The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
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The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (Den norske Kritikerprisen for litteratur or Kritikerprisen) is awarded by the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association (Norsk Litteraturkritikerlag) and has been awarded every year since 1950. The prize is presented to a Norwegian author for a literary work as agreed to among the members of the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association. Since 1987 the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association has also awarded a prize for the best work of children's literature.

Winners of the prize for best literary work (adult)

Year Author(s) Genre Work Publisher
1950 Nedreaas, Torborg
Torborg Nedreaas
Torborg Nedreaas was a Norwegian author who debuted with the collection of short stories Bak skapet står øksen in 1945. The majority of the stories centered on events and interactions during the Second World War...

collected short stories Trylleglasset Aschehoug, Oslo
1951 Evensmo, Sigurd
Sigurd Evensmo
-Career:He was born in Hamar. In his younger years he was active in Clarté, a student organization at University of Oslo and in contact with Mot Dag, a forum among the social democratic students . He then joined the Workers' Youth League and worked actively with them...

novels (trilogy) Grenseland, Flaggermusene og Hjemover Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
1952 Skrede, Ragnvald
Ragnvald Skrede
Ragnvald Skrede was a Norwegian author, journalist, literature critic and translator.-Biography:Ragnvald Skrede was born in Vågå in Oppland county, Norway. Skrede was the youngest seven children. He was a student at Elverum teacher school . In 1928, he was hired as a teacher and sexton in...

poetry I open båt på havet Aschehoug, Oslo
1953 Rasmussen, Egil
Egil Rasmussen
Egil Rasmussen was a Norwegian author, literature critic and musician.Born in Bossekop village, Alta municipality, his family moved to Tromsø when Rasmussen was 3 years old, and he grew up there....

novel Sonjas hjerte Aschehoug, Oslo
1954 Holt, Kåre
Kåre Holt
Kåre Holt was a Norwegian author.His initial work was published in 1939, a children’s book named Tore Kramkar. As his career progressed, Holt wrote many children’s books, plays, radio plays, biographies, and historical novels. The trilogy Kongen about King Sverre Sigurdsson is considered his...

novel Mennesker ved en grense Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
1955 Borgen, Johan
Johan Borgen
Johan Collett Müller Borgen was a Norwegian author, journalist and critic. He was married to Annemarta Borgen. Under the pseudonym of Mumle Gåsegg he wrote shorter articles in the newspaper Dagbladet, particularly during World War II...

novel Lillelord Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
1956 Jonsson, Tor
Tor Jonsson
Tor Jonsson was a Norwegian author and journalist. Tor Jonsson is known for simple, strongly worded lyric poetry, but his poems stir up conflicts and a sense of loneliness...

collected prose Prosa i samling Noregs boklag, Oslo
1957 Boyson, Emil
Emil Boyson
Emil Boyson was a Norwegian poet, author, and translator. Although Boyson formally debuted in 1927 with a prose book Sommertørst , he was primarily known for his poetry...

collected poetry Gjenkjennelse Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
1958 Sverdrup, Harald
Harald Sverdrup (writer)
Harald Ulrik Sverdrup was a Norwegian poet and children's writer. He received several literary prizes, including the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature, the Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment, the Dobloug Prize and the Riksmål Society Literature Prize.-Early and personal life:Sverdrup was born in...

poetry Sankt Elms ild Aschehoug, Oslo
1959 Gundersen, Gunnar Bull
Gunnar Bull Gundersen
Gunnar Bull Gundersen was a Norwegian sailor, novelist, playwright and lyricist.Gunnar Bull Gundersen was born in Stavanger, in Rogaland, Norway. Gundersen grew up with changing foster parents and at different boarding schools...

 
novel Martin Aschehoug, Oslo
1960 Jacobsen, Rolf poetry Brev til lyset Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
1961 Hauge, Olav H.
Olav H. Hauge
Olav Håkonson Hauge was a Norwegian poet. He was born in Ulvik and lived his whole life there, working as a gardener in his own orchard....

poetry På ørnetuva Noregs boklag, Oslo
1962 Haff, Bergljot Hobæk
Bergljot Hobæk Haff
Bergljot Hobæk Haff is a Norwegian novel writer. Upon completing her education, she traveled to Denmark, and taught there for 24 years before returning to Oslo. She made her debut with the novel Raset in 1956...

novel Bålet Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
1963 Mehren, Stein
Stein Mehren
Stein Mehren is a Norwegian poet, author, essayist and playwright. He made his literary debut as lyricist with Gjennom stillheten en natt...

poetry Mot en verden av lys Aschehoug, Oslo
1964 Andersen, Astrid Hjertenæs
Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen
Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen was a Norwegian poet and travel-writer.-Biography:Astrid Hjertenæs was born in Horten , in Vestfold County, Norway. She attended a secretary and journalist school for women...

collected poetry Frokost i det grønne Aschehoug, Oslo
1965 Hauge, Alfred
Alfred Hauge
Alfred Hauge was a Norwegian novelist, poet and historian. Hauge wrote extensively about life on the Ryfylke islands and about Norwegian-American emigration.-Biography:...

novels (trilogy) Cleng Peerson
Cleng Peerson
Cleng Peerson was a Norwegian-American pioneer who led the first group of Norwegians to emigrate to the United States, traveling on the Norwegian sloop Restauration.-Background:...

 biographical novels
Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
1966 Holm, Peter R.
Peter R. Holm
Peter Røwde Holm is a Norwegian poet, author and translator. Holm has also worked as an observer at the United Nations' arms control and disarmament conferences. Ever since his writing debut in 1955, he has held an important position in Norwegian poetry...

poetry Befrielser Aschehoug, Oslo
1967 Tollefsen, Astrid
Astrid Tollefsen
Astrid Tollefsen was a Norwegian lyricist. She made her literary debut with the poetry collection Portrett i speil . She lived in a long-term relationship with the lyricist Gunvor Hofmo....

poetry Hendelser Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
1968 Alnæs, Finn
Finn Alnæs
Finn Alnæs was a Norwegian novelist. He made his literary debut with the novel Koloss .Alnæs was awarded the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize and the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 1968 for the novel Gemini...

novel Gemini Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
1969 Solstad, Dag
Dag Solstad
Dag Solstad is a Norwegian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist whose work has been translated into several languages. He has written nearly 30 books and is the only author to have received the Norwegian Literary Critics’ Award three times...

novel Irr! Grønt! Aschehoug, Oslo
1970 Børli, Hans
Hans Børli
Hans Børli was a Norwegian poet and writer, who besides his writings worked as a lumberjack all his life. He was born in Eidskog, in South-Eastern Norway, close to the Norwegian border to Sweden. He was buried at Eidskog Church.-Biography:Hans Børli was raised on a small farm in a road-less area...

poetry Isfuglen Aschehoug, Oslo
1971 Hofmo, Gunvor
Gunvor Hofmo
Gunvor Hofmo was a Norwegian writer, often considered one of Norway's most influential modernist poets.-Literary career:...

poetry Gjest på jorden Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
1972 Brekke, Paal
Paal Brekke
Paal Brekke was a Norwegian lyricist, novelist, translator of poetry, and literary critic. Brekke fled from occupied Norway to Sweden in 1940, when he was 17 years old. He made his literary debut in 1942, with the poetry collection Av din jord er vi til...

poetry Aftenen er stille : (Aldersheim blues) Aschehoug, Oslo
1973 Bjørneboe, Jens
Jens Bjørneboe
Jens Ingvald Bjørneboe was a Norwegian writer whose work spanned a number of literary formats. He was also a painter and a waldorf school teacher. Bjørneboe was a harsh and eloquent critic of Norwegian society and Western civilization on the whole...

novel Stillheten : en anti-roman og absolutt siste protokoll Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
1974 Hoem, Edvard
Edvard Hoem
Edvard Hoem is a Norwegian novelist, dramatist, lyricist and psalmist. He made his literary debut in 1969, with the poetry collection Som grønne musikantar. He was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 1974 for the novel Kjærleikens ferjereiser...

novel Kjærleikens ferjereiser Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo
1975 Hølmebakk, Sigbjørn
Sigbjørn Hølmebakk
Sigbjørn Hølmebakk was an Norwegian author.He was brother of publisher and author Gordon Hølmebakk. Hølmebakk was active in the popular movement against atomic weapons in Norway and one of the initiators of the Sosialistisk Folkeparti...

novel Karjolsteinen Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
1976 Sagen, Rolf
Rolf Sagen
Rolf Sagen is a Norwegian author. He is curator and daily leader of the Bergen Academy of Writing.He has produced novels, short stories, scripts and children's books. He debuted in 1968 with the poetry collection Dørklinker, which won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris...

 
novel Mørkets gjerninger Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
1977 Engelstad, Carl Fredrik
Carl Fredrik Engelstad
Carl Johan Fredrik Engelstad was a Norwegian writer, playwright, journalist, translator and theatre director.-Personal life:...

novel Størst blant dem: Peter Havigs notater Aschehoug, Oslo
1978 Eidem, Odd
Odd Eidem
Odd Eidem was a Norwegian writer, journalist and literary critic. He was an active member of the political movement Mot Dag in the 1930s....

flaneri Cruise Cappelen, Oslo
1979 Vik, Bjørg
Bjørg Vik
Bjørg Vik is a Norwegian writer, playwright and journalist. She made her literary debut in 1963 with Søndag ettermiddag...

short stories En håndfull lengsel Cappelen, Oslo
1980 Fløgstad, Kjartan
Kjartan Fløgstad
Kjartan Fløgstad is a Norwegian author. Fløgstad studied literature and linguistics at the University of Bergen. Subsequently he worked for a period as an industrial worker and as a sailor before he debuted as a poet with his collection of poems titled Valfart in 1968...

novel Fyr og flamme: av handling Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo
1981 Wassmo, Herbjørg
Herbjørg Wassmo
Herbjørg Wassmo is a Norwegian author. She worked as a teacher in northern Norway until her debut as an author. Her debut work was a collection of poems, "Vingeslag"...

 
novel Huset med den blinde glassveranda Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
1982 Rønning, Åge
Åge Rønning
Åge Rønning was a Norwegian writer and journalist.Rønning was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 1982 for the novel Kolbes reise. In 1986 he received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award...

novel Kolbes reise Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
1983 Askildsen, Kjell
Kjell Askildsen
Kjell Askildsen is a Norwegian writer. He is probably best known for his minimalistic short stories.-Personal life:He was born in Mandal as a son of bailiff and politician Arne Askildsen and Aasta Håverstad...

collected short stories Thomas F's siste nedtegnelser til almenheten Aschehoug, Oslo
1984 Kjærstad, Jan
Jan Kjærstad
Jan Kjærstad is a Norwegian author. Kjærstad is a theology graduate from MF Norwegian School of Theology and the University of Oslo . He has written a string of novels, short stories and essays and was editor of the literary magazine Vinduet...

novel Homo Falsus eller Det perfekte mord Aschehoug, Oslo
1985 Bringsværd, Tor Åge
Tor Åge Bringsværd
Tor Åge Bringsværd is an author, playwright, editor and translator. He is perhaps best known for his speculative fiction. Together with long-time partner Jon Bing, he is also considered as the first Norwegian author to write science fiction literature. Bringsværd regards himself as an anarchist,...

novel Gobi – barndommens måne Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
1986 Engelstad, Carl Fredrik
Carl Fredrik Engelstad
Carl Johan Fredrik Engelstad was a Norwegian writer, playwright, journalist, translator and theatre director.-Personal life:...

novel De levendes land Aschehoug, Oslo
1987 Pedersen, Odd Kvaal
Odd Kvaal Pedersen
Odd Kvaal Pedersen was a Norwegian journalist, author and translator.He spent the better part of his career as cultural editor of Stavanger Aftenblad...

novel Narren og hans mester: en roman fra kunstmaler Hertervigs tid Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
1988 Christensen, Lars Saabye
Lars Saabye Christensen
Lars 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...

novel Herman Cappelen, Oslo
1989 Jacobsen, Roy
Roy Jacobsen
Roy Jacobsen is a Norwegian novelist and short-story writer. Born in Oslo, he made his publishing début in 1982 with the short-story collection Fangeliv , which won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris...

collected short stories Det kan komme noen Cappelen, Oslo
1990 Haugen, Paal-Helge
Paal-Helge Haugen
Paal-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...

poetry Meditasjonar over Georges de La Tour Cappelen, Oslo
1991 Askildsen, Kjell
Kjell Askildsen
Kjell Askildsen is a Norwegian writer. He is probably best known for his minimalistic short stories.-Personal life:He was born in Mandal as a son of bailiff and politician Arne Askildsen and Aasta Håverstad...

collected short stories Et stort øde landskap Forlaget Oktober, Oslo
1992 Solstad, Dag
Dag Solstad
Dag Solstad is a Norwegian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist whose work has been translated into several languages. He has written nearly 30 books and is the only author to have received the Norwegian Literary Critics’ Award three times...

novel Ellevte roman, bok atten Forlaget Oktober, Oslo
1993 Lønn, Øystein
Øystein Lønn
Øystein Lønn is a Norwegian writer. He made his literary debut in 1966 with the short stories Prosesjonen, and followed up with the novel Kontinentene in 1967....

collected short stories Thranes metode og andre noveller Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
1994 Schjerven, Torgeir
Torgeir Schjerven
Torgeir Schjerven is a Norwegian author and lyric poet. Schjerven trained as a painter and has illustrated children’s books. He has worked as a film actor in such films as Lasse & Geir , directed by Svend Wam and Petter Vennerød) and Det tause flertall - The silent majority...

novel Omvei til Venus Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
1995 Vaage, Lars Amund
Lars Amund Vaage
Lars Amund Vaage is a Norwegian author and playwright.Vaage debuted in 1979 with his novel Øvelse Kald vinter. His work has been recognized by numerous awards and prestigious nominations, including nomination for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for the novel Rubato in 1995...

novel Rubato Forlaget Oktober, Oslo
1996 Haff, Bergljot Hobæk
Bergljot Hobæk Haff
Bergljot Hobæk Haff is a Norwegian novel writer. Upon completing her education, she traveled to Denmark, and taught there for 24 years before returning to Oslo. She made her debut with the novel Raset in 1956...

novel Skammen Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
1997 Herbjørnsrud, Hans
Hans Herbjørnsrud
Hans Herbjørnsrud is a Norwegian author of short stories. His works frequently play with the differences between Norwegian languages Bokmål and Nynorsk and the various Norwegian dialects...

collected short stories Blinddøra Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
1998 Knausgård, Karl Ove
Karl Ove Knausgård
Karl Ove Knausgård is a Norwegian author, who has sold over 200 000 books.Born in Oslo, Knausgård was raised on Tromøya in Arendal and in Kristiansand, and studied arts and literature at the University of Bergen...

novel Ute av verden Tiden Norsk Forlag, Oslo
1999 Solstad, Dag
Dag Solstad
Dag Solstad is a Norwegian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist whose work has been translated into several languages. He has written nearly 30 books and is the only author to have received the Norwegian Literary Critics’ Award three times...

novel T. Singer Forlaget Oktober, Oslo
2000 Halberg, Jonny
Jonny Halberg
Jonny Halberg is a Norwegian author and dramatist, now living in Moss, Jeløya. He studied at Forfatterstudiet i Bø. Halberg was the editor of the magazine Vagant in 1998...

novel Flommen Kolon Forlag, Oslo
2001 Hovland, Ragnar
Ragnar Hovland
Ragnar Hovland is a Norwegian novelist, essayist, lyricist, and writer of children's books.He was awarded the Brage Prize in 1992 for the children's book Ein motorsykkel i natta...

novel Ei vinterreise Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo
2002 Andersen, Merete Morken
Merete Morken Andersen
Merete Morken Andersen is a Norwegian novelist, children's writer and magazine editor, born in Hamar. Andersen won the prestigious Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 2002 for Hav av tid . She was editor of the literature periodical Vinduet from 1993 through 1997...

novel Hav av tid Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
2003 Petterson, Per
Per Petterson
Per Petterson is a Norwegian novelist. Petterson's debut was Aske i munnen, sand i skoa , a collection of short stories. He has since published a number of novels to good reviews. To Siberia , a novel set in the Second World War, was published in English in 1998 and nominated for the Nordic...

novel Ut og stjæle hester (Out stealing horses) Forlaget Oktober, Oslo
2004 Rimbereid, Øyvind
Øyvind Rimbereid
Øyvind Rimbereid is a Norwegian author and composer of lyric poetry. He has worked as an instructor at Skrivekunstakademiet in Bergen. Rimbereid holds a cand. philol. degree from the University of Bergen with high marks in Nordic languages and literature...

poetry SOLARIS korrigert Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
2005 Lund, Thure Erik
Thure Erik Lund
Thure Erik Lund is a Norwegian author and cabinet maker. He debuted in 1992 with the novel Tanger, for which he won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris.- Bibliography :*Tanger – novel...

novel Uranophilia Aschehoug, Oslo
2006 Fløgstad, Kjartan
Kjartan Fløgstad
Kjartan Fløgstad is a Norwegian author. Fløgstad studied literature and linguistics at the University of Bergen. Subsequently he worked for a period as an industrial worker and as a sailor before he debuted as a poet with his collection of poems titled Valfart in 1968...

 shared with
novel Grand Manila Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
2006 Marstein, Trude
Trude Marstein
Trude Marstein is a Norwegian author. She attended Telemark University College and studied creative writing studies. At the University of Oslo she studied pedagogy, psychology, and the history of literature...

novel Gjøre godt (Doing good deeds) Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo
2007 Tiller, Carl Frode
Carl Frode Tiller
Carl Frode Tiller is a Norwegian author, historian and musician. His works are in Nynorsk , one of the two official Norwegian standard languages....

novel Innsirkling
2008 Petterson, Per
Per Petterson
Per Petterson is a Norwegian novelist. Petterson's debut was Aske i munnen, sand i skoa , a collection of short stories. He has since published a number of novels to good reviews. To Siberia , a novel set in the Second World War, was published in English in 1998 and nominated for the Nordic...

novel Jeg Forbanner Tidens Elv (I Curse the River of Time) Forlaget Oktober, Oslo
2009 Espedal, Tomas
Tomas Espedal
Tomas Espedal is a Norwegian writer. He made his literary debut in 1988 with the novel En vill flukt av parfymer. His novel Gå. Eller kunsten å leve et vilt og poetisk liv from 2006 was nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize. He was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature...

novel Imot kunsten (notatbøkene)

Critics Prize for the year's best children's or youth's literature

  • 1978 - Einar Økland
    Einar Økland
    Einar Økland is a Norwegian lyricist, playwright, essayist and children's writer.He made his literary debut in 1963, with the poetry collection Ein gul dag. He was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for the children's book Sikk-sakk...

    , for Sikk sakk
  • 1979 - Tormod Haugen
    Tormod Haugen
    Tormod Haugen was a Norwegian author of children's books and translator. -Biography:Tormod Haugen grew up in a small village in Trysil in Hedmark county, Norway. After school graduation at the Hamar Cathedral School in 1965, he attended the University of Oslo. He worked at the Munch Museum...

    , for Joakim
  • 1980 - Torill Thorstad Hauger
    Torill Thorstad Hauger
    Torill Thorstad Hauger is a Norwegian non-fiction writer, children's writer, and illustrator.She made her literary début in 1976, with the prize-winning documentary Karl Eugen Olsen fra Vika...

    , for Det kom et skip til Bjørgvin i 1349
  • 1981 - Arnljot Eggen
    Arnljot Eggen
    Arnljot Eggen was a Norwegian poet, and has also written plays and children's books.He was born in Tolga. He made his literary debut in 1951, with the poetry collection Eld og is. He was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for the children's book Den lange streiken...

    , for Den lange streiken
  • 1982 - Per Knutsen
    Per Knutsen
    Per Knutsen is a Norwegian novelist, author of children's literature, crime writer and playwright. He made his literary debut in 1976 with the children's book Gutten og ørna. He received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book in 1982 for Gull og sølv.-References:...

    , for Gull og sølv
  • 1983 - Johan Fredrik Grøgaard
    Johan Fredrik Grøgaard
    Johan Fredrik Grøgaard is a Norwegian dentist, novelist, children's writer and crime writer. He made his literary debut in 1967 with the novel Dyvekes grav, for which he received Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. He received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book in 1983 for Jeg, Wilhem,...

    , for Jeg, Wilhelm, 13 år
  • 1984 - Vigdis Hjorth
    Vigdis Hjorth
    Vigdis 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...

    , for Jørgen + Anne er sant
  • 1985 - Mette
    Mette Newth
    Mette Cecilie Newth is a Norwegian illustrator, author of children's literature, and organizer.-Personal life:Mette Newth was born in Oslo as the daughter of journalist, crime writer and revue writer Fridtjof Knutsen and his wife Alfhild Gundersen...

     og Philip Newth
    Philip Newth
    Philip Newth is a Anglo-Norwegian author of children's literature. He has written more than fifty books, including books for deaf and blind children.-Personal life:...

    , for Soldreperen
  • 1986 - Tor Fretheim
    Tor Fretheim
    Tor Fretheim is a Norwegian journalist and author of children's literature. He made his literary debut in 1982 with Markus kjenner ikke Supermann. He received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book in 1986 for Englene stanser ved Eventyrbrua.-References:...

    , for Engelene stanser ved Eventyrbrua
  • 1987 - Arne Ruset, for Aldri åleine
  • 1988 - Mathis Mathisen
    Mathis Mathisen
    Mathis Mathisen is a Norwegian teacher, novelist, playwright and children's writer.He made his literary debut in 1965 with the novel De blanke knappene. His play Ærefrykt for livet was staged for Fjernsynsteatret in 1969...

    , for Ismael
  • 1989 - Klaus Hagerup
    Klaus Hagerup
    Klaus Hagerup is a Norwegian author, translator, screenwriter, actor and director.He is the youngest of three brothers. He debuted with the poem collection "Slik tenker jeg på dere" in 1969...

    , for Landet der tiden var borte
  • 1990 - Jostein Gaarder
    Jostein Gaarder
    Jostein Gaarder /ˈju:staɪn ˈgɔːrdər/ is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. He often uses metafiction in his works, writing stories within...

    , for Kabalmysteriet
  • 1991 - Helga Gunerius Eriksen
    Helga Gunerius Eriksen
    Helga Gunerius Eriksen is a Norwegian novelist and children's writer.She made her literary debut in 1986 with the children's book På stripejakt. Among her other children's books are Båten i treet from 1988, Vi kjem frå havet from 1998, and Flugepapir from 2003, which earned her the Brage Prize...

    , for Finn Inga!
  • 1992 - Arne Berggren
    Arne Berggren
    Arne Berggren is a Norwegian novelist, children's writer, songwriter and rock musician. He made his literary debut in 1991. In 1992 he published Stillemannen, which was awarded the Critics Prize for the year's best children's or youth's literature. Among his novels are Instamatic from 1994 and...

    , for Stillemann- historien om et drap
  • 1993 - Laila Stien
    Laila Stien
    Laila Stien is a Norwegian novelist, poet, author of children's literature and translator from Hemnes. She grew up in Rana, and has later lived in Finnmark....

    , for Å plukke en smørblomst
  • 1994 - Unni Lindell
    Unni Lindell
    Unni Maria Lindell is a Norwegian writer. She is best known for her crime novels , but has also written a collection of poems and several children's and young adult books....

    , for Sugemerket
  • 1995 - Mette Newth
    Mette Newth
    Mette Cecilie Newth is a Norwegian illustrator, author of children's literature, and organizer.-Personal life:Mette Newth was born in Oslo as the daughter of journalist, crime writer and revue writer Fridtjof Knutsen and his wife Alfhild Gundersen...

    , for Det mørke lyset
  • 1996 - Rune Belsvik
    Rune Belsvik
    Rune 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....

    , for Dustefjerten og den store vårdagen
  • 1997 - Rønnaug Kleiva
    Rønnaug Kleiva
    Rønnaug Kleiva is a Norwegian poet, writer of short stories and author of children's literature. She received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book in 1997 for the children's book Ikkje gløym å klappe katten.-References:...

    , for Ikkje gløym å klappe katten
  • 1998 - Erlend Loe
    Erlend Loe
    Erlend 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...

    , for Kurt - Quo vadis
  • 1999 - Erna Osland
    Erna Osland
    Erna Osland is a Norwegian teacher and author of children's literature. She made her literary debut in 1987 with the youth's book Natteramnen. She received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book in 1999 for Salamandarryttaren....

    , for Salamanderryttaren
  • 2000 - Anne Grete Hollup
    Anne Grete Hollup
    Anne Grete Hollup is a Norwegian novelist, playwright and children's writer. She made her literary début in 1989 with the novel Maria og knivmakeren, for which she was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. Among her children's books is Tyven from 1993.-References:...

    , for Engel
  • 2001 - Rune Belsvik
    Rune Belsvik
    Rune 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....

    , for Verdas mest forelska par
  • 2002 - Hilde Hagerup
    Hilde Hagerup
    Hilde Hagerup is a Norwegian novelist and author of children's literature. She is the daughter of Klaus Hagerup. She received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book in 2002 for Løvetannsang.-References:...

    , for Løvetannsang
  • 2003 - Oskar Stein Bjørlykke
    Oskar Stein Bjørlykke
    Oskar Stein Bjørlykke is a Norwegian poet, novelist and children's writer.He made his literary debut in 1966 with the poetry collection Deg høyrer dagen til...

    , for Kom til dammen!
  • 2004 - Arnfinn Kolerud, for Den som ikkje har gøymt seg no
  • 2005 - Marianne Havdal, for Når traktoren kjem ut er det vår
  • 2006 - Ragnar Hovland
    Ragnar Hovland
    Ragnar Hovland is a Norwegian novelist, essayist, lyricist, and writer of children's books.He was awarded the Brage Prize in 1992 for the children's book Ein motorsykkel i natta...

    , for Fredlaus
  • 2007 - Fam Ekman
    Fam Ekman
    Fam Ekman is a Swedish/Norwegian children's writer and illustrator. She was born in Stockholm, Sweden as the daughter of actors Hasse Ekman and Eva Henning, and moved to Oslo in 1954....

    , for Kall meg onkel Alf

Annual Literature Critics Award

The prize for literature critic of the year was established in 1994. It is granted to a critic who has demonstrated excellence through review of literature or who has strengthened the discipline of criticism. The objective is to highlight critic's work and stimulate academic study in all forms of criticism.
  • 1994 - Henning Hagerup
  • 1995 - Atle Christiansen
  • 1996 - Geir Vestad
  • 1997 - Ingunn Økland
  • 1998 - Tom Egil Hverven
  • 1999 - Øystein Rottem
    Øystein Rottem
    Øystein Rottem was a Norwegian philologist, literary historian and literary critic.He was born in Heim, and graduated from the University of Oslo in 1976 with the cand.philol. degree...

  • 2000 - Nøste Kendzior
  • 2001 - Kjell Olaf Jensen
  • 2002 - Marta Norheim
  • 2003 - Bjørn Gabrielsen
  • 2004 - Ane Farsethås
  • 2005 - Espen Stueland
    Espen Stueland
    Espen Stueland is a Norwegian poet, novelist, literary critic and essayist. He hails from Porsgrunn, but lives in Vossevangen.Among his books are the novel Kjærlighet i tide og utide , and the poetry collection Å si om seg selv .He received the Halldis Moren Vesaas Prize in 2003.-References:...

  • 2006 - Espen Søbye
    Espen Søbye
    Espen Søbye is a Norwegian author and literary critic. He has a Mag.art. degree in philosophy, and was formerly employed at Statistics Norway in Oslo...

  • 2007 - Anne Schäffer
  • 2008 - Anne Merethe K. Prinos
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