The Danish Critics Prize for Literature (in Danish: ''Kritikerprisen'') is an annual Danish literature award. It was established in 1957 by the Danish Publishers Association. Since 1971 the award has been made by the Danish Literature Critics Association (''Litteraturkritikernes Lav'') after a vote by members. The award currently carries a prize of DKK 30,000. The Association also awards the Georg Brandes-Prize.Denstoredanske.dk (The Grand Danish Encyclopedia)
Recipients of the Prize
* 1957 –
Karen Blixen
Baroness Karen Christentze von Blixen-Finecke (born Dinesen; 17 April 1885 – 7 September 1962) was a Danish author who wrote in Danish and English. She is also known under her pen names Isak Dinesen, used in English-speaking countries; Ta ...
Cecil Bødker
Cecil Bødker (27 March 1927 – 19 April 2020) was a Danish writer and poet, most known for young adult fiction books about the character "Silas". For her "lasting contribution to children's literature" she received the international Hans Chr ...
Klaus Rifbjerg
Klaus Rifbjerg (15 December 1931 – 4 April 2015) was a Danish writer. He authored more than 170 novels, books and essays. In 1965 he co-produced the film '' 4x4'' which was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.
Biography
R ...
Anders Bodelsen
Anders Bodelsen (11 February 1937 – 17 October 2021) was a Danish writer primarily associated with the 1960 new-realism wave in Danish literature, along with Christian Kampmann and Henrik Stangerup. Bodelsen preferred the social-realistic sty ...
Thorkild Bjørnvig
Thorkild Strange Bjørnvig (; 2 February 1918, Aarhus, Denmark – 5 March 2004, Samsø) was a Danish author and poet.
Overview
Bjørnvig studied literature at the University of Aarhus and his prize winning MA thesis (1947) was about Rainer Ma ...
* 1976 – Svend Aage Madsen: ''Tugt og utugt i mellemtiden'' (novel)
* 1977 –
Tage Skou-Hansen
Tage Skou-Hansen (12 February 1925 – 11 November 2015) was a Danish writer, editor and scholar.
Overview
Born in the town of Fredericia, Tage Skou-Hansen graduated from Marselisborg gymnasium (Denmark), Gymnasium in Aarhus and became a student ...
: ''Den hårde frugt'' (novel)
* 1978 – Vagn Lundbye: ''Tilbage til Anholt'' (novel)
* 1979 – Erik Stinus: ''Jorden under himlen'' (poems)
* 1980 –
William Heinesen
Andreas William Heinesen (15 January 1900 – 12 March 1991) was a poet, writer, composer and painter from the Faroe Islands.
His writing
The Faroese capital Tórshavn is always the centre of Heinesen's writing and he is famous for having onc ...
: ''Her skal danses'' (novel)
* 1981 –
Henrik Stangerup
Eva Helle Stangerup (30 October 1939 – 29 March 2015) was a Danish crime and thriller novelist. She published her first novel ''Gravskrift for Rødhætte'' in 1967 and followed it with her breakthrough work ''Gule handsker'' a year later. Stange ...
: ''Vejen til Lagoa Santa'' (novel)
* 1982 –
Kirsten Thorup
Kirsten Thorup (born 1942) is a Danish author.
Background and education
Kirsten Thorup was born in Gelsted, Funen, Denmark in 1942. After a brief stay in Cambridge as an au pair, she studied English at the University of Copenhagen, dropping out ...
: ''Himmel og helvede'' (novel)
* 1983 –
Dorrit Willumsen
Dorrit Willumsen (born 31 August 1940 in Nørrebro, Copenhagen) is a Danish writer. She made her literary debut in 1965 with the short story collection ''Knagen''.
She was awarded the Danish Critics Prize for Literature in 1983.Henrik Nordbrandt: ''84 digte'' (poems)
* 1985 – Hanne Marie Svendsen: ''Guldkuglen'' (novel)
* 1986 – Bo Green Jensen: ''Porten til jorden'' (poems)
* 1987 – Vita Andersen: ''Hva'for en hånd'' (novel)
* 1988 – Mette Winge: ''Skriverjomfruen'' (novel)
* 1989 – Jens Smærup Sørensen: ''Katastrofe'' (novel)
* 1990 – Gynther Hansen: ''Danskerne'' (novel)
* 1991 –
Ib Michael
Ib Michael (born 1945 in Roskilde, Denmark) is a Danish novelist and poet. His writing style has been described as magic realism.
He attended the University of Copenhagen, where he studied Central American and Indian Language and Culture. Michael ...
Peter Høeg
Peter Høeg (born 17 May 1957) is a Danish writer of fiction. He is best known for his novel ''Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow'' (1992).
Early life
Høeg was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Before becoming a writer, he worked variously as a sailor, ...
: ''De måske egnede'' (novel)
* 1994 – Christian Skov: ''Høstnætter'' (novel)
* 1995 – Per Højholt: ''Praksis, 11: Lynskud'' (poems) and ''Stenvaskeriet'' (essays)
* 1996 – Jytte Borberg: ''Verdens ende'' (novel)
* 1997 – Knud Sørensen: ''En tid'' (novel)
* 1998 – Bent Vinn Nielsen: ''En skidt knægt'' (novel)
* 1999 – Vibeke Grønfeldt: ''Det rigtige'' (novel)
* 2000 – Henning Mortensen: ''Raketter'' (novel)
* 2001 – Sven Holm: ''Kanten af himlen'' (short stories)
* 2002 – Camilla Christensen: ''Jorden under Høje Gladsaxe'' (novel)
* 2003 – Peter Laugesen: ''Forstad til alt'' (poems)
* 2004 – Katrine Marie Guldager: ''København'' (short stories)
* 2005 – Helle Helle: ''Rødby-Puttgarden'' (novel)
* 2006 – Naja Marie Aidt: ''Bavian'' (short stories)
* 2007 – Hans Otto Jørgensen: ''Med plads til hundrede køer'' (novel)
* 2008 – Klaus Høeck: ''Palimpsest'' (poems)
* 2009 – Eske K. Mathiesen: ''Bonjour monsieur Satie'' (poems)
* 2010 – Christina Hesselholdt: ''Camilla – og resten af selskabet'' (prose)
* 2011 – Lars Frost: ''Skønvirke'' (prose)
* 2012 – Pia Juul: ''Afsted, til stede'' (short stories)
* 2013 – Niels Frank: ''Nellies bog'' (novel)
* 2014 – Harald Voetmann: ''Alt under månen'' (novel)
* 2015 – Ursula Andkjær Olsen: ''Udgående fartøj'' (poems)
* 2016 – Rasmus Nikolajsen: ''Tilbage til unaturen'' (poems)
* 2017 – Ida Jessen: ''Doktor Bagges anagrammer'' (novel)
* 2018 – C.Y. Frostholm: ''Træmuseet'' (essays)
* 2019 – Pablo Llambías: ''Zombierådhus'' (novel)
* 2020 – Asta Olivia Nordenhof: ''Scandinavian Star. Del 1 - Penge på lommen'' (novel)