The Aschehoug Prize is published annually by the

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publishing house

Aschehoug H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), commonly known as Aschehoug,() is one of the largest independent publishing companies in Norway, founded in 1872. Headquartered in Oslo, the publishing house has 480 employees. The Aschehoug group also comprises ot ...

. The Aschehoug Prize is awarded to Norwegian authors on the basis of the merit of a recent publication. It is awarded on merit, irrespective of the publisher, based on a binding recommendation from the

Norwegian Critics Organization The Norwegian Critics' Association (''Norsk litteraturkritikerlag'') is an organization for Norwegian critics in the newspaper and broadcasting professions. Former independent critic teams merged into Norwegian Critics Association in 1998. The ...

. The prize consists of a statuette of sculptor

Ørnulf Bast Ørnulf Bast (25 January 1907 – 28 October 1974) was a Norwegian sculptor and painter particularly known for his public monuments. Background Ørnulf Bjarne Bast was born in Oslo. His parents were Halsten Andersen Bast Birklund (1870–1 ...

and 100,000 kroner (2018). The monumental sculpture ''Evig Liv'' (=''Eternal Life'') which is the reference of the miniature statuette is to be found at ''Sehesteds plass'' in front of the publisher's main building in Oslo.

Recipients of the Aschehoug Prize

* 1973 – Stein Mehren * 1974 –

Bjørg Vik Bjørg Vik (11 September 1935 – 7 January 2018) was a Norwegian novelist, short story writer, playwright, and journalist. Biography Bjørg Turid Vik was born in Oslo, Norway. Her parents were Sverre Thorbjørn Johansen (1903–1958) and Anna So ...

* 1975 –

Kjartan Fløgstad Kjartan Fløgstad (born 7 June 1944) is a Norwegian author. Fløgstad was born in the industrial city of Sauda in Ryfylke, Rogaland. He studied literature and linguistics at the University of Bergen. Subsequently, he worked for a period as an ...

* 1976 –

Karin Bang Karin Bang (3 December 1928 – 20 August 2017) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, children's writer and crime fiction writer.

* 1977 – Knut Hauge * 1978 – Olav H. Hauge * 1979 – Ernst Orvil and Tor Åge Bringsværd * 1980 – Idar Kristiansen * 1981 – Jan Erik Vold * 1982 – Kjell Erik Vindtorn * 1983 –

Arnold Eidslott Arnold Olav Eidslott (10 June 1926 – 19 April 2018) was a Norwegian poet. He was born in Ålesund, and worked as a telegraphic engineer for the whole of his working life. From 1986 to 2018 he was the poet laureate. Eidslott's Christian religion ...

* 1984 –

Cecilie Løveid Cecilie Løveid (born 21 August 1951) is a Norwegian novelist, poet, playwright, and writer of children's books. Personal life Løveid was born in Mysen to ship's captain Erik Løveid and actress Ingrid Cecilie Meyer. She had a cohabiting relati ...

* 1985 –

Edvard Hoem Edvard Hoem (born 10 March 1949) is a Norwegian novelist, dramatist, lyricist, psalmist and government scholar. He made his literary debut in 1969, with the poetry collection ''Som grønne musikantar''. He was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize ...

* 1986 – Rolf Jacobsen * 1987 – Finn Carling * 1988 –

Einar Økland Einar Økland (born 17 January 1940) is a Norwegian poet, playwright, essayist and children's writer. He was born in Sveio, and educated psychologist. He made his literary debut in 1963, with the poetry collection ''Ein gul dag''. He was award ...

* 1989 – Bergljot Hobæk Haff * 1990 – Erling Kittelsen * 1991 –

Kjell Askildsen Kjell Askildsen (30 September 1929 – 23 September 2021) was a Norwegian writer probably best known for his minimalistic short stories. Personal life Askildsen was born in Mandal as a son of bailiff and politician Arne Askildsen (1898–1982) ...

* 1992 –

Eldrid Lunden Eldrid Lunden (born 5 October 1940) is a Norwegian poet, and 1996 became Norway's first professor in creative writing, at Telemark University College. She was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1989, and the Brage Prize honorary award in 2000. Lunde ...

* 1993 –

Jan Kjærstad Jan Kjærstad (born 6 March 1953 in Oslo) is a Norwegian author.Jan Kjærstad
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Inger Elisabeth Hansen Inger Elisabeth Hansen (born 20 April 1950) is a Norwegian poet and translator. Her poetry collection ''Trask'' was awarded the Brage Prize in 2003 and nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2004. An extensive selection of her ...

* 1995 – Lars Amund Vaage * 1996 – Tor Fretheim * 1997 – Jon Fosse * 1998 – Gro Dahle * 1999 – Øyvind Berg * 2000 –

Laila Stien Laila Stien (born 16 May 1946 in Hemnes, Helgeland) is a Norwegian novelist, poet, author of children's literature and translator from Hemnes. She grew up in Rana and later lived in Finnmark. Stien made her literary debut in 1979 with the short ...

* 2001 –

Ole Robert Sunde Ole Robert Sunde (born 11 November 1952 in Kristiansand) is a Norwegian poet, novelist and essayist. He made his literary debut in 1982 with the poetry collection ''Hakk i hæl''. He was awarded the Aschehoug Prize in 2001, and the Gyldendal Prize ...

* 2002 – Ellen Einan * 2003 – Steinar Opstad * 2004 –

Dag Solstad Dag Solstad (born 16 July 1941) is a Norwegian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist whose work has been translated into 20 languages. He has written nearly 30 books and is the only author to have received the Norwegian Literary Critics ...

* 2005 – Hans Herbjørnsrud * 2006 –

Espen Haavardsholm Espen Haavardsholm (born 10 February 1945, in Oslo) is a Norwegian novelist, poet, biographer and essayist. He made his literary debut in 1966 with the collection of short stories, ''Tidevann''. He was one of the central writers in the modernist ...

* 2007 – Hanne Ørstavik * 2008 – Paal-Helge Haugen * 2009 – Thure Erik Lund * 2010 – Anne Oterholm * 2011 –

Bjørn Sortland Bjørn Sortland (born 1 May 1968) is a Norwegian writer for children and young adults. Biography Sortland made his literary debut in 1992 with ''Det er ikkje natta'', a book for young adults. His next book, ''Raudt, blått og litt gult'' (1993), ...

* 2012 – Ragnar Hovland * 2013 –

Erlend Loe Erlend Loe (24 May 1969, Trondheim) is a Norwegian novelist, screenwriter and film critic. Loe writes both children's and adult literature. He has gained popularity in Scandinavia with his humorous and sometimes naïve novels, although his sto ...

* 2014 –

Geir Gulliksen Geir Gulliksen (born 9 January 1960) is a Norwegian show jumping competitor. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Gulliksen originally won the bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a ...

* 2015 – Vigdis Hjorth * 2016 –

Per Petterson Per Petterson (born 18 July 1952 in Oslo) is a Norwegian novelist. His debut book was ''Aske i munnen, sand i skoa'' (1987), a collection of short stories. He has since published a number of novels to good reviews. ''To Siberia'' (1996), set in ...

* 2017 –

Øyvind Rimbereid Øyvind Rimbereid (born 2 May 1966 in Stavanger) is a Norwegian author and composer of lyric poetry. He has worked as an instructor at ''Skrivekunstakademiet'' in Bergen. Rimbereid holds a cand. philol. degree from the University of Bergen with hi ...

* 2018 – Liv Køltzow * 2019 – Johan Harstad * 2020 – no award * 2021 -

Karin Haugane Karin may refer to: * Karin (given name), a feminine name Fiction * ''Karin'' (manga) or ''Chibi Vampire'', a Japanese media franchise * Karin Hanazono, title character of the manga and anime ''Kamichama Karin'' * Karin Kurosaki, a character in ' ...

* 2022 -

Linn Ullmann Karin Beate "Linn" Ullmann (born 9 August 1966) is a Norwegian author and journalist. A prominent literary critic, she also writes a column for Norway's leading morning newspaper and has published six novels. Early life Ullmann was born in Oslo ...

References

{{Clear Norwegian literary awards Awards established in 1973