West Nordic Council's Children and Youth Literature Prize is a literary award, which was established in 2002 by the

West Nordic Council The West Nordic Council ( da, Vestnordisk Råd, kl, Nunat Avannarliit Killiit Siunnersuisoqatigiiffiat, fo, Útnorðurráðið, is, Vestnorræna ráðið) is a cooperation forum of the parliaments and governments of Greenland, the Faroe Islands ...

. The prize is awarded every second year at the annual meeting of the West Nordic Council, normally in August. The three countries of the North West region of Northern Europe are

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Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

and the

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(Greenland and Faroe Islands are autonomous constituent countries of the

Kingdom of Denmark The Danish Realm ( da, Danmarks Rige; fo, Danmarkar Ríki; kl, Danmarkip Naalagaaffik), officially the Kingdom of Denmark (; ; ), is a sovereign state located in Northern Europe and Northern North America. It consists of Denmark, metropolitan ...

). These countries nominate one literary work each. The winner gets a reward of DKK 60 000 and his or her book is translated into the other two languages of the region and into one of the Scandinavian languages:

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, without any expenses for the winner.

The winners

* 2020 - ''Langelstur að eilífu'' by Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir * 2018 - ''Træið'' by

Bárður Oskarsson Bárður Oskarsson (born 18 July 1972 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese children's writer, illustrator and artist, who has won several literary awards. His books have been translated into Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, French, German and Czech. Biograph ...

* 2016 - ''Hon, sum róði eftir ælaboganum'', by

Rakel Helmsdal Rakel Helmsdal (born 25 September 1966) is a Faroese writer. Her mother is the Faroese poet Guðrið Helmsdal and her father the wood artist Ole Jakob Nielsen. Rakel was born in Tårnby, Amager, Denmark, but has lived in Tórshavn in the Faroe ...

* 2014 - ''Tidsskisten'' by Andri Snær Magnason * 2012 - ''Kaassalimik oqaluttuaq'' (The Story of Kaassali), by Lars-Pele Berthelsen * 2010 - ''Garðurinn'' (Kirkegården), by

Gerður Kristný Gerður Kristný (born 1970) is an Icelandic writer who is best known for her poetry and books for children. Early life Gerður Kristný was born on 10 June 1970 and brought up in Reykjavík. She graduated in French and comparative literature fro ...

* 2008 - ''Draugaslóð'' (Ghost Track / Danish title: Spøgelsesspor), by Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir * 2006 - ''Ein hundur, ein ketta og ein mús'' (A Dog, A Cat and a Mouse / Danish title: En hund, en kat og en mus), by

* 2004 - ''Engill í vesturbænum'' (An Angel in the Neighbourhood / En engel i nabolaget), af Kristín Steinsdóttir by Halla Sólveig Þorgeirsdóttir * 2002 - ''Sagan af bláa hnettinum'' (Historien om den blå planet), by

Andri Snær Magnason Andri Snær Magnason (born 14 July 1973) is an Icelandic writer. He has written novels, poetry, plays, short stories, and essays. Andri is also a director and producer of three documentary films that have premiered in IDFA and CPH:DOX. His wor ...

The Nominees

2020

From Iceland

* ''Langelstur að eilífu'' by Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir

From Greenland

* ''Orpilissat nunarsuarmi kusanarnersaat'' by Juaaka Lyberth

From the Faroe Islands

* ''Loftar tú mær?'' by

2018

From Iceland

* ''Úlfur og Edda'' by Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir

From Greenland

* ''Kammagiitta! Vil du være min ven?'' by Maja-Lisa Kehlet

From the Faroe Islands

* ''Træið'' by

2016

From Iceland

* ''Mamma Klikk'', by Gunnar Helgason

From Greenland

* ''AVUU'', by Frederik “Kunngi” Kristensen

From the Faroe Islands

* ''Hon, sum róði eftir ælaboganum'', by

2014

From Iceland

* ''Tímakistan'', by

From Greenland

* ''Den magiske kasket'', by Kathrine Rosing

From the Faroe Islands

* ''Flata Kaninin'', by

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2012

From Iceland

* ''Með heiminn í vasanum'' (With the World in the Pocket / Danish title: Med hele verden i lommen), by Margrét Örnólfsdóttir

From Greenland

* ''Kaassalimik oqaluttuaq'' (The Story of Kaassali / Danish title: Fortælling om Kaassali), by Lars-Pele Berthelsen

From the Faroe Islands

* Skriva í sandin (Write in the Sand / Danish title: Skriv i sandet), by

Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs (born 1974) is a Faroese poet, playwright and novelist. She is the author of fourteen works in different genres. Among these are her three collections of poems: "Karmageitin," (2022) ''Rót Tripp'' (2012) and ''Opna'' (20 ...

2010

From Iceland

*''Garðurinn'' (The Grave Yard / Danish title: Kirkegården), by

From Greenland

* ''Sila'', by

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From the Faroe Islands

*''Várferðin til brúnna'', by

2008

From Iceland

* ''Draugaslóð'' (Danish title: Spøgelsesspor), by Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir

From Greenland

* ''Abct'', by

Julie Edel Hardenber Julie may refer to: * Julie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the name Film and television * Julie (1956 film), ''Julie'' (1956 film), an American film noir starring Doris Day * Julie (1975 film), ''Julie'' (1975 film) ...

From the Faroe Islands

* ''Apollonia'', by Edward Fuglø

2006

From Iceland

* ''Frosnu tærnar'' (Frozen Toes / De frosne tæer), by Sigrún Eldjárn

From Greenland

* ''Nissimaat nissimaajaqqallu'' (Santa Claus / Danish title: Nissemænd og små nisser), by

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illustrated by

Nuka Godfredsen Nuka can mean: * Younger sibling of the speaker's sex (younger brother or younger sister) in the Inuit language. Nuka is widely used as a personal name for females and males in Greenland. In Canadian Inuktitut as well as Alaskan Iñupiaq and Yupik ...

From the Faroe Islands

* ''Ein hundur, ein ketta og ein mús'' (A dog, a cat and a Mouse / Danish title: En hund, en kat og en mus), by

2004

From Greenland

* Inuk sodavandillu akuukkat (Inuk - The poisoned soft drink / Danish title: Inuk - og forgiftede sodavand), by Jokum Nielsen

From Iceland

* ''Engill í vesturbænum'', by Kristín Steinsdóttir illustrated by Halla Sólveig Þorgeirsdóttir

From the Faroe Islands

* ''Loppugras'' (poems) by Sólrun Michelsen illustrated by

Hanni Bjartalíð Hanni Julius Bjartalíð (born 1968) is a Faroe Islands, Faroese painter. Born in Klaksvík, he attended art school in Kokkola in Finland. He has held exhibitions in the Faroe Islands, Denmark, Finland, Germany and has featured in Biennial shows i ...

. Includes a musical-CD, with songs sung by a school class, songs from the book.

2002

From Greenland

* ''Sialuarannguaq'', by Jørgen Petersen

From Iceland

* ''Sagan af bláa hnettinum'', by

From the Faroe Islands

* ''Kuffa'' by Brynhild Andreasen (text) and Astrid MacDonald (drawings)

References

External links

Vestnordisk.is (About the prize)
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