Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize
Mark Levengood with 2013 winners Seita Vuorela and Jani Ikonen and 2014 winners Øyvind Torseter and Håkon Øvreås
Presented by	Nordic Council
Country	Nordic countries
Reward	DKK 300,000
First awarded	2013

2015 winner Jakob Wegelius

The Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize is a special award for books written for kids and teenagers. It celebrates great stories from the Nordic countries. These countries include Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, along with areas like the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland. The prize started in 2012 and was first given out in 2013. It helps show how important children's books are in the Nordic region.

How Winners Are Chosen

Each Nordic country has a special group that picks books for the prize. These groups are made up of experts in children's literature. They know a lot about books from their own country and other Nordic countries.

National Committees

• Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden each have a committee that nominates two books.
• Finland has a committee that nominates one book in Finnish and one in Swedish.
• Writers' groups from the Sami areas, Greenland, the Faroes, and Åland can also nominate one book each year.

The Main Committee

After all the nominations are in, a main committee called the Nordic Adjudication Committee chooses the winner. This committee looks for new fiction books that are well-written and have great illustrations. The winning book gets a prize of 300,000 DKK. This money comes from the Nordic House. The winner is announced at a big meeting of the Nordic Council every autumn.

Past Winners

Year	Title	Author(s)	Illustrator	Country/Region	Ref.
2013	Karikko	Seita Vuorela	Jani Ikonen	Finland
2014	Brune	Håkon Øvreås	Øyvind Torseter	Norway
2015	Mördarens apa	Jakob Wegelius	—	Sweden
2016	Sölvasaga unglings	Arnar Már Arngrímsson	—	Iceland
2017	Djur som ingen sett utom vi	Ulf Stark	Linda Bondestam	Sweden
2018	Træið	Bárður Oskarsson	—	Faroe Islands
2019	Alle sammen teller	Kristin Roskifte	—	Norway
2020	Vi är lajon!	Jens Mattsson	Jenny Lucander	Finland  Sweden
2021	De afghanska sönerna	Elin Persson	—	Sweden
2022	Ubesvart anrop	Nora Dåsnes	—	Norway
2023	Eldgos	Rán Flygenring	—	Norway
2024	Den fantastiske bus	Jakob Martin Strid	—	Denmark

Nominated Books

Many amazing books are nominated for this prize each year. Here are some of the books that have been nominated recently:

2024 Nominees

• Denmark: Den fantastiske bus by Jakob Martin Strid; Hjertestorm – En billedbog om forelskelse by Annette Herzog and Katrine Clante (ill.)
• Finland: Vildare, värre Smilodon by Minna Lindeberg and Jenny Lucander (ill.); Yökirja by Inka Nousiainen and Satu Kettunen (ill.)
• Iceland: Enginn sá hundinn by Hafsteinn Hafsteinsson; Úlfur og Edda: Dýrgripurinn by Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir
• Norway: Far din by Bjørn Ingvaldsen; Ungdomsskolen by Anders Kvammen
• Sweden: Djur som ingen sett utom vi by Ulf Stark and Linda Bondestam; Ormbunkslandet by Elin Bengtsson
• Faroe Islands: Hon, sum róði eftir ælaboganum by Rakel Helmsdal
• Sami language area: Luohtojávrri oainnáhusat by Kirste Paltto

2023 Nominees

• Denmark: Lynkineser by Jesper Wung-Sung and Rasmus Meisler (ill.); Hest Horse Pferd Cheval Love by Mette Vedsø
• Finland: Kurnivamahainen kissa by Magdalena Hai and Teemu Juhani (ill.); Pärlfiskaren by Karin Erlandsson
• Iceland: Vertu ósýnilegur – Flóttasaga Ishmaels by Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir; Skrímsli í vanda by Áslaug Jónsdóttir, Kalle Güettler, and Rakel Helmsdal
• Norway: Ingenting blir som før by Hans Petter Laberg; Alice og alt du ikke vet og godt er det by Torun Lian
• Sweden: Fågeln i mig flyger vart den vill by Sara Lundberg; Norra Latin by Sara Bergmark Elfgren
• Faroe Islands: Træið by Bárður Oskarsson
• Sami Language Area: Joekoen sjïehteles ryöjnesjæjja by Anne-Grethe Leine Bientie and Meerke Laimi Thomasson Vekterli (ill.)
• Åland: Pärlfiskaren by Karin Erlandsson

2022 Nominees

• Denmark: Da Mumbo Jumbo blev kæmpestor by Jakob Martin Strid; Styrke by Cecilie Eken
• Finland: Breven från Maresi by Maria Turtschaninoff; Ruusun matka by Marika Maijala
• Iceland: Rotturnar by Ragnheiður Eyjólfsdóttir; Silfurlykillinn by Sigrún Eldjárn
• Norway: Alle sammen teller by Kristin Roskifte; Det var ikke en busk by Eli Hovdenak
• Sweden: Den förskräckliga historien om Lilla Hon by Lena Ollmark and Per Gustavsson (ill.); Risulven Risulven by Nina Ivarsson.
• Faroe Islands: Miljuløtur by Rakel Helmsdal and Kathrina Skarðsá (ill.)
• Greenland: Tuttuarannguaq by Camilla Sommer and Pernille Kreutzmann (ill.)
• Sami language area: Šiellaspeajal by Karen Anne Buljo
• Åland: På en trollsländas vingar by Ann-Christin Waller and Anni Wikberg (ill.)

2021 Nominees

• Denmark: Ud af det blå by Rebecca Bach-Lauritsen and Anna Margrethe Kjærgaard (ill.); Min øjesten by Merete Pryds Helle and Helle Vibeke Jensen (ill.)
• Finland: Vi är Lajon! by Jens Mattsson and Jenny Lucander (ill.); Sorsa Aaltonen ja lentämisen oireet by Veera Salmi and Matti Pikkujämsä (ill.)
• Iceland: Villueyjar by Ragnhildur Hólmgeirsdóttir; Egill spámaður by Lani Yamamoto
• Norway: Draumar betyr ingenting by Ane Barmen; Når er jeg gammel nok til å skyte faren min? by Åse Ombustvedt and Marianne Gretteberg Engedal (ill.)
• Sweden: Hästpojkarna by Johan Ehn; Trettonde sommaren by Gabriella Sköldenberg
• Faroe Islands: Loftar tú mær? by Rakel Helmsdal
• Greenland: Orpilissat nunarsuarmi kusanarnersaat by Juaaka Lyberth and Maja-Lisa Kehlet (ill.)
• The Sami language area: Guovssu guovssahasat by Karen Anne Buljo and Inga-Wiktoria Påve (ill.)
• Åland: Segraren by Karin Erlandsson