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The Norwegian Academy of Literature and Freedom of Expression (''Det Norske Akademi for Litteratur og Ytringsfrihet'') is a Norwegian institution founded by the poet
Knut Ødegård Knut Ødegård (born 6 November 1945) is a Norway, Norwegian poet. Biography Born in 1945 in Molde (town), Molde, Norway, Ødegård made his poetic debut in 1967.''(Norwegian)'' http://www.cappelendamm.no/main/katalog.aspx?f=7543 Since then ...
in 2003 and also called ''Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson-Akademiet''. Its objective is to promote understanding of other cultures and literary free speech. The membership includes Norwegian and foreign scholars, authors, politicians, and journalists. The organization's 2016 President was
Kristenn Einarsson Kristenn Einarsson (born 16 June 1950) is an Icelandic-Norwegian publisher. He was born in Reykjavík, and graduated in economics in 1974. He became the chief executive of Den norske Bokklubben in 1991, and chief executive of Kunnskapsforlaget in ...
.


The Bjørnson Prize

The association annually awards the international (''Bjørnsonprisen'') which includes a cash award of 100,000 kroner (approximately €10,000). Recipients of the award: * 2004 –
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and
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(
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), for promotion of relations between
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s and Christians. * 2005 – Esma Redzepova (
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), for championing the
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(gypsies). * 2006 –
Hrant Dink Hrant Dink (; Western ; 15 September 1954 – 19 January 2007) was a Turkish-Armenian intellectual, editor-in-chief of ''Agos'', journalist, and columnist. As editor-in-chief of the bilingual Turkish-Armenian newspaper ''Agos'', Dink was a ...
, Editor-in-Chief of the Armenian bi-lingual weekly paper ''
Agos ''Agos'' (in Armenian: Ակօս, " furrow") is a bilingual weekly newspaper published in Istanbul, Turkey, established on 25 February 1996 by Hrant Dink, Luiz Bakar, Harutyun Şeşetyan, and Anna Turay. ''Agos'' has both Armenian and Turki ...
'' (
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). * 2007 –
Adunis Ali Ahmad Said Esber (, Levantine Arabic, North Levantine ; born 1 January 1930), also known by the pen name Adonis or Adunis ( ), is a Syrian people, Syrian poet, essayist and translator. Maya Jaggi, writing for The Guardian stated "He led a mod ...
(pen name for
Ali Ahmad Said Asbar Ali Ahmad Said Esber (, North Levantine ; born 1 January 1930), also known by the pen name Adonis or Adunis ( ), is a Syrian poet, essayist and translator. Maya Jaggi, writing for The Guardian stated "He led a modernist revolution in the second ...
), Syrian poet. * 2008 –
Ola Larsmo Ola Larsmo was born in 1957 in Sundbyberg and has lived in Västervik for ten years. He studied at Uppsala University, mainly in North Germanic languages, literature, theology and history. Larsmo was editor of BLM from 1984 to 1990, and now work ...
, Swedish writer. * 2009 –
Grigory Pomerants Grigory Solomonovich Pomerants (also: Grigorii or Grigori, , 13 March 1918, Vilnius – 16 February 2013, Moscow) was a Russian philosopher and cultural theorist. He is the author of numerous philosophical works that circulated in samizdat and ma ...
and Zinaida Mirkina, Russian philosophers and writers. * 2010 –
Milan Richter Milan Richter (born 25 July 1948 in Bratislava) is a Slovak writer, playwright, translator, publisher and a former high-ranking diplomat. Life Early years Richter was born in Bratislava into a Slovak-Moravian Jewish family that was almost extermin ...
(Slovakia) and
Einar Már Guðmundsson Einar Már Guðmundsson (born 18 September 1954 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic author of novels, short stories, and poetry. His books have been translated into several languages. Background Einar grew up in Reykjavík. In 1979 he received hi ...
(Iceland), writers. * 2011 –
Ola Didrik Saugstad Ola Didrik Saugstad (born 5 March 1947) is a Norwegian pediatrician, neonatologist and neuroscientist noted for his research on resuscitation of newborn children and his contribution to reduce child mortality. He is a Research Professor at Oslo U ...
and
Marte Wexelsen Goksøyr Marte Wexelsen Goksøyr (born 1982) is a Norwegian actress, public speaker, writer and public debater. Born with Down syndrome, she has made a public stance against stigmatisation of disabled people and against selective abortions. Early life an ...
. * 2012 – Bishop
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, Wojoud Mejalli and
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, human rights activists from Egypt, Yemen and Israel. * 2013 –
Yaşar Kemal Yaşar Kemal (; born Kemal Sadık Gökçeli; 6 October 1923 – 28 February 2015) was a leading Turkish writer of Kurdish descent, who wrote in Turkish and a human rights activist. He received 38 awards during his lifetime and had been a candid ...
, Turkish author. * 2014 –
Kristin Solberg Kristin Solberg (born 1982) is a Norwegian journalist and author. She is the Middle East correspondent for NRK and presently based in Beirut. Previously she covered the Middle East and South Asia for''Aftenposten''. Solberg has a bachelor's degre ...
, Norwegian journalist and author. * 2015 –
Edward Snowden Edward Joseph Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is a former National Security Agency (NSA) intelligence contractor and whistleblower who leaked classified documents revealing the existence of global surveillance programs. Born in 1983 in Elizabeth ...
, whistleblower. * 2016 –
Cecilia Dinardi Cecilia is a personal name originating in the name of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. History The name has been popularly used in Europe (particularly the United Kingdom and Italy, where in 2018 it was the 43rd most popular name for g ...
, Norwegian children's rights activist. * 2017 –
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* 2018 –
Johannes Anyuru Johannes Anyuru (born 23 March 1979) is a Swedish poet and author. Biography Anyuru was born in Borås. His father is from Uganda and his mother is Swedish. He debuted in 2003 with ''Det är bara gudarna som är nya'' (Only the Gods Are New) ...
, Swedish poet and author.Svensk forfatter hedres med Bjørnson-prisen
Sunnmørsposten, 27 June 2018 The prize ceremony is held in the autumn in conjunction with the annual seminar held at the historic Bjørnson house in Molde.


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Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson-Akademiet
official website {{Authority control Free expression awards Norwegian literary awards Awards established in 2003 Literary awards honouring human rights