The Brage Prize (Norwegian: ''Brageprisen'') is a

Norwegian literature Norwegian literature is literature composed in Norway or by Norwegian people. The history of Norwegian literature starts with the pagan Eddaic poems and skaldic verse of the 9th and 10th centuries with poets such as Bragi Boddason and Eyvindr ...

prize that is awarded annually by the Norwegian Book Prize foundation (''Den norske bokprisen''). The prize recognizes recently published Norwegian literature. The Brage Prize has been awarded each fall since 1992 for the following categories: *

Fiction Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying character (arts), individuals, events, or setting (narrative), places that are imagination, imaginary or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent ...

Children's literature Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. In addition to conventional literary genres, modern children's literature is classified by the intended age of the reade ...

Non-fiction Non-fiction (or nonfiction) is any document or content (media), media content that attempts, in good faith, to convey information only about the real life, real world, rather than being grounded in imagination. Non-fiction typically aims to pre ...

* Open class – a class which varies each year. In addition to these classes, during the first several years the prize was also awarded in the following categories: *

Poetry Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in ...

Textbooks A textbook is a book containing a comprehensive compilation of content in a branch of study with the intention of explaining it. Textbooks are produced to meet the needs of educators, usually at educational institutions, but also of learners ( ...

Picture books A picture book combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, most often aimed at young children. With the narrative told primarily through text, they are distinct from comics, which do so primarily through sequential images. The ima ...

* General literature

Prize winners

Fiction for adults

*1992 –

Karsten Alnæs Karsten Alnæs (born 29 May 1938) is a Norwegian author, historian, and journalist, who has dual degrees in history and literature from the University of Oslo. He worked as a journalist and taught at the Norwegian School of Journalism. His bibli ...

, for ''Trollbyen''. *1993 –

Øystein Lønn Øystein Lønn (12 April 1936 – 10 January 2022) was a Norwegian writer. He made his literary debut in 1966 with the short stories ''Prosesjonen'', and followed up with the novel ''Kontinentene'' in 1967. He remained a relatively unknown write ...

, for ''Thranes metode''. *1994 – Sigmund Mjelve, for ''Område aldri fastlagt''. *1995 –

Ingvar Ambjørnsen Ingvar Even Ambjørnsen-Haefs (born 20 May 1956) is a Norwegian writer. He is best known for his "Elling" tetralogy: ''Utsikt til paradiset'' (1993), ''Fugledansen'' (1995), ''Brødre i blodet'' (1996), and ''Elsk meg i morgen'' (1999). ''Brø ...

, for ''Fugledansen''. *1996 –

Bergljot Hobæk Haff Bergljot Hobæk Haff (1 May 1925 – 12 February 2016) was a Norwegian educator and novelist. Biography Haff was born in Botne Municipality (now part of Holmestrand Municipality) in Vestfold county, Norway. Her parents were Lars Hobæk (1883–1 ...

, for ''Skammen''. *1997 –

Liv Køltzow Liv Køltzow (born 14 January 1945) is a Norwegian novelist, playwright, biographer and essayist. She has received the Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment, the Gyldendal's Endowment, the Amalie Skram Prize, the Brage Prize (twice), the Aschehoug Prize ...

, for ''Verden forsvinner''. *1998 –

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 ...

, for ''Kron og mynt''. *1999 –

Frode Grytten Frode Grytten is a Norwegian writer and journalist. Born 11 December 1960 in Bergen and a native of Odda, he is the author of the Brage Prize-winning novel ''Bikubesong'' ("Song of the Beehive") as well as other short stories and poems. His wor ...

, for ''Bikubesong''. *2000 –

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 with good reviews. ''To Siberia'' (1996), set i ...

, for ''I kjølvannet''. *2001 –

Lars Saabye Christensen Lars Saabye Christensen (born 21 September 1953 in Oslo) is a Norwegian-Danish author. Saabye Christensen was raised in the Skillebekk neighbourhood of Oslo, but lived for many years in Sortland Municipality in northern Norway; both places pl ...

, for '' Halvbroren''. *2002 –

Niels Fredrik Dahl Niels Fredrik Dahl (born 11 May 1957) is a Norwegian novelist, poet and dramatist. He was awarded the Brage Prize in 2002 for the novel ''På vei til en venn''. He has also written scripts for TV series. Dahl is married to author and journalist ...

, for ''På vei til en venn''. *2003 –

Inger Elisabeth Hansen Inger Elisabeth Hansen (born 20 April 1950) is a Norwegian poet and translator. She has been awarded the Dobloug Prize, the Brage Prize, and the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature. She was president of the Norwegian Writers' Union from 1997 ...

, for ''Trask''. *2004 –

Hanne Ørstavik Hanne Ørstavik (born 28 November 1969) is a Norwegian writer. She has published sixteen novels and her works have been translated into eighteen languages. She is best known for ''Kjærlighet'' (''Love''), the English translation of which won the ...

, for ''Presten''. *2005 – Marita Fossum, for ''Forestill deg''. *2006 –

Dag Solstad Dag Solstad (16 July 1941 – 14 March 2025) was a Norwegian novelist, short-story writer and dramatist whose work has been translated into 20 languages. Solstad wrote nearly 30 books and was the only author to have received the Norwegian L ...

, for ''Armand V. Fotnoter til en uutgravd roman''. *2007 – Carl Frode Tiller, for ''Innsirkling''. *2008 –

, for '' Jeg forbanner tidens elv''. *2009 –

Karl Ove Knausgård Karl Ove Knausgård (; born 6 December 1968) is a Norwegian author. He became known worldwide for a series of six autobiographical novels titled '' My Struggle'' (''Min Kamp''). ''The Wall Street Journal'' has described him as "one of the 21st c ...

, for '' Min Kamp. Første bind''. *2010 -

Gaute Heivoll Gaute Heivoll (born 13 March 1978) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright and short story writer. He made his literary debut in 2002 with the short story collection '' Liten dansende gutt''. Among his novels are ''Omars siste dager'' from 200 ...

for ''Før jeg brenner ned''. *2011 -

Tomas Espedal Tomas Espedal (born 12 November 1961) is a Norwegian writer. Espedal was born in Bergen. He made his literary debut in 1988 with the novel ''En vill flukt av parfymer''. His novel ''Gå. Eller kunsten å leve et vilt og poetisk liv'' (Engli ...

for ''Imot naturen''. *2012 -

Lars Amund Vaage Lars Amund Vaage was born in 1952 at Sunde, Kvinnherad on the west coast of Norway, and studied classical piano at the Bergen Music Conservatory. He made his literary debut in 1979 with the novel ''Exercise Cold Winter'', and has since published ...

for ''Syngja''. *2013 - Ruth Lillegraven for ''Urd''. *2014 -

Rune Christiansen Rune Christiansen (born 10 April 1963 in Bergen) is a Norwegian poet and novelist. He is a professor of creative writing at Telemark University College. He won the Brage Prize in 2014 and the Gyldendal lifetime award in 2015. Rune Christiansen ...

for ''Ensomheten i Lydia Ernemans liv''. *2015 -

for ''Magnet''. *2016 – Monica Isakstuen for ''Vær snill med dyrene''. *2017 –

Olaug Nilssen Olaug Nilssen (born 28 December 1977) is a Norwegian novelist, playwright, children's writer, essayist and magazine editor. She was awarded the Brage Prize and the Nynorsk Literature Prize in 2017, both for the novel ''Tung tids tale''. She r ...

for ''Tung tids tale''. *2018 – Tore Kvæven for ''Når landet mørknar''. *2019 –

Nina Lykke Nina Lykke may refer to: * Nina Lykke (gender studies scholar) Nina Lykke (born 1949) is a Danish–Swedish gender studies scholar. She is noted for her work on feminist theory, and is distinguished professor of gender studies at Linköping Univ ...

for ''Full spredning''. *2020 –

Beate Grimsrud Beate Grimsrud (28 April 1963 – 1 July 2020) was a Norwegian novelist, short story writer, children's writer, scriptwriter and playwright. Life Grimsrud was born in Bærum, Norway and settled in Sweden. Grimsrud died in Stockholm on 1 July 202 ...

for ''Jeg foreslår at vi våkner''. *2021 –

Jon Fosse Jon Olav Fosse (; born 29 September 1959) is a Norwegian author, translator, and playwright. In 2023, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable." Fosse's work spans over se ...

for ''Eit nytt namn (Septologien VI-VII)''. *2022 –

Ingeborg Arvola Ingeborg Arvola (born 7 July 1974) is a Norwegian novelist and children's writer. Career Arvola made her literary debut in 1999 with the novel ''Korallhuset''. Among her later novels are ''Straffe'' from 2003, ''Forsiktig glass'' from 2004, and ...

for ''Kniven i ilden. Ruijan rannalla – Sanger fra Ishavet''. *2023 –

for ''Den dagen Nils Vik døde.'' *2024 – Kathrine Nedrejord for ''Sameproblemet''.

Children's and young adult literature

*1992 – Ragnar Hovland, for ''Ein motorsykkel i natta'' *1993 –

Torill Eide Torill Eide (born 24 February 1950) is a Norwegian children's writer. She made her literary debut in 1978 with ''Ville så gjerne fortelle om sommeren...'', a book for young adults. Among her other books are ''Det vil komme nye dager'' from 1983 ...

, for ''Skjulte ærend'' *1994 –

Klaus Hagerup Klaus Hagerup (5 March 1946 – 20 December 2018) was a Norwegian author, translator, screenwriter, actor and director. He was also known for his role of Tom in the film ''The Chieftain'' (1984). Career The youngest of two brothers, he debuted ...

, for ''Markus og Diana. Lyset fra Sirius'' *1995 –

Liv Marie Austrem Liv Marie Austrem (born 30 January 1947) is a Norwegian novelist, children's writer and non-fiction writer. Among her children's books are ''Runar vart 17 år'' from 1988 and ''Monas historie'' from 1993. She was awarded the Brage Prize The Br ...

and

Akin Düzakin Akin Düzakin (born 12 May 1961) is a Turkish- Norwegian illustrator and children's author. Düzakin has illustrated a wide range of children's books, including books about ''Tvillingbror'' and ''Tvillingsøster'' of Liv Marie Austrem for which h ...

, for ''Tvillingbror'' *1996 –

Eirik Newth Eirik Newth (born 17 August 1964) is a Norwegian astrophysicist, writer of popular science for children, and media personality. He received the Brage Prize in 1996 for the children's book ''Jakten på sannheten''. He is the son of author and il ...

, for ''Jakten på sannheten'' *1997 –

Harald Rosenløw Eeg Harald Rosenløw Eeg (born 18 August 1970) is a Norwegian novelist and script writer. He made his literary début in 1995 with the youth novel ''Glasskår'', for which he was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. Eeg also wrote the script fo ...

, for ''Vrengt'' *1998 –

Stein Erik Lunde Stein Erik Lunde (born 22 November 1953) is a Norwegian novelist, children's writer, biographer and textbook writer. Lunde made his literary debut in 1982 with the crime novel ''Ingenting ruster''. He was awarded the Brage Prize The Brage Pr ...

, for ''Eggg'' *1999 – Erna Osland, for ''Salamanderryttaren'' *2000 –

Rune Belsvik Rune Belsvik (born 14 April 1956) is a Norwegian novelist, playwright, short story writer and children's writer. Biography Belsvik was born on 14 April 1956 in Haugesund, and grew up in Stord. He has education in health care, and worked at a h ...

, for ''Ein naken gut'' *2001 –

Anne B. Ragde Anne Birkefeldt Ragde (born 3 December 1957) is a Norwegian novelist. Ragde was born in Odda and made her literary debut in 1986 with the children’s book ''Hallo! Her er Jo!'' Since then, she has written several books for children and young ad ...

, for ''Biografien om Sigrid Undset. Ogsaa en ung Pige'' *2002 –

Gro Dahle Gro Dahle (born 15 May 1962) is a Norwegian poet and writer. Early life Dahle was born in Oslo, and is the daughter of businessman Øystein Dahle. She grew up in Tønsberg, Aruba and New Jersey. She began studying psychology and English lite ...

and

Svein Nyhus Svein Nyhus (born 23 January 1962) is a Norwegian illustrator and writer of children's books. Svein Nyhus was born in Tønsberg as the twin brother of caricaturist Egil Nyhus. He took his education at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and ...

, for '' Snill'' *2003 –

Helga Gunerius Eriksen Helga Gunerius Eriksen (born 11 October 1950) is a Norwegian novelist and children's writer. She made her literary debut in 1986 with the children's book ''På stripejakt''. Among her other children's books are ''Båten i treet '' from 1988, ' ...

and

Gry Moursund Gry or GRY may refer to: People * Gry (given name), a female given name used primarily in Scandinavia, equivalent to the English Dawn * Gry Bagøien, female singer in the band Gry and now Æter * Gry Johansen (born 1964), Danish pop singer * Jørg ...

, for ''Flugepapir'' *2004 –

, for ''Yatzy'' *2005 –

Arne Svingen Arne Svingen (born 10 July 1967) is a Norwegian writer of children's books. He also writes adult fiction and books for young adults. He has published over a hundred titles and his works have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Svi ...

, for ''Svart elfenben'' *2006 –

Stian Hole Stian Hole (born 20 March 1969, in Tønsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian graphic designer, illustrator and writer of children's books. Biography He has made numerous book covers and four picture books which have gained national and international ...

, for ''Garmanns sommer'' *2007 – Linn T. Sunne, for ''Happy'' *2008 –

Johan Harstad Johan Harstad (born 10 February 1979) is a Norwegian novelist, short story writer, playwright and graphic designer. He lives in Oslo. __TOC__ Writing career Fiction Harstad was born in Stavanger. He made his literary debut in 2001, with a colle ...

, for '' Darlah - 172 timer på månen'' *2009 –

Maria Parr Maria Parr (born 18 January 1981 in Vanylven Municipality) is a Norwegian children's writer. She studied Nordic Languages and Literature at the University of Bergen. She currently teaches part-time at the high school in Vanylven. Her children ...

, for ''Tonje Glimmerdal'' *2010 – Hilde Kvalvaag, for ''Fengsla'' *2011 – Inga Sætre, for ''Fallteknikk'' *2012 - Kari Stai for ''Jakob og Neikob. Tjuven slår tilbake'' *2013 -

Brynjulf Jung Tjønn Brynjulf Jung Tjønn (born 15 November 1980) is a Norwegian journalist and writer. Personal life Tjønn was born in Seoul, South Korea, on 15 November 1980. Adopted to Norway, he grew up in Feios in Sogn. Literary career Tjønn made his book de ...

for ''Så vakker du er'' *2014 - Annette Münch for ''Badboy: Steroid'' *2015 -

Torun Lian Torun Lian (born 15 January 1956) is a Norwegian playwright, film director and novelist. She made her literary début in 1988 with the collection ''Tre skuespill'', for which she was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. In 1995 she was awarde ...

and

Øyvind Torseter Øyvind Torseter (born 2 October 1972) is a Norwegian artist, illustrator, comics, comic book artist and writer. For his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator, Torseter was a finalist in 2014 for the biennial, international Hans Chris ...

for ''Reserveprinsesse Andersen'' *2016 – Anders N. Kvammen for ''Ungdomsskolen'' *2017 –

for ''Keeperen og havet'' *2018 – Anna Fiske for ''Elven'' *2019 – Ane Barmen for ''Draumar betyr ingenting''. *2020 – Jenny Jordahl for ''Hva skjedde egentlig med deg?''. *2021 –

Erlend Skjetne Erlend may refer to: *Erlend Apneseth (born 1990), award-winning hardingfele player *Erlend Bjøntegaard (born 1990), Norwegian biathlete * Erlend Bratland (born 1991), Norwegian singer * Erlend Caspersen (born 1982), Norwegian bassist * Erlend En ...

for ''Eit anna blikk''. *2022 –

Julia Kahrs Julia Lossius Kahrs (born 1985) is a Norwegian children's writer. Career She made her literary debut with ''Sølvrevene'', published by Gyldendal Norsk Forlag in 2009. She followed with ''Øst for Dunkelpiggen'' (2012), ''Billie Ve'' (2014), ''Gres ...

for ''Familien Brattbakk''. *2023 –

Åshild Irgens Åshild Anita Irgens (born 7 February 1976) is a Norwegian illustrator. She has illustrated several children's books for the publishers Aschehoug, Damm, Samlaget and Gyldendal, among them the novel ''Tonje Glimmerdal'' by Maria Parr, a recipien ...

for ''Oskar og eg.''

Non-fiction

*1992 – Arne Forsgren, for ''Rockleksikon'' *1993 –

Trond Berg Eriksen Trond Berg Eriksen (born 3 October 1945) is a Norwegian historian of ideas, non-fiction writer and magazine editor. He was born in Øvre Eiker in Buskerud. His thesis, from 1975, was on the ethics of Aristoteles. He was appointed professor at the ...

, for ''Reisen gjennom helvete. Dantes inferno'' *1994 – Einar-Arne Drivenes, Marit Anne Hauan and Helge A. Wold, for ''Nordnorsk kulturhistorie'' *1995 – Espen Dietrichs and Leif Gjerstad, for ''Vår fantastiske hjerne '' *1996 –

Arild Stubhaug Arild Stubhaug (born 25 May 1948) is a Norwegian biographer and poet. He has won several literary awards for his biographies of Norwegian mathematicians. Early life and education Stubhaug was born in Naustdal on 25 May 1948, a son educator Lidv ...

, for ''Et foranskutt lyn.

Niels Henrik Abel Niels Henrik Abel ( , ; 5 August 1802 – 6 April 1829) was a Norwegian mathematician who made pioneering contributions in a variety of fields. His most famous single result is the first complete proof demonstrating the impossibility of solvin ...

og hans tid'' *1997 –

Anne Wichstrøm Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie and Ana. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in t ...

, for ''Kvinneliv, kunstnerliv. Kvinnelige malere i Nørge før 1900'' *1998 –

Leif Ryvarden Leif Randulff Ryvarden (born 9 August 1935) is a Norwegian mycologist. Early life and education Leif Ryvarden was born in Bergen as a son of Einar Norberg Johansen (1900–1959) and Hjørdis Randulff (1912–1975). He finished his secondary ed ...

Klaus Høiland Klaus is a German, Dutch and Scandinavian given name and surname. It originated as a short form of Nikolaus, a German form of the Greek given name Nicholas. Notable persons whose family name is Klaus * Billy Klaus (1928–2006), American baseba ...

, for ''Er det liv, er det sopp'' *1999 –

Torbjørn Færøvik Torbjørn Færøvik (born 8 June 1948) is a Norwegian historian, journalist and non-fiction writer. He is a three-time recipient of the Brage Prize, and also the last recipient of the Cappelen Prize. References

1948 births Livin ...

, for ''India – Stevnemøte med skjebnen'' *2000 –

Johan Galtung Johan Vincent Galtung (24 October 1930 – 17 February 2024) was a Norwegian sociologist and the principal founder of the discipline of peace and conflict studies. He was the main founder of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) in 1959 an ...

, for ''Johan uten land. På fredsveien gjennom verden'' *2001 – Atle Næss, for ''Da jorden stod stille –

Galileo Galilei Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642), commonly referred to as Galileo Galilei ( , , ) or mononymously as Galileo, was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a poly ...

og hans tid'' *2002 – Ivo de Figueiredo, for ''Fri mann:

Johan Bernhard Hjort Johan Bernhard Hjort (25 February 1895 – 24 February 1969) was a Norwegian supreme court lawyer. He is known for co-founding Nasjonal Samling in 1933, his later resistance work against Nazi Germany, including his work to help Scandinavian pr ...

— en dannelsesreise'' *2003 –

Knut Kjeldstadli Knut Kjeldstadli (born 6 June 1948 in Oslo) is a Norwegian historian. Kjeldstadli completed his examen artium at Oslo Cathedral School in 1967 before studying English and social economics at the University of Oslo, where he completed his master in ...

(editor), for ''Norsk innvandringshistorie I–III *2004 –

Tor Bomann-Larsen Tor Bomann-Larsen (born 26 April 1951) is a Norwegian illustrator, children's writer, non-fiction writer, novelist and government scholar. Biography Tor Bomann-Larsen was born in Jevnaker, Oppland on 26 April 1951, a son of engineer Erik B ...

, for ''Folket. Haakon & Maud II'' *2005 –

Odd Karsten Tveit Odd Karsten Tveit (born 17 December 1945) is a Norwegian journalist, writer and economist. His speciality is the Middle East, a subject on which he has written several books. Tveit has been a foreign correspondent for the Norwegian Broadcasting ...

, for ''Krig og diplomati. Oslo–Jerusalem 1978–1996'' *2006 – Bent Sofus Tranøy, for ''Markedets makt over sinnene'' *2007 –

Frank Rossavik Frank Rossavik (born 21 December 1965) is a Norwegian journalist and writer. Rossavik graduated from the University of Bergen in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in comparative politics. In 2004 he took the master's degree in international politics ...

, for ''Stikk i strid. Ein biografi om

Einar Førde Einar Førde (20 January 1943 – 26 September 2004) was a Norwegian journalist and politician of the Labour Party. He served as Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1979 to 1981, and director-general of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corp ...

'' *2008 –

Bjørn Westlie Bjørn Petter Westlie (born 23 July 1949) is a Norwegian journalist, historian, university college lecturer and non-fiction writer. Career In 1995, as a journalist for the newspaper ''Dagens Næringsliv'', Westlie published a major article about ...

, for ''Fars krig'' *2009 – Kjetil Stensvik Østli, for ''Politi og røver'' *2010 – Tone Huse, for ''Tøyengata - et nyriktstykke Norge'' *2011 –

Simen Ekern Simen Ekern (born 1975) is a Norwegian journalist and non-fiction writer. He was awarded the Brage Prize in 2011. Since 2020 he has been assigned as foreign correspondent for NRK, based in Brussels. Career Educated as historian of ideas, Ekern ...

, for ''Roma. Nye fascister, røde terrorister og drømmen om det søte liv'' *2012 –

1948 births Livin ...

, for ''Maos rike. En lidelseshistorie'' *2013 -

Steffen Kværneland Steffen Kverneland (born 14 January 1963) is a Norwegian illustrator and comics writer. He was born in Haugesund, and settled in Oslo from 1987. He has specialized on creating comics series based on classical literature. Among his early albums a ...

for ''Munch'' *2014 -

Marte Michelet Marte Brekke Michelet (born 26 May 1975) is a Norwegian journalist, critic and non-fiction writer. She is the daughter of novelist and politician Jon Michelet and Toril Brekke. They resided in Lindeberg, Oslo before her parents split up. Marte Mi ...

for ''Den største forbrytelsen'' *2015 -

Morten Strøknsnes Morten is a common male given name in Denmark and Norway. Approximately 22,138 have this name as a given name in Norway and about 52 people have it as a surname. The origin of the surname is less clear. Notable people with the name include: People ...

for ''Havboka'' *2016 –

Åsne Seierstad Åsne Seierstad (born 10 February 1970) is a Norwegian freelance journalist and writer, best known for her accounts of everyday life in war zones – most notably Kabul after 2001, Baghdad in 2002 and the ruined Grozny in 2006. Personal and pro ...

for ''To søstre'' *2017 – Thomas Reinertsen Berg for ''Verdensteater'' *2018 –

Helene Uri Helene Uri (born 11 December 1964, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Norwegian linguist, novelist and children's writer. Among her novels are ''Dyp rød 315'' from 2001 and ''Honningtunger'' from 2002. Her novel ''De beste blant oss'' from 2006, which d ...

for ''Hvem sa hva?'' *2019 –

Torgrim Eggen Torgrim Eggen (born 29 October 1958) is a Norwegian musician, journalist, magazine editor, novelist and non-fiction writer. Among his books are ''Gjeld'' from 1992 and the novel ''Pynt'' from 2000. ''Duften av Havana'' from 2002 is a cultural hi ...

for ''Axel. Fra smokken til Ovnen''. *2020 – Dag O. Hessen for ''Verden på vippepunktet''. *2021 – Lena Lindgren for ''Ekko – et essay om algoritmer og begjær''. *2022 – Trygve Riiser Gundersen for ''Haugianerne''. *2023 -

Inga Strümke ''Inga'' is a genus of small tropical, tough-leaved, nitrogen-fixing treesElkan, Daniel. "Slash-and-burn farming has become a major threat to the world's rainforest" ''The Guardian'' 21 April 2004 and shrubs, subfamily Mimosoideae. ''Inga''s l ...

for ''Maskiner som tenker''

Open class

*1996 –

Sven Kærup Bjørneboe Sven Kærup Bjørneboe (born 11 June 1943) is a Norwegian essayist. He was born in Kristiansand, and is a nephew of writer Jens Bjørneboe. His first essay collection was ''Brud og Brudgom'' from 1967. Among his other collections are ''I tvillin ...

, for the essay ''"Jerusalem, en sentimental reise"'' (Jeruslam, a Sentimental Journey) *1997 –

and

, for a children's picturebook ''"Tvillingsøster"'' (Twin Sisters) *1998 –

Christian Rugstad A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words ''Christ'' and ''Chr ...

, for translation of ''

The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis ''The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis'' (in Portuguese: ''O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis'') is a 1984 novel by the Portuguese novelist José Saramago, who was awarded the 1998 ith which ..., who was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature ...

'' by ''

José Saramago José de Sousa Saramago (; 16 November 1922 – 18 June 2010) was a Portuguese people, Portuguese writer. He was the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature for his "parables sustained by imagination, compassion and irony ith which ...

'' *1999 – Anders Heger, for the biography ''"Mykle. Et diktet liv"'' (Agnar Mykle">Mykle Mykle is a lake in the municipality of Kongsberg in Buskerud, Norway. Mykle is located below Bonden mountain near the border with Telemark. Mykle is part of the Siljan watershed (''Siljanvassdraget'') formed by rivers with headwaters at S ...

Prize winners

Fiction for adults

Children's and young adult literature

Non-fiction

Open class

Honorary Award

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