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NBU-prisen is a prize which is awarded by the Norwegian Writers for Children to a person or institution who had produced award winning work in children or youth literature in Norway. It is awarded every year to a Norwegian author or organization. The actual prize is a work of art, typically created by an illustrator of children’s books.

Prize winners

  • 1988: Anne-Marie Hole Borgen
  • 1989: Norsk Forfattersentrum
  • 1990: Literature Project in Telemark
  • 1991: Else Ditlevsen
  • 1992: Wenche Blomberg
  • 1993: Kåre Kverndokken
  • 1994: Karin Beate Vold (of Norsk Barnebokinstitutt)
  • 1995: Hå Municipality
  • 1996: Guri Vesaas (Samlaget) and Øyunn Krokann (of Gyldendal Tiden)
  • 1997: Leikny Haga Indergaard
  • 1988: Harald Bache-Wiig (University of Oslo)
  • 1999: Barnetimen for de minste (NRK)
  • 2000: Book seller Lars-Erik Hanssen (of Fortuna Bokhandel)
  • 2001: Author Anette Diesen
  • 2002: Editor Irja Thorenfeldt (Aschehoug) and professor Åsfrid Svensen (of University of Oslo)
  • 2003: Book seller Kari Johanne Samuelsen and anmelder Ola By Rise (of Adresseavisen)
  • 2004: Cultural editors in the Hamar Arbeiderblad and Oppland Arbeiderblad for their book reviews.
  • 2005: Children's book editor Wenche Larsen (of Cappelen) and Anne Horn (of Omnipax)
  • 2006: Children's Librarian by NLB Eli Frisvold; and NRK's primary and secondary editorial
  • 2007: School librarians Øystein Norvoll of Tromsø and Sigrunn Instefjord of Odda
  • 2008: Jean-Baptiste Coursaud and Gabriele Haefs
  • 2009: Former editor of Cappelen, Tori Hofmo, and editor of Cappelen Damm, Ellen Seip
  • 2010: Pegasus, children's program at the Norwegian Literature Festival in Lillehammer
  • 2011: Barnebokkritikk. The webpage specialises in reviewing and reporting on literature and performing arts for children and youth
  • 2012: Falturiltu, New Norse Book Festival for Children and Young People
  • 2013: Foreningen !les. Association Read! - The leading provider of literature for children and adolescents in Norway
  • 2014: Children´s Book editor Marianne Koch Knudsen (Gyldendal)
  • 2015: Author training in children’s and young adult literature at The Norwegian Institute for Children’s Books (NBI) and Dag Larsen
  • 2016: Ubok.no
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