The Riverton Prize () is a

literature award Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially novels, plays, and poems. It includes both print and digital writing. In recent centuries, th ...

given annually to the best work of Norwegian

crime fiction Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, crime novel, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives or fiction that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professiona ...

(novel, short story, play, original screenplay). The prize is named after the Norwegian journalist and author

Sven Elvestad Sven Elvestad (7 September 1884 – 18 December 1934) was a Norwegian journalist and author. He is best known for his detective stories, which were published under the pen name Stein Riverton and translated into several languages, including Germ ...

(1884-1934) who published detective stories under the pen name ''Stein Riverton''.

Winners

*2019, Jo Nesbo *2020, Sven Petter Næss *2021, Heine Bakkeid

References

{{reflist Mystery and detective fiction awards Norwegian literary awards