Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment is an annually awarded literary prize from the publishing house
Aschehoug
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. The prize is a recognition of superior literary work. The publisher's editorial management makes the award based on their collective judgement of merit. Applications are not accepted.Norwegian Literature Portal /ref>
The endowment is awarded in recognition of Mads Wiel Nygaard (1898–1952). Nygaard was the
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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 o ...
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