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West Nordic Council's Children and Youth Literature Prize

The West Nordic Council's Children and Youth Literature Prize is a literary award established in 2002 by the West Nordic Council. The prize is awarded every second year at the annual meeting of the West Nordic Council, normally in August. The three countries of the North West region of Northern Europe are Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. These countries nominate one literary work each. The winner gets a reward of DKK 60 000 and their book is translated into the other two languages of the region and into one of the Scandinavian languages: Norwegian, Danish, Swedish or Finnish, without any expenses for the winner.

Winners
• 2020 - Langelstur að eilífu by Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir • 2018 - Træið by Bárður Oskarsson • 2016 - Hon, sum róði eftir ælaboganum, by Rakel Helmsdal • 2014 - Tidsskisten by Andri Snær Magnason • 2012 - Kaassalimik oqaluttuaq (The Story of Kaassali), by Lars-Pele Berthelsen • 2010 - Garðurinn (Kirkegården), by Gerður Kristný • 2008 - Draugaslóð (Ghost Track / Danish title: Spøgelsesspor), by Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir • 2006 - Ein hundur, ein ketta og ein mús (A Dog, A Cat and a Mouse / Danish title: En hund, en kat og en mus), by Bárður Oskarsson • 2004 - Engill í vesturbænum (An Angel in the Neighbourhood / En engel i nabolaget), af Kristín Steinsdóttir by Halla Sólveig Þorgeirsdóttir • 2002 - Sagan af bláa hnettinum (Historien om den blå planet), by Andri Snær Magnason == Nominees ==
Nominees
2020 From Iceland Langelstur að eilífu by Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir From Greenland Orpilissat nunarsuarmi kusanarnersaat by Juaaka Lyberth From the Faroe Islands Loftar tú mær? by Rakel Helmsdal 2018 From Iceland Úlfur og Edda by Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir From Greenland Kammagiitta! Vil du være min ven? by Maja-Lisa Kehlet From the Faroe Islands Træið by Bárður Oskarsson 2016 is nominated from the Faroe Islands in 2016. From Iceland Mamma Klikk, by Gunnar Helgason From Greenland AVUU, by Frederik “Kunngi” Kristensen From the Faroe Islands Hon, sum róði eftir ælaboganum, by Rakel Helmsdal 2014 From Iceland Tímakistan, by Andri Snær Magnason From Greenland Den magiske kasket, by Kathrine Rosing From the Faroe Islands Flata Kaninin, by Bárður Oskarsson 2012 From Iceland Með heiminn í vasanum (With the World in the Pocket / Danish title: Med hele verden i lommen), by Margrét Örnólfsdóttir From Greenland Kaassalimik oqaluttuaq (The Story of Kaassali / Danish title: Fortælling om Kaassali), by Lars-Pele Berthelsen From the Faroe Islands • Skriva í sandin (Write in the Sand / Danish title: Skriv i sandet), by Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs 2010 won the prize in 2010. From Iceland Garðurinn (The Grave Yard / Danish title: Kirkegården), by Gerður Kristný From Greenland Sila, by Lana Hansen From the Faroe Islands Várferðin til brúnna, by Rakel Helmsdal 2008 From Iceland Draugaslóð (Danish title: Spøgelsesspor), by Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir From Greenland Abct, by Julie Edel Hardenber From the Faroe Islands Apollonia, by Edward Fuglø 2006 from the Faroe Islands won the prize in 2006. From Iceland Frosnu tærnar (Frozen Toes / De frosne tæer), by Sigrún Eldjárn From Greenland Nissimaat nissimaajaqqallu (Santa Claus / Danish title: Nissemænd og små nisser), by Grethe Guldager illustrated by Nuka Godfredsen From the Faroe Islands Ein hundur, ein ketta og ein mús (A dog, a cat and a Mouse / Danish title: En hund, en kat og en mus), by Bárður Oskarsson 2004 From Greenland • Inuk sodavandillu akuukkat (Inuk - The poisoned soft drink / Danish title: Inuk - og forgiftede sodavand), by Jokum Nielsen From Iceland Engill í vesturbænum, by Kristín Steinsdóttir illustrated by Halla Sólveig Þorgeirsdóttir From the Faroe Islands Loppugras (poems) by Sólrún Michelsen illustrated by Hanni Bjartalíð. Includes a musical-CD, with songs sung by a school class, songs from the book. 2002 won the prize in 2002. From Greenland Sialuarannguaq, by Jørgen Petersen From Iceland Sagan af bláa hnettinum, by Andri Snær Magnason From the Faroe Islands Kuffa by Brynhild Andreasen (text) and Astrid MacDonald (drawings) == References ==
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