The Faroese Literature Prize, also known as the Mentanarvirðisløn M. A. Jacobsens (M. A. Jacobsen's Cultural Award), is a prize for

Faroese literature Faroese literature, in the traditional sense of the word, has only really developed in the past two hundred years. This is mainly because of the islands' isolation, and also because the Faroese language was not written down in a standardised form ...

that was begun by the Tórshavnar kommuna (Tórshavn City Council) in 1958. Its winners include

Heðin Brú Heðin Brú (pronounced ; August 17, 1901, Skálavík – May 18, 1987, Tórshavn) was the pen-name of Hans Jacob Jacobsen, a Faroese novelist and translator. Heðin Brú is considered to be the most important Faroese writer of his generat ...

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Jóanes Nielsen Jóanes Nielsen (born April 5, 1953 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese author and poet of the 1980s generation. Nielsen has written short stories, plays and novels. He has published seven collections of poetry, and was nominated for the Nordic Council's L ...

and

Kristian Blak Kristian Blak (born 31 March 1947), originally from Fredericia, Denmark, lives in the Faroe Islands where he is a composer, musician, and record executive. He is the founder of the Nordic musical ensemble Yggdrasil (named after the World tree ...

. The prize is always awarded at a ceremony in Tórshavn on 17 September or a day close to 17 September, which is the birthday of Mads Andreas Jacobsen. M. A. Jacobsen was a Faroese politician and librarian who headed the

National Library of the Faroe Islands The National Library of the Faroe Islands ( fo, Føroya Landsbókasavn) is the national library for the Faroe Islands, a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark. It is both a public and a research library. The library houses the la ...

, then called ''Færø Amts Bibliotek'' in Danish but later renamed ''Landsbókasavnið'', in Faroese. M. A. Jacobsen was the mayor of Tórshavn and a member of the Løgting (the Faroese parliament). The M. A. Jacobsen Prize was at first only for writers, but was later expanded to three categories: one award for Faroese fiction, one for Faroese nonfiction and one for other cultural achievements. In 2012 the prize was worth 35,000 Danish kroner. Another Faroese cultural prize, called ''Mentanarvirðisløn Landsins'' (Faroese Cultural Prize), is currently worth 150,000 DKK. In addition the ''Heiðursgáva landsins'' (The Faroese Cultural Department's Award of Honour) is worth 75,000 DKK.Vencil.wordpress.com, Virðislønir landsins
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List of Faroese Literature Prize winners

M.A. Jacobsens's Awards Before 1969

References

Faroese literature Faroese literary awards Awards established in 1958 Autumn events in the Faroe Islands {{lit-award-stub