Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature

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 1978 the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association has also awarded a prize for the best work of children's literature. In 2003 the Critics Prize for the year's best work of translation was established, and in 2012 the Critics Prize for the year's best work of nonfiction for adults was established. For other Norwegian Critics Awards, see Norwegian Theatre Critics Award, which has been awarded every year since 1939 (except 1940-45), the Norwegian Music Critics Award, which has been awarded every year since 1947, and the Norwegian Dance Critics Award, which has been awarded every year since 1977.

Winners of the prize for best literary work (adult)

A list of Critics Prizewinners is maintained on the kritikerlaget website.

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

A list of Critics Prizewinners is maintained on the kritikerlaget website.
*1978 - Einar Økland, for ''Sikk sakk''
*1979 - Tormod Haugen, for ''Joakim''
*1980 - Torill Thorstad Hauger, for ''Det kom et skip til Bjørgvin i 1349''
*1981 - Arnljot Eggen, for ''Den lange streiken''
*1982 - Per Knutsen, for ''Gull og sølv''
*1983 - Johan Fredrik Grøgaard, for ''Jeg, Wilhelm, 13 år''
*1984 - Vigdis Hjorth, for ''Jørgen + Anne er sant''
*1985 - Mette og Philip Newth, for ''Soldreperen''
*1986 - Tor Fretheim, for ''Engelene stanser ved Eventyrbrua''
*1987 - Arne Ruset, for ''Aldri åleine''
*1988 - Mathis Mathisen, for ''Ismael''
*1989 - Klaus Hagerup, for ''Landet der tiden var borte''
*1990 - Jostein Gaarder, for ''Kabalmysteriet''
*1991 - Helga Gunerius Eriksen, for ''Finn Inga!''
*1992 - Arne Berggren, for ''Stillemann- historien om et drap''
*1993 - Laila Stien, for ''Å plukke en smørblomst''
*1994 - Unni Lindell, for ''Sugemerket''
*1995 - Mette Newth, for ''Det mørke lyset''
*1996 - Rune Belsvik, for ''Dustefjerten og den store vårdagen''
*1997 - Rønnaug Kleiva, for ''Ikkje gløym å klappe katten''
*1998 - Erlend Loe, for ''Kurt - Quo vadis''
*1999 - Erna Osland, for ''Salamanderryttaren''
*2000 - Anne Grete Hollup, for ''Engel''
*2001 - Rune Belsvik, for ''Verdas mest forelska par''
*2002 - Hilde Hagerup, for ''Løvetannsang''
*2003 - Oskar Stein Bjørlykke, 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, for ''Fredlaus''
*2007 - Fam Ekman, for ''Kall meg onkel Alf''
*2008 - Bjørn Sortland, for ''Alle har eit sultent hjerte''
*2009 - Maria Parr, for ''Tonje Glimmerdal''
*2010 - Jo Nesbø, for ''Doktor Proktor og verdens undergang. Kanskje.''
*2011 - Karin Kinge Lundboe, for ''Etterpå varer så lenge''
*2012 - Kari Stai, for ''Jakob og Neikob. Tjuven slår tilbake''
*2013 - Gyrid Axe Øvsteng og Per Ragnar Møkleby, for ''Førstemamma på Mars''
*2014 - Gro Dahle o
Svein Nyhus
for bildeboka ''Akvarium''
*2015 - Øyvind Torseter for boken ''Mulegutten''
*2016
Tyra Teodora Tronstad
for boken ''Mørket kommer innenfra''
*2017 - Magnhild Winsnes for ''Hysj''
*2018 – Kaia Linnea Dahle Nyhus for ''Verden sa ja''
*2019 – Tyra Teodora Tronstad for ''Flaggermusmusikk''
*2020 – Ole Kristian Løyning for ''Min venn, Piraten''
*2021 – Hilde Hodnefjeld for ''Uppsa''

Critics Prize for the year's best work of translation

This prize was established in 2003.
*2003 - Sverre Dahl, for ''Johann Wolfgang von Goethes Wilhelm Meisters læreår''
*2004 - Geir Pollen, for ''W.G. Sebalds Austerlitz''
*2005 - Johannes Gjerdåker, for ''Odar av Horats. Andre samling''
*2006 - Karin Gundersen, for ''Stendhals Henry Brulards liv''
*2007 - Stig Sæterbakken, for ''Nikanor Teratologens Eldreomsorgen i Øvre Kågedalen''
*2008 - Steinar Lone, for ''Mircea Cartarescus Orbitor. Venstre vinge''
*2009 - Kristina Solum, for ''Roberto Bolaños Ville detektiver''
*2010 - Pedro Carmona-Alvarez and Gunnar Wærness, for ''Verden finnes ikke på kartet. Poesi fra hele verden''
*2011 - Merete Alfsen, for ''A.S. Byatts Barnas bok''
*2012 - Agnes Banach, for ''Witold Gombrowicz’ Dagboken 1953–1958''
*2013 - Turid Farbregd, for ''Katja Kettus Jordmora''
*2014 - Hege Susanne Bergan for ''Bønn for Tsjernobyl''
*2015 - Anne Arneberg for ''Kaputt''
*2016 - Kristin Sørsdal for ''Historia om det tapte barnet''

Critics Prize for the year's best work of nonfiction for adults

This prize was established in 2012.
*2012 - Aage Storm Borchgrevink, for ''En norsk tragedie. Anders Behring Breivik og veiene til Utøya''
*2013 - Alf van der Hagen, for ''Dag Solstad. Uskrevne memoarer''
*2014 - Tore Rem for ''Knut Hamsun Reisen til Hitler''
*2015 - Morten Strøksnes for ''Havboka''
*2016
Marit Paasche
for ''Hannah Ryggen. En fri.''

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
*2000 - Nøste Kendzior
*2001 - Kjell Olaf Jensen
*2002 - Marta Norheim
*2003 - Bjørn Gabrielsen
*2004 - Ane Farsethås
*2005 - Espen Stueland
*2006 - Espen Søbye
*2007 - Anne Schäffer
*2008 - Anne Merethe K. Prinos
*2009 - Steinar Sivertsen
*2010 - Tor Eystein Øverås
*2011 - Susanne Christensen
*2012 - Kaja Schjerven Mollerin
*2013 - Odd W. Surén
*2014 - Bernhard Ellefsen
*2015 - Guri Fjeldberg
*2016 - Olaf Haagensen
*2017 - Anne Cathrine Straume

References

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