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[[File:Jakob Wegelius in October, 2014.jpg|thumb|2015 winner [[Jakob Wegelius]]]]
The '''Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize''' is awarded for a work of [[children's literature|children's]] or [[young adult fiction|young adult]] literature written in one of the languages of the [[Nordic countries]]. It was established by the [[Nordic Council]] in 2012 after an initiative by ministers of culture in the Nordic countries. The prize was first awarded on 30 October 2013.
== Nomination and selection process ==
In each of the Nordic countries, there is a national adjudication committee which chooses nominations. The committee's members are selected by the [[Nordic Council of Ministers]] and each member must be an expert in their country's literature as well as other Nordic literature from other countries. The councils for [[Denmark]], [[Iceland]], [[Norway]], and [[Sweden]] are made up of two main members and one deputy member, and they must nominate two works each. The council for [[Finland]] contains one member and one deputy member for each of the languages [[Finnish language|Finnish]] and [[Swedish language|Swedish]], and the council must nominate one work in each language.<ref name="Statutes for the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize">{{cite web |title=Statutes for the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize |url=https://www.norden.org/en/information/statutes-nordic-council-children-and-young-peoples-literature-prize |website=www.norden.org |publisher=Nordic Co-operation |access-date=4 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The [[Sami people|Sami]], [[Greenland]]ic, [[Faroe Islands|Faroese]], and [[Åland]]ic writers' associations may also submit one nomination per year.<ref name="prize">{{cite web|title=Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize|website=Nordic Council|access-date=16 October 2016|url=http://www.norden.org/en/nordic-council/nordic-council-prizes/nordisk-raads-boerne-og-ungdomslitteraturpris}}</ref>
The Nordic Adjudication Committee is made up of two ordinary members of each national adjudication committee and selects the winner based on the nominations.<ref name="Statutes for the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize" /> The award is given to new fiction written for children and young people that demonstrates good quality fiction and [[illustration]]s.<ref name="Nordic House Prize page">{{cite web |last1=Kona |first1=Kristbjörg |title=The Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize |url=https://nordichouse.is/en/barna-og-unglingabokmenntaverdlaunin/ |website=nordichouse.is |publisher=The Nordic House |access-date=4 October 2022 |date=26 April 2021}}</ref>
The prize is awarded during the annual autumn session of the [[Nordic Council]]. The recipient receives a monetary award of , underscoring the significance of the contribution to children’s and young people’s literature.
During the fall session of the [[Nordic Council]], the prize and {{Currency|300000|DKK}} are given to the winner. The [[Nordic House (Iceland)|Nordic House]] provides the prize money.<ref name="Prize about page">{{cite web |title=About the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize |url=https://www.norden.org/en/information/about-nordic-council-children-and-young-peoples-literature-prize |website=www.norden.org |publisher=Nordic Co-operation |access-date=4 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
== Prize recipients ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Author(s)
!Illustrator
! Country/Region
!Ref.
|-
| 2013
| ''Karikko''
| [[Seita Vuorela]]
|[[Jani Ikonen]]
| {{Flag|Finland}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Winner of the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize 2013 |url=https://www.norden.org/en/nominee/winner-nordic-council-children-and-young-peoples-literature-prize-2013 |access-date=5 November 2024 |website=Nordic Co-operation}}</ref>
|-
| 2014
| ''Brune''
| [[Håkon Øvreås]]
|[[Øyvind Torseter]]
| {{Flag|Norway}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize 2014 is awarded to "Brown" ("Brune") |url=https://norla.no/en/news/news-from-norla/the-nordic-council-children-and-young-people-s-literature-prize-2014-is-awarded-to-brown-brune |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=NORLA |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
| ''Mördarens apa''
| [[Jakob Wegelius]]
|—
| {{Flag|Sweden}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Winner of the 2015 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize |url=https://www.norden.org/en/nominee/winner-2015-nordic-council-children-and-young-peoples-literature-prize |access-date=5 November 2024 |website=Nordic Co-operation}}</ref>
|-
| 2016
| ''Sölvasaga unglings''
| [[Arnar Már Arngrímsson]]
|—
| {{Flag|Iceland}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Arnar Már Arngrímsson wins the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize |url=https://www.norden.org/en/news/arnar-mar-arngrimsson-wins-nordic-council-children-and-young-peoples-literature-prize |access-date=5 November 2024 |website=Nordic Co-operation}}</ref>
|-
| 2017
| ''Djur som ingen sett utom vi''
| [[Ulf Stark]]
|[[Linda Bondestam]]
| {{Flag|Sweden}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The winner of the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize 2017 &#124; Nordic cooperation |url=https://www.norden.org/en/nominee/winner-nordic-council-children-and-young-peoples-literature-prize-2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| ''Træið''
| [[Bárður Oskarsson]]
|—
| {{Flag|Faroe Islands}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winner of the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize 2018 &#124; Nordic cooperation |url=https://www.norden.org/en/nominee/winner-nordic-council-children-and-young-peoples-literature-prize-2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| ''Alle sammen teller''
| [[Kristin Roskifte]]
|—
| {{Flag|Norway}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winner of the 2019 Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize &#124; Nordic cooperation |url=https://www.norden.org/en/nominee/winner-2019-nordic-council-children-and-young-peoples-literature-prize}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''Vi är lajon!''
| [[Jens Mattsson]]
|[[Jenny Lucander]]
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Flag|Finland}}|{{Flag|Sweden}}}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winner of the 2020 Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize &#124; Nordic cooperation |url=https://www.norden.org/en/nominee/winner-2020-nordic-council-children-and-young-peoples-literature-prize}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| ''De afghanska sönerna''
| [[Elin Persson]]
|—
| {{Flag|Sweden}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elin Persson wins the 2021 Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize |url=https://www.norden.org/en/news/elin-persson-wins-2021-nordic-council-children-and-young-peoples-literature-prize}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|''Ubesvart anrop''
|Nora Dåsnes
|—
|{{Flag|Norway}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Nora Dåsnes wins 2022 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize |url=https://www.norden.org/en/news/nora-dasnes-wins-2022-nordic-council-children-and-young-peoples-literature-prize |access-date=5 November 2024 |website=Nordic Co-operation}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|''Eldgos''
|Rán Flygenring
|—
|{{Flag|Norway}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Rán Flygenring wins 2023 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize |url=https://www.norden.org/en/news/ran-flygenring-wins-2023-nordic-council-children-and-young-peoples-literature-prize |access-date=5 November 2024 |website=Nordic Co-operation}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|''Den fantastiske bus''
|[[Jakob Martin Strid]]
|—
|{{Flag|Denmark}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Winner of the 2024 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize |url=https://www.norden.org/en/nominee/winner-2024-nordic-council-children-and-young-peoples-literature-prize |access-date=5 November 2024 |website=Nordic Co-operation}}</ref>
|}
== Nominated works ==
=== 2013 ===
* [[Denmark]]: ''Søndag'' by [[Kim Fupz Aakeson]] and [[Eva Eriksson (illustrator)|Eva Eriksson]] (ill.); ''Biblia Pauperum Nova'' by [[Oscar K.]] and [[Dorte Karrebæk]] (ill.)
* [[Finland]]: ''Karikko'' by [[Seita Vuorela]] and [[Jani Ikonen]] (ill.); ''Allan och Udo'' by [[Minna Lindeberg]] and [[Linda Bondestam]] (ill.)
* [[Iceland]]: ''Skrímslaerjur'' by [[Áslaug Jónsdóttir]] (ill. and text), [[Kalle Güettler]] (text) and [[Rakel Helmsdal]] (text); ''Ólíver'' by [[Birgitta Sif]]
* [[Norway]]: ''Inn i elden'' by [[Aina Basso]]; ''Fallteknikk'' by [[Inga Sætre]]
* [[Sweden]]: ''Vita Streck och Öjvind'' by [[Sara Lundberg]]; ''Pojkarna'' by [[Jessica Schiefauer]]
* [[Faroe Islands]]: ''Skriva í sandin'' by [[Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs]]
* [[Greenland]]: ''Hermelinen'' by [[Nuka K. Godtfredsen]] (ill.) and [[Martin Appelt]]
* [[Åland]]: ''Joels färger'' by [[Isela Valve]]
* [[Sami languages|Sami language area]]: ''Mánugánda ja Heike'' by [[Signe Iversen]] and [[Sissel Horndal]] (ill.)<ref name="prize" />
=== 2014 ===
* Denmark: ''Halli! Hallo! Så er der nye firkantede historier'' by [[Louis Jensen]] and [[Lilian Brøgger]] (ill.); ''To af alting'' by [[Hanne Kvist]]
* Finland: ''Råttan Bettan och masken Baudelaire. Babypoesi och vilda ramsor'' by [[Annika Sandelin]] and [[Karoliina Pertamo]] (ill.); ''Vain pahaa unta'' by [[Ville Tietäväinen]] and [[Aino Tietäväinen]]
* Iceland: ''Tímakistan'' by [[Andri Snær Magnason]]; ''Stína stórasæng'' by [[Lani Yamamoto]]
* Norway: ''Krigen'' by [[Gro Dahle]] and [[Kaia Linnea Dahle Nyhus]] (ill.); ''Brune'' by [[Håkon Øvreås]] and [[Øyvind Torseter]] (ill.)
* Sweden: ''Olli och Mo'' by [[Eva Lindström]]; ''En sekund i taget'' by [[Sofia Nordin]]
* Faroe Islands: ''Flata kaninin'' by [[Bárður Oskarsson]]
* Greenland: ''Nasaq teqqialik piginnaanilik'' by [[Kathrine Rosing]] and [[Nina Spore Kreutzmann]] (ill.)
* Sami language area: ''Ilmmiid gaskkas'' by [[Máret Ánne Sara]]<ref name="prize" />
=== 2015 ===
* Denmark: ''Ella er mit navn vil du købe det? Æske med løsblade og poetsne'' by [[Mette Hegnhøj]]; ''Ud med Knud'' by [[Jesper Wung-Sung]]
* Finland: ''Maresi. Krönikor från Röda klostret'' by [[Maria Turtschaninoff]]; ''Leonardo oikealta vasemmalle'' by [[Marjatta Levanto]] and [[Julia Vuori]] (ill.)
* Iceland: ''Maðurinn sem hataði börn'' by [[Þórarinn Leifsson]]; ''Vinur minn, vindurinn'' by [[Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir]]
* Norway: ''Joel og Io. En kjærlighetshistorie'' by [[Geir Gulliksen (writer)|Geir Gulliksen]] and [[Anna Fiske]] (ill.); ''De som ikke finnes'' by [[Simon Stranger]]
* Sweden: ''Jagger, Jagger'' by [[Frida Nilsson]]; ''Mördarens apa'' by [[Jakob Wegelius]]
* Faroe Islands: ''Åh, min kære mor!'' by [[Elin á Rógvi]] and [[Marjun Reginsdóttir]]
* Greenland: ''Aqipi – til sommerfest'' by [[Naja Rosing-Asvid]]
* Sami language area: ''Durrebjørnen og skuterløypa'' by [[Veikko Holmberg]] and [[Sissel Horndal]] (ill.)
* Åland: ''Alberta Ensten och uppfinnarkungen'' by [[Malin Klingenberg]]<ref name="prize"/>
=== 2016 ===
* Denmark: ''Magnolia af Skagerrak'', [[Bent Haller]] and [[Lea Letén]] (ill.); ''Da Gud var dreng'', [[Sankt Nielsen]] and [[Madam Karrebæk]] (ill.)
* Finland: ''Koira nimeltään Kissa'', [[Tomi Kontio]] and [[Elina Warsta]] (ill.); ''Dröm om drakar'', [[Sanna Tahvanainen]] and [[Jenny Lucander]] (ill.)
* Iceland: ''Koparborgin'', [[Ragnhildur Hólmgeirsdóttir]]; ''Sölvasaga unglings'', [[Arnar Már Arngrímsson]]
* Norway: ''Mulegutten'', [[Øyvind Torseter]]; ''Krokodille i treet'', [[Ragnar Aalbu]]
* Sweden: ''Ishavspirater'', [[Frida Nilsson]]; ''Iggy 4-ever'', [[Hanna Gustavsson]]
* Faroe Islands: ''Stríðið um tað góða grasið'' , [[Bárður Oskarsson]]
* Greenland: ''Aima qaa schhh!'', [[Bolatta Silis Høegh]]
* Sami language area: ''Čerbmen Bizi – Girdipilohta'', [[Marry A. Somby|Marry Ailonieida Somby]] and [[Biret Máret Hætta]] (ill.)<ref name="prize"/>
=== 2017 ===
* Denmark: ''Dyr med pels - og uden'', [[Hanne Kvist]]; ''Heartstorm – Stormheart'', [[Annette Herzog]], [[Katrine Clante]] (ill.), and [[Rasmus Bregnhøi]] (ill.)
* Finland: ''Vildare, värre Smilodon'', [[Lindenberg Lucander]] and [[Jenny Lucander]] (ill.); ''Yökirja'', [[Inka Nousiainen]] and [[Satu Kettunen]] (ill.)
* Iceland: ''Enginn sá hundinn'', [[Hafsteinn Hafsteinsson]]; ''Úlfur og Edda: Dýrgripurinn'', [[Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir]]
* Norway: ''Far din'', [[Bjørn Ingvaldsen]]; ''Ungdomsskolen'', [[Anders Kvammen]]
* Sweden: ''Djur som ingen sett utom vi'', [[Ulf Stark]] and [[Linda Bondestam]]; ''Ormbunkslandet'', [[Elin Bengtsson]]
* Faroe Islands: ''Hon, sum róði eftir ælaboganum'', [[Rakel Helmsdal]]
* Sami language area: ''Luohtojávrri oainnáhusat'', [[Kirste Paltto]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The 12 nominations for the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize 2017 |url=https://www.norden.org/en/news/12-nominations-nordic-council-children-and-young-peoples-literature-prize-2017 |website=www.norden.org |publisher=Nordic Co-operation |access-date=5 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
=== 2018 ===
* Denmark: ''Lynkineser'', [[Jesper Wung-Sung]] and [[Rasmus Meisler]] (ill.); ''Hest Horse Pferd Cheval Love'', [[Mette Vedsø]]
* Finland: ''Kurnivamahainen kissa'', [[Magdalena Hai]] and [[Teemu Juhani]] (ill.); ''Pärlfiskaren'', [[Karin Erlandsson]]
* Iceland: ''Vertu ósýnilegur – Flóttasaga Ishmaels'', [[Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir]]; ''Skrímsli í vanda'', [[Áslaug Jónsdóttir]], [[Kalle Güettler]], and [[Rakel Helmsdal]]
* Norway: ''Ingenting blir som før'', [[Hans Petter Laberg]]; ''Alice og alt du ikke vet og godt er det'', [[Torun Lian]]
* Sweden: ''Fågeln i mig flyger vart den vill'', [[Sara Lundberg]]; ''Norra Latin'', [[Sara Bergmark Elfgren]]
* Faroe Islands: ''Træið'', [[Bárður Oskarsson]]
* Sami Language Area: ''Joekoen sjïehteles ryöjnesjæjja'', [[Anne-Grethe Leine Bientie]] and [[Meerke Laimi Thomasson Vekterli]] (ill.)
* Åland: ''Pärlfiskaren'', [[Karin Erlandsson]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Nominations for the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize 2018 |url=https://www.norden.org/en/news/nominations-nordic-council-children-and-young-peoples-literature-prize-2018 |website=www.norden.org |publisher=Nordic Co-operation |access-date=7 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
=== 2019 ===
* Denmark: ''Da Mumbo Jumbo blev kæmpestor'', [[Jakob Martin Strid]]; ''Styrke'', [[Cecilie Eken]]
* Finland: ''Breven från Maresi'', [[Maria Turtschaninoff]]; ''Ruusun matka'', [[Marika Maijala]]
* Iceland: ''Rotturnar'', [[Ragnheiður Eyjólfsdóttir]]; ''Silfurlykillinn'', [[Sigrún Eldjárn]]
* Norway: ''Alle sammen teller'', [[Kristin Roskifte]]; ''Det var ikke en busk'', [[Eli Hovdenak]]
* Sweden: ''Den förskräckliga historien om Lilla Hon'', [[Lena Ollmark]] and [[Per Gustavsson (illustrator)|Per Gustavsson]] (ill.); ''Risulven Risulven'', [[Nina Ivarsson]].
* Faroe Islands: ''Miljuløtur'', [[Rakel Helmsdal]] and [[Kathrina Skarðsá]] (ill.)
* Greenland: ''Tuttuarannguaq'', [[Camilla Sommer]] and [[Pernille Kreutzmann]] (ill.)
* Sami language area: ''Šiellaspeajal'', [[Karen Anne Buljo]]
* Åland: ''På en trollsländas vingar'', [[Ann-Christin Waller]] and [[Anni Wikberg]] (ill.)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet the nominees for the 2019 Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize |url=https://www.norden.org/en/nyhed/meet-nominees-2019-nordic-council-children-and-young-peoples-literature-prize |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=www.norden.org |publisher=Nordic Co-operation |language=en}}</ref>
=== 2020 ===
* Denmark: ''Ud af det blå'', [[Rebecca Bach-Lauritsen]] and [[Anna Margrethe Kjærgaard]] (ill.); ''Min øjesten'', [[Merete Pryds Helle]] and [[Helle Vibeke Jensen]] (ill.)
* Finland: ''Vi är Lajon!'', [[Jens Mattsson]] and [[Jenny Lucander]] (ill.); ''Sorsa Aaltonen ja lentämisen oireet'', [[Veera Salmi]] and [[Matti Pikkujämsä]] (ill.)
* Iceland: ''Villueyjar'', [[Ragnhildur Hólmgeirsdóttir]]; ''Egill spámaður'', [[Lani Yamamoto]]
* Norway: ''Draumar betyr ingenting'', [[Ane Barmen]]; ''Når er jeg gammel nok til å skyte faren min?'', [[Åse Ombustvedt]] and [[Marianne Gretteberg Engedal]] (ill.)
* Sweden: ''Hästpojkarna'', [[Johan Ehn]]; ''Trettonde sommaren'', [[Gabriella Sköldenberg]]
* Faroe Islands: ''Loftar tú mær?'', [[Rakel Helmsdal]]
* Greenland: ''Orpilissat nunarsuarmi kusanarnersaat'', [[Juaaka Lyberth]] and [[Maja-Lisa Kehlet]] (ill.)
* The Sami language area: ''Guovssu guovssahasat'', [[Karen Anne Buljo]] and [[Inga-Wiktoria Påve]] (ill.)
* Åland: ''Segraren'', [[Karin Erlandsson]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominees for the 2020 Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize |url=https://www.norden.org/en/nyhed/nominees-2020-nordic-council-children-and-young-peoples-literature-prize |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=www.norden.org |publisher=Nordic Co-operation |language=en}}</ref>
== References ==
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