The Saami Council Literature Prize (, and ) is a
literary prize for Saami literature first awarded by the
Saami Council in 1994. At first, the prize was awarded annually, although starting in 2003, it has been awarded roughly once every two years with authors of children's and young adult literature being honored every other time.
[Rantala, Leif]
Sámiráđđi 50 jagi
p. 13. Accessed December 27, 2020 (in Northern Saami)
In 2007, the total monetary value of the prize was 3,000 euro.
Background
The Saami Council decided to launch its own literary award in order to encourage people to write in the
Saami languages. For this reason, all works nominated for the award must have been originally written in one of the Saami languages or translated from another language into one of the smaller Saami languages.
[Sámiráđi girjjálašvuođa bálkašupmi 2020](_blank)
Saami Council. April 17, 2020. Accessed December 28, 2020 (in Northern Saami) Only works published within the two years preceding the award are eligible for nomination.
Laureates
References
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Saami Council Literature Prize
Awards established in 1994