a foreign correspondent for NRK in Moscow for three periods. He has written several books... - 1991 – Paal-Helge HaugenPaal-Helge HaugenPaal-Helge Haugen is an award-winning Norwegian lyricist, novelist, dramatist and children's writer.Haugen was educated as a medical student at the University of Oslo. During the period 1965-67, Haugen was a member of the editorial team of literary magazine Profile...
- 1992 – Axel JensenAxel JensenAxel Buchardt Jensen was a Norwegian author. From 1957 until 2002 he published both fiction and non-fiction texts which include novels, poems, essays, a biography, manuscripts for cartoons and animated films....
- 1993 – Erik ByeErik ByeErik Erikssønn Bye was a versatile Norwegian journalist,artist, author, film actor, folk singer and radio and television personality...
and Tor Bomann-LarsenTor Bomann-LarsenTor Bomann-Larsen is a Norwegian illustrator, children's writer, non-fiction writer and novelist. He started his career as a satirical illustrator for various newspapers, including Friheten, Ny tid, Dagbladet, Nationen and Arbederbladet... - 1994 – No award
- 1995 – No award
- 1996 – Gert NygårdshaugGert NygårdshaugGert Hermod Nygårdshaug is a Norwegian author. He has written poems, children's books and novels, and is in particular known for the series of crime novels featuring the gastronomer amateur detective Fredric Drum....
- 1997 – Erlend LoeErlend LoeErlend Loe is a Norwegian novelist and screenwriter. He has gained popularity in Scandinavia with his humorous and sometimes naïve novels, although his stories have become darker in tone, moving towards a more satirical criticism of modern Norwegian society.-Biography:Erlend Loe worked at a...
- 1998 – No award
- 1999 – Georg JohannesenGeorg JohannesenGeorg Johannesen was a Norwegian author and professor of rhetoric.He was born in Bergen. His dissertation was on the spring motif in the poetry of Olaf Bull. He drowned while on vacation in Egypt....
- 2000 – Gro DahleGro DahleGro Dahle is a Norwegian poet and writer.She was born in Oslo, and is a daughter of Øystein Dahle. She made her literary début in 1987 with Audiens , a collection of poetry...
- 2001 – Anne HoltAnne Holt-Career:She was born in Larvik, grew up in Lillestrøm and Tromsø, and moved to Oslo in 1978 where she lives today with her registered partner Anne Christine Kjær and their daughter Iohanne. Holt graduated with a law degree from the University of Bergen in 1986, and worked for The Norwegian...
- 2002 – Jan Jakob TønsethJan Jakob TønsethJan Jakob Tønseth is a Norwegian author, poet and translator.Tønseth debuted as a poet with the poetry collection Kimærer in 1971, when he was only 24 years of age...
- 2003 – Karin FossumKarin FossumKarin Fossum is a Norwegian author of crime fiction, often referred to as the "Norwegian queen of crime".-Biography:Karin Mathisen was born in Sandefjord in Vestfold county, Norway. She currently lives in Oslo. Fossum debuted as a poet with Kanskje i morgen, her first collection published in...
- 2004 – Pedro Carmona-AlvarezPedro Carmona-AlvarezPedro Carmona-Alvarez is a Chilean / Norwegian novelist, poet and musician.He made his literary debut in 1997 with the poetry collection Helter. Among his novels are La det bare bli blåmerker igjen from 2000 and Rust from 2009. He was awarded the Cappelen Prize in 2004.-References:...
, Ingeborg ArvolaIngeborg ArvolaIngeborg Arvola is a Norwegian novelist and children's writer.She made her literary debut in 1999 with the novel Korallhuset. Among her later novels are Straffe from 2003 and Forsiktig glass from 2004. She was awarded the Cappelen Prize in 2004.-References:...
, Ørnulf Hodne, Anne-Lise Gjerdrum - 2005 – No award
- 2006 – Erik Fosnes HansenErik Fosnes HansenErik Fosnes Hansen is a Norwegian writer.He was born in New York, and made his debut at age twenty with the novel Falketårnet. His most famous work is his second novel, Psalm at Journey's End, which in separate but steadily more interwoven stories follows the individual musicians that end their...
and Torbjørn Færøvik - 2007 – No award
- 2008 – No award
- 2009 – No award
- 2010 – No award