The Riksmål Society Literature Prize (''Riksmålsforbundets litteraturpris'') is awarded annually by the '' Riksmålsforbundet'' for the outstanding publication in

riksmål (, also , ) is a written Norwegian language form or spelling standard, meaning the ''National Language'', closely related and now almost identical to the dominant form of Bokmål, known as . Both Bokmål and Riksmål evolved from the Danish wri ...

. The prize was awarded until 2002 by the ''Oslo and Bærum Riksmål League'', when it was taken over by the ''Riksmålsforbundet''.Riksmålsforbundet article on Norwegian Wikipedia site
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Prize winners

*1957 –

Terje Stigen Terje Stigen (28 June 1922 – 14 August 2010) was a Norwegian author.Erik Bjerck Hagen''Terje Stigen'' (Store norske leksikon)/ref> Biography Terje Stigen was born on Magerøya in Finnmark, Norway. He spent part of his childhood in Tromsø. ...

*1958 – Harald Grieg *1959 – Emil Boyson *1960 – Odd Eidem *1961 – Gunnar Bull Gundersen *1962 –

Solveig Christov Solveig Beda Christov (née Fredriksen; 29 October 1918 – 16 May 1984) was a Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories, and playwright. Early and personal life Solveig Fredriksen was born in Drammen as a daughter of electrician Fredrik ...

*1963 –

André Bjerke Jarl André Bjerke (30 January 1918 – 10 January 1985) was a Norwegian writer and poet. He wrote a wide range of material: poems (both for children and adults), mystery novels (four of them under the pseudonym Bernhard Borge), essays, and arti ...

*1964 –

Odd Hølaas Oddleiv Sigurd Bang Hølaas (27 March 1898 – 2 March 1968) was a Norwegian journalist and writer. He won the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 1964. He was born in Tveit as a son of physician Oddleiv Magne Hølaas (1869–1915) and Aas ...

*1965 – Rolf Jacobsen *1966 – Karin Bang *1967 – Hallvard Rieber-Mohn *1968 – Ebba Haslund *1969 –

Olav Nordrå Olav Nordrå (25 December 1919, in Hammerfest – 28 April 1994) was a Norwegian writer. He won the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 1969. References 1919 births 1994 deaths People from Hammerfest Norwegian writers 20th-century ...

*1970 – Finn Carling *1971 – Per Arneberg *1972 – Bjørg Vik *1973 –

Aasmund Brynildsen Aasmund Brynildsen (16 October 1917 – 19 June 1974) was a Norwegian essayist, biographer, magazine editor and publishing house consultant. Personal life Brynildsen was born at Tjøme to shipmaster Lars Christian Holm Brynildsen and Li ...

*1974 –

Jens Bjørneboe Jens Ingvald Bjørneboe (9 October 1920 – 9 May 1976) was a Norwegian writer whose work spanned a number of literary formats. He was also a painter and a Waldorf school teacher. Bjørneboe was a harsh and eloquent critic of Norwegian society an ...

*1975 – Stein Mehren *1976 – Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen *1977 – Peter R. Holm *1978 – Knut Faldbakken *1979 – Åge Rønning *1980 – Henrik Groth *1981 – Jan Bull *1982 – Sissel Lange-Nielsen *1983 – Odd Abrahamsen *1984 – Ernst Orvil *1985 – Harald Sverdrup *1986 –

Carl Fredrik Engelstad Carl Johan Fredrik Engelstad (11 November 1915 – 1 October 1996) was a Norwegian writer, playwright, journalist, translator and theatre director. Personal life Engelstad was born in Hadsel as the son of jurist Sigurd Engelstad (1878–1916) ...

*1987 –

Kjell Askildsen Kjell Askildsen (30 September 1929 – 23 September 2021) was a Norwegian writer probably best known for his minimalistic short stories. Personal life Askildsen was born in Mandal as a son of bailiff and politician Arne Askildsen (1898–1982) ...

*1988 – Richard Herrmann *1989 –

Gunvor Hofmo Gunvor Hofmo (30 June 1921 – 17 October 1995) was a Norwegian writer, often considered one of Norway's most influential modernist poets. Background Gunvor Hofmo was born in Oslo, Norway. Her parents were Erling Hofmo (1893–1959) and Bertha ...

*1990 – Erik Fosnes Hansen *1991 – Kaj Skagen *1992 – Paal Brekke *1993 – Tove Nilsen *1994 – Tor Åge Bringsværd *1995 – Fredrik Wandrup *1996 – Bergljot Hobæk Haff *1997 –

Lars Saabye Christensen Lars Saabye Christensen (born 21 September 1953 in Oslo) is a Norwegian/Danish author. Saabye Christensen was raised in the Skillebekk neighbourhood of Oslo, but lived for many years in Sortland in northern Norway; both places play a major rol ...

*1998 –

Ketil Bjørnstad Ketil Bjørnstad (born 25 April 1952) is a pianist, composer and author. Initially trained as a classical pianist, Bjørnstad discovered jazz at an early age and has embraced the emergence of "European jazz". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian) ...

*1999 – Ingvar Ambjørnsen *2000 –

Toril Brekke Toril Brekke (born 24 June 1949) is a Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories, children's writer, biographer, translator and literary critic. Early and personal life Brekke was born in Oslo as a daughter of the poet Paal Brekke and painter ...

*2001 – Britt Karin Larsen *2002 –

Olav Angell Olav Angell (4 August 1932 – 23 September 2018)Forfatter Olav Angell (86) ...

*2003 – Roy Jacobsen *2004 –

Anne B. Ragde Anne Birkefeldt Ragde (born 3 December 1957) is a Norwegian novelist. Ragde was born in Odda and made her literary debut in 1986 with the children’s book ''Hallo! Her er Jo!'' Since then, she has written several books for children and young ad ...

*2005 – Erland Kiøsterud, for ''Det første arbeidet'' (The First Work) *2006 – Egil Børre Johnsen, for ''Unorsk og norsk. Knud Knudsen: En beretning om bokmålets far'' *2007 –

Jan Christopher Næss Jan Christopher Cockburn Næss (born 18 December 1964) is a Norwegian writer, known for his novels and children's literature. He was born in Great Britain. His novels include ''Meg selv og mine kjære'' (1999), ''Jotapata'' (2001), ''Fiat'' (20 ...

, for ''Det begynner med sex og ender med døden'' (It Starts With Sex and Ends With Death) *2008 – Dag Olav Hessen, for ''Natur? Hva skal vi med den?'' (Nature? What Shall We Do With It?)

References

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