Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment is an annually awarded literary prize from the publishing house Aschehoug. The prize is a recognition of superior literary work. The publisher's editorial management makes the award based on their collective judgement of merit. Applications are not accepted.Norwegian Literature Portal
/ref> The endowment is awarded in recognition of Mads Wiel Nygaard (1898–1952). Nygaard was the

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of Aschehoug. In 1940, he replaced his father William Martin Nygaard as CEO and served in that position until his own death during November 1952.''H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard) AS'' (Store norske leksikon)
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Prize winner

*1953 -

Magnhild Haalke Magnhild Haalke (12 August 1885 – 18 October 1984) was a Norwegian novelist.Erik Bjerck Hagen"Magnhild Haalke" Store norske leksikon /ref> Biography Magnhild Camilla Kvaale was born on Vikna, an island off the Namdalen coast in Nord-Trøndel ...

and Lizzie Juvkam *1954 - Not awarded *1955 - Kristian Kristiansen *1956 - Not awarded *1957 - Not awarded *1958 -

Egil Rasmussen Egil Rasmussen (28 April 1903 – 18 June 1964) was a Norwegian writer, literature critic and pianist. Rasmussen was born in the village of Bossekop in Alta, Norway. He grew up in Tromsø after Rasmussen's family moved to the city when he was 3 ...

*1959 - Harald Sverdrup *1960 -

Gunnar Bull Gundersen Gunnar Bull Gundersen (5 April 1929 – 7 November 1993) was a Norwegian sailor, novelist, playwright and lyricist. Biography Gunnar Bull Gundersen was born at Stavanger in Rogaland, Norway. Gundersen grew up with changing foster parents and ...

*1961 -

Arnulf Øverland Ole Peter Arnulf Øverland (27 April 1889 – 25 March 1968) was a Norwegian poet and artist. He is principally known for his poetry which served to inspire the Norwegian resistance movement during the German occupation of Norway during Wor ...

*1962 - Peter R. Holm *1963 - Stein Mehren *1964 - Yngvar Hauge *1965 -

Mikkjel Fønhus Mikkjel Fønhus (14 March 1894 – 28 October 1973) was a Norwegian journalist, novelist and short story writer. Fønhus' stories are often set in the wilderness, featuring animals and animal behaviour. Personal life Mikkel Arnesen Fønhus was bo ...

and Einar Skjæraasen *1966 - Torborg Nedreaas *1967 - Knut Hauge *1968 - Lars Berg and

Kjell Heggelund Kjell Heggelund (16 December 1932 – 8 February 2017) was a Norwegian literary researcher, lecturer, editor, manager, poet, translator and literary critic. Personal life Heggelund was born in Hamar. His parents were Kristian Heggelund and Ka ...

*1969 - Kjell Askildsen and

Dag Solstad Dag Solstad (born 16 July 1941) is a Norwegian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist whose work has been translated into 20 languages. He has written nearly 30 books and is the only author to have received the Norwegian Literary Critic ...

*1970 -

Simen Skjønsberg Simen Skjønsberg (2 September 1920 – 26 December 1993) was a Norwegian journalist and writer. He was born in Øyer. During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he was arrested by the Nazi authorities following the 1943 University of Os ...

and Vigdis Stokkelien *1971 -

Sissel Lange-Nielsen Sissel Lange-Nielsen, née Herlofson (born 27 January 1931) is a Norwegian writer, literary critic, and journalist. Born in Kristiansund, she won the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 1982. She is a member of the Norwegian Academy for Language a ...

and Arild Nyquist *1972 - Finn Havrevold, Bjørn Gunnar Olsen,

Kåre Prytz Harald Kåre Prytz (12 September 1926 – 6 July 1994) was a Norwegian journalist and novelist. He was born in Ålen, belonging to the Prytz family from Røros. He became editor-in-chief of ''Arbeidets Rett'' at the age of 19 before working in '' ...

and Odd Solumsmoen *1973 -

Finn Strømsted Finn Strømsted (9 June 1925 – 4 July 2003) was a Norwegian poet and graphical artist. He made his literary debut in 1956 with the poetry collection ''Angelicafløyten''. Among his other collections are ''Bidevind'' from 1961, ''Susquehanna B ...

*1974 -

Hans Børli Hans Børli (8 December 1918 – 26 August 1989) was a Norwegian poet and writer, who besides his writings worked as a lumberjack all his life. Biography Hans Georg Nilsen Børli was born at Eidskog in Hedmark, Norway. He was the fifth o ...

*1975 -

Liv Køltzow Liv Køltzow (born 14 January 1945) is a Norwegian novelist, playwright, biographer and essayist. Personal life Køltzow was born in Oslo to Oscar Køltzow and Else Mathisen. She was married to writer Espen Haavardsholm from 1966 to 1973, and to ...

*1976 -

Sidsel Mørck Sidsel Mørck (born 28 November 1937) is a Norwegian poet, novelist and columnist. Her awards include the Fritt Ord honorary award and the Ossietzky Award. Career Mørck made her literary debut in 1967 with the poetry collection ''Et ødselt s ...

*1977 - Halldis Moren Vesaas *1978 - Vera Henriksen *1979 - Ingeborg Refling Hagen *1980 -

Karsten Alnæs Karsten Alnæs (born 29 May 1938) is a Norwegian author, historian, and journalist, who has dual degrees in history and literature from the University of Oslo. He worked as a journalist and taught at the Norwegian School of Journalism. His bibliog ...

*1981 - Erling Pedersen *1982 - Erling Kittelsen and Helge Vatsend *1983 - Gerd Brantenberg *1984 - Jan Kjærstad *1985 - Gene Dalby,

Anne Karin Elstad Anne Karin Elstad (19 January 1938 – 4 April 2012) was a Norwegian author known for her book series featuring the character ''Julie''. Biography Anne Karin Hestnes was born 19 January 1938, in Halsa to farm owner Johan Hestnes (1897–1980) a ...

and Tove Lie *1986 - Øystein Wingaard Wolf *1987 - Jon Peter Rolie *1988 - Kari Bøge *1989 -

Ketil Bjørnstad Ketil Bjørnstad (born 25 April 1952) is a pianist, composer and author. Initially trained as a classical pianist, Bjørnstad discovered jazz at an early age and has embraced the emergence of "European jazz". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian) ...

*1990 - Karin Moe and Hermann Starheimsæter *1991 -

Marit Tusvik Marit Tusvik (born 13 March 1951, in Høyanger) is a Norwegian author, poet and playwright. Tusvik's works have been translated into multiple languages. Bibliography *''Reisa til mandarinlandet'' – poetry (1979) *''Mellom sol og måne'' ...

*1992 - Elin Brodin *1993 - Cindy Haug *1994 - Merethe Lindstrøm *1995 - Tom Lotherington *1996 - Aud Korbøl *1997 - Torild Wardenær *1998 - Unni Lindell *1999 -

Toril Brekke Toril Brekke (born 24 June 1949) is a Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories, children's writer, biographer, translator and literary critic. Early and personal life Brekke was born in Oslo as a daughter of the poet Paal Brekke and painter ...

*2000 -

Håvard Syvertsen Håvard Syvertsen (born 4 February 1962) is a Norwegian novelist and short story writer. He made his literary debut in 1992 with the short story collection ''Nå ville han ikke tenke på det''. Among his novels are ''Etterpå'' from 1995, ''I lyset' ...

*2001 - Odd W. Surén *2002 -

Jo Nesbø Jo Nesbø (; born Jon Nesbø; 29 March 1960) is a Norwegian writer, musician, economist, and former football player and reporter. More than 3 million copies of his novels had been sold in Norway as of March 2014; his work has been translated ...

*2003 -

Thure Erik Lund Thure Erik Lund (born 27 June 1959 in Vikersund) 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 (1992) *''Leiegården ...

*2004 - Sigmund Jensen *2005 -

Eldrid Lunden Eldrid Lunden (born 5 October 1940) is a Norwegian poet, and 1996 became Norway's first professor in creative writing, at Telemark University College. She was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1989, and the Brage Prize honorary award in 2000. Lunde ...

*2006 - Bjarte Breiteig *2007 - Carl Frode Tiller *2008 - Geir Gulliksen *2009 - Arne Lygre *2010 - Ingrid Storholmen *2011 - Kurt Aust *2012 - Wenche-Britt Hagabakken *2013 - Tom Egeland *2014 - Lars Petter Sveen *2015 - Helga Flatland *2016 - Aasne Linnestå *2017 - Inger Elisabeth Hansen *2018 - Johan B. Mjønes *2019 - Erlend O. Nødtvedt

References

Other sources

* Rudeng, Erik, ''Magisteren. Mads Wiel Nygaard. Et hundreårsminne'' (Oslo: Aschehoug 1998) {{Clear Norwegian literary awards