West Nordic Council's Children and Youth Literature Prize facts for kids
The West Nordic Council's Children and Youth Literature Prize is a special award for amazing books written for kids and teenagers! It was started in 2002 by the West Nordic Council. This prize is given out every two years, usually in August, during the Council's yearly meeting.
The three countries that are part of the West Nordic region are Greenland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands. (Greenland and the Faroe Islands are like special parts of the Kingdom of Denmark that manage many of their own affairs.) Each of these countries gets to pick one great book to be considered for the prize.
The person who wins the award gets DKK 60,000 (that's a lot of money!) and their book is translated into the other two languages of the region. It's also translated into one of the main Scandinavian languages: Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, or Finnish. The best part is, the winner doesn't have to pay for any of these translations!
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Prize Winners
Here are the talented authors who have won the West Nordic Council's Children and Youth Literature Prize:
- 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 (The Graveyard) by Gerður Kristný
- 2008 - Draugaslóð (Ghost Track) by Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir
- 2006 - Ein hundur, ein ketta og ein mús (A Dog, A Cat and a Mouse) by Bárður Oskarsson
- 2004 - Engill í vesturbænum (An Angel in the Neighbourhood) by Kristín Steinsdóttir
- 2002 - Sagan af bláa hnettinum (The Story of the Blue Planet) by Andri Snær Magnason
Nominated Books
Each year, books are nominated from Greenland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands. Here are some of the books that have been nominated for this special prize:
2020 Nominees
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 Nominees
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 Nominees
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 Nominees
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 Nominees
From Iceland
- Með heiminn í vasanum (With the World in the Pocket) by Margrét Örnólfsdóttir
From Greenland
- Kaassalimik oqaluttuaq (The Story of Kaassali) by Lars-Pele Berthelsen
From the Faroe Islands
- Skriva í sandin (Write in the Sand) by Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs
2010 Nominees
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From Iceland
- Garðurinn (The Graveyard) by Gerður Kristný
From Greenland
- Sila by Lana Hansen
From the Faroe Islands
- Várferðin til brúnna by Rakel Helmsdal
2008 Nominees
From Iceland
- Draugaslóð (Ghost Track) by Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir
From Greenland
- Abct by Julie Edel Hardenber
From the Faroe Islands
- Apollonia by Edward Fuglø
2006 Nominees
From Iceland
- Frosnu tærnar (Frozen Toes) by Sigrún Eldjárn
From Greenland
- Nissimaat nissimaajaqqallu (Santa Claus) 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) by Bárður Oskarsson
2004 Nominees
From Greenland
- Inuk sodavandillu akuukkat (Inuk - The poisoned soft drink) 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. This book also included a music CD with songs!
2002 Nominees
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)
