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 books written for kids and teens. 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 award celebrates books from three countries in Northern Europe: Greenland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands. (Greenland and the Faroe Islands are self-governing parts of the Kingdom of Denmark.) Each of these countries suggests one book for the prize. The winner receives 60,000 Danish Kroner (DKK), 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 these translations!
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Who Has Won the Prize?
Here are the amazing authors and books that 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
Who Was Nominated?
Each year, countries nominate books they think are great. Here are some of the books that have been nominated for the prize.
Nominees in 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
Nominees in 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
Nominees in 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
Nominees in 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
Nominees in 2012
- 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
Nominees in 2010
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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
Nominees in 2008
- From Iceland: Draugaslóð (Ghost Track) by Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir
- From Greenland: Abct by Julie Edel Hardenber
- From the Faroe Islands: Apollonia by Edward Fuglø
Nominees in 2006
- 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
Nominees in 2004
- From Greenland: Inuk sodavandillu akuukkat (Inuk - The poisoned soft drink) by Jokum Nielsen
- From Iceland: Engill í vesturbænum (An Angel in the Neighbourhood) 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!
Nominees in 2002
- From Greenland: Sialuarannguaq by Jørgen Petersen
- From Iceland: Sagan af bláa hnettinum (The Story of the Blue Planet) by Andri Snær Magnason
- From the Faroe Islands: Kuffa by Brynhild Andreasen (text) and Astrid MacDonald (drawings)
