The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (''Den norske Kritikerprisen for litteratur'' or ''Kritikerprisen'') is awarded by the

Norwegian Literature Critics' Association The Norwegian Critics' Association (''Norsk litteraturkritikerlag'') is an organization for Norwegian critics in the newspaper and broadcasting professions. Former independent critic teams merged into Norwegian Critics Association in 1998. The ...

(''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 The Norwegian Theatre Critics Award (''Den norske Teaterkritikerprisen'' or ''Kritikerprisen'') is awarded by the Norwegian Critics' Association (''Norsk Kritikerlag'') and has been awarded every year since 1939 (except 1940–45). Norwegian Critics ...

, which has been awarded every year since 1939 (except 1940-45), the

Norwegian Music Critics Award The Norwegian Music Critics Award (''Den norske Musikkritikerprisen'' or ''Kritikerprisen'') is awarded by the Norwegian Critics' Association (''Norsk Kritikerlag'') and has been awarded every year since 1947. Norwegian Critics' Association (in Norw ...

, which has been awarded every year since 1947, and the

Norwegian Dance Critics Award The Norwegian Dance Critics Award (''Den norske Dansekritikerprisen'' or ''Kritikerprisen'') is awarded by the Norwegian Critics' Association (''Norsk Kritikerlag'') and has been awarded every year since 1977. Norwegian Critics' Association (in No ...

, 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 Einar Økland (born 17 January 1940) is a Norwegian poet, playwright, essayist and children's writer. He was born in Sveio, and educated psychologist. He made his literary debut in 1963, with the poetry collection ''Ein gul dag''. He was awarded ...

, for ''Sikk sakk'' *1979 - Tormod Haugen, for ''Joakim'' *1980 -

Torill Thorstad Hauger Torill Thorstad Hauger (22 November 1943 – 4 July 2014) was a Norwegian novelist, children's writer, non-fiction writer and illustrator. She was the author of a number of prize-winning novels with historical themes for children and teenagers. Bi ...

, 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 Klaus Hagerup (5 March 1946 – 20 December 2018) was a Norwegian author, translator, screenwriter, actor and director. He was also known for his role of Tom in the film '' The Chieftain'' (1984). Career The youngest of two brothers, he debuted w ...

, for ''Landet der tiden var borte'' *1990 -

Jostein Gaarder Jostein Gaarder (; born 8 August 1952) is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories, and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. He often ...

, for ''Kabalmysteriet'' *1991 -

Helga Gunerius Eriksen Helga Gunerius Eriksen (born 11 October 1950) is a Norwegian novelist and children's writer. She made her literary debut in 1986 with the children's book ''På stripejakt''. Among her other children's books are ''Båten i treet '' from 1988, ' ...

, 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 Rønnaug Kleiva (born 30 November 1951) is a Norwegian poet, writer of short stories and author of children's literature. She received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book in 1997 for the children's book ''Ikkje gløym å klappe k ...

, for ''Ikkje gløym å klappe katten'' *1998 -

Erlend Loe Erlend Loe (24 May 1969, Trondheim) is a Norwegian novelist, screenwriter and film critic. Loe writes both children's and adult literature. He has gained popularity in Scandinavia with his humorous and sometimes naïve novels, although his stori ...

, for ''Kurt - Quo vadis'' *1999 -

Erna Osland Erna Osland (born 24 February 1951) is a Norwegian teacher and author of children's literature. She made her literary debut in 1987 with the youth's book ''Natteramnen''. She received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book in 1999 f ...

, 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 Ragnar Hovland (born 15 April 1952 in Bergen) is a Norwegian novelist, essayist, poet, and writer of children's books. Personal life Hovland was born in Bergen to priest Håkon Hovland and schoolteacher Sigrid Indrebø, and grew up in Strandvik ...

, 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 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 ...

, 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 Gro Dahle (born 15 May 1962) is a Norwegian poet and writer. Early life Dahle was born in Oslo, and is the daughter of businessman Øystein Dahle. She grew up in Tønsberg, Aruba and New Jersey. She began studying psychology and English litera ...

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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 Sverre, Sverrir or Sverri is a Nordic name from the Old Norse ''Sverrir'', meaning "wild, swinging, spinning". It is a common name in Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands; it is less common in Denmark and Sweden. It can also be a surname. Sverre ma ...

, for ''Johann Wolfgang von Goethes Wilhelm Meisters læreår'' *2004 -

Geir Pollen Geir Pollen (born 4 April 1953 in Målselv) is a Norwegian poet, novelist and translator. His literary debut was the poetry collection ''Posteringar i språket'' from 1982. He was leader of the Norwegian Authors' Union The Norwegian Authors' Un ...

, for ''W.G. Sebalds Austerlitz'' *2005 - Johannes Gjerdåker, for ''Odar av Horats. Andre samling'' *2006 -

Karin Gundersen Karin Gundersen (born 1944) is a Norwegian literary scholar and translator. A professor of French literature at the University of Oslo, she is also a translator of French literary works. She was awarded the Bastian Prize in 1993, for her transla ...

, for ''Stendhals Henry Brulards liv'' *2007 -

Stig Sæterbakken Stig Sæterbakken (4 January 1966 – 24 January 2012) was a Norwegian author. He wrote novels, essays and poems, and worked as a translator. Life and career Stig Sæterbakken published his first book at the age of 18, a collection of poems ...

, for ''

Nikanor Teratologen Nikanor Teratologen ("Nikanor the teratologist"), real name Niclas Lundkvist, born 27 October 1964 in Kåge, Västerbotten, is a Swedish novelist, essayist, translator and literary critic. His 1992 debut novel ''Assisted Living'' received conside ...

s 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 Merete Alfsen (born 14 February 1950) is a Norwegian translator. Career Alfsen started working as translator in 1981, and has translated more than ninety books into Norwegian language. She has previously been literary critic for the newspaper ' ...

, 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 Tore is a Scandinavian masculine name. It is derived from the Old Norse name ''Thórir'', which is composed of ''thorr'' which means thunder, and ''arr'' which means warrior. So Thunder Warrior or Thor's Warrior. The most famous person by this nam ...

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 Øystein Rottem (1 February 1946 – 5 December 2004) was a Norwegian philologist, literary historian and literary critic. Personal life Rottem was born on the island of Hemnskjela in what was then the municipality of Heim. His parents were ...

*2000 - Nøste Kendzior *2001 - Kjell Olaf Jensen *2002 - Marta Norheim *2003 - Bjørn Gabrielsen *2004 - Ane Farsethås *2005 -

Espen Stueland Espen Stueland (born 30 May 1970) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, literary critic and essayist. He hails from Porsgrunn, but lives in Vossevangen. Among his books are the novel ''Kjærlighet i tide og utide'' (2001), and the poetry collection ''Å ...

*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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