West Nordic Council's Children and Youth Literature Prize is a literary award, which was established in 2002 by the West Nordic Council. 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 Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands (Greenland and Faroe Islands are autonomous constituent countries of the Kingdom of Denmark). 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: Norwegian, Danish, Swedish or Finnish, without any expenses for the winner.
The winners
- 2020 - Langelstur að eilífu by Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir
- 2018 - Træið by Bárður Oskarsson
- 2016 - Hon, sum róði eftir ælaboganum, by Rakel Helmsdal
- 2014 - Tidsskisten by Andri Snær Magnason
- 2012 - Kaassalimik oqaluttuaq (The Story of Kaassali), by Lars-Pele Berthelsen
- 2010 - Garðurinn (Kirkegården), by Gerður Kristný
- 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 Bárður Oskarsson
- 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
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 Rakel Helmsdal
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 Bárður Oskarsson
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 Rakel Helmsdal
2014
From Iceland
- Tímakistan, by Andri Snær Magnason
From Greenland
- Den magiske kasket, by Kathrine Rosing
From the Faroe Islands
- Flata Kaninin, by Bárður Oskarsson
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
2010
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From Iceland
- Garðurinn (The Grave Yard / Danish title: Kirkegården), by Gerður Kristný
From Greenland
- Sila, by Lana Hansen
From the Faroe Islands
- Várferðin til brúnna, by Rakel Helmsdal
2008
From Iceland
- Draugaslóð (Danish title: Spøgelsesspor), by Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir
From Greenland
- Abct, by Julie Edel Hardenber
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 Grethe Guldager illustrated by Nuka Godfredsen
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 Bárður Oskarsson
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. 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 Andri Snær Magnason
From the Faroe Islands
- Kuffa by Brynhild Andreasen (text) and Astrid MacDonald (drawings)
References
- "Børne- og Ungdomslitteraturprisen gik til Rakel Hemsdal fra Færøerne" (in Danish). West Nordic Council. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- Vestnordisk.is - Tre bøger nu nomineret til Børne- og Ungdomslitteraturprisen 2016
- Knr.gl
- Norden.org (in Icelandic)
- Forlagettorgard.dk (in Danish)
- Bokmenntir.is (in Icelandic)
- Vestnordisk.is
- Dollerup-Scheibel, Mads (21 December 2015). "Kunngi indstillet til vestnordisk børnelitteraturpris" (in Danish). Sermitsiaq.ag. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- Aktuelt.fo, Bárður Oskarsson tilnevndur til virðisløn
