NBU-prisen is a prize which is awarded by the Norwegian Writers for Children to a person or institution who had produced award-winning work in children's or youth literature in Norway. It is awarded every year to a Norwegian author or organization. The actual prize is a work of art, typically created by an illustrator of children’s books.NBU-prisen (NBU - Norske Barne- og Ungdomsbokforfattere)
Prize winners 1988: Anne-Marie Hole Borgen 1989: Norsk Forfattersentrum 1990: Literature Project in Telemark 1991: Else Ditlevsen 1992: Wenche Blomberg 1993: Kåre Kverndokken 1994: Director Karin Beate Vold (Norsk Barnebokinstitutt, the Norwegian Institute for Children’s Books) 1995: Hå Municipality 1996: Children's book editors Guri Vesaas (Samlaget) and Øyunn Krokann (of Gyldendal Tiden) 1997: Leikny Haga Indergaard 1988: Harald Bache-Wiig (University of Oslo) 1999: Barnetimen for de minste (NRK) 2000: Bookseller Lars-Erik Hanssen (of Fortuna Bokhandel) 2001: Author Anette Diesen 2002: Editor Irja Thorenfeldt (Aschehoug) and professor Åsfrid Svensen (of University of Oslo) 2003: Bookseller Kari Johanne Samuelsen and reviewer Ola By Rise (of Adresseavisen) 2004: Cultural editors at Hamar Arbeiderblad and Oppland Arbeiderblad for their book reviews 2005: Children's book editor Wenche Larsen (of Cappelen) and Anne Horn (of Omnipax) 2006: Children's librarian at Norwegian Library of Talking Books and Braille, Eli Frisvold and NRK's children's and youth editor 2007: School librarians Øystein Norvoll of Tromsø and Sigrunn Instefjord of Odda 2008: Jean-Baptiste Coursaud and Gabriele Haefs 2009: Former editor at Cappelen, Tori Hofmo, and editor at Cappelen Damm, Ellen Seip 2010: Pegasus, children's program at the Norwegian Literature Festival in Lillehammer 2011: Barnebokkritikk.no – the webpage specialises in reviewing and reporting on literature and performing arts for children and youth 2012: Falturiltu, Nynorsk book festival for children and youth 2013: Foreningen !les – the leading provider of literature for children and adolescents in Norway 2014: Children's book editor Marianne Koch Knudsen (Gyldendal) 2015: Writing studies in children’s and young adult literature at Norsk Barnebokinstitutt (NBI) and Dag Larsen 2016: Ubok.no 2017: 2018: Arne Svingen 2019: Spangereid school library
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External links
NBU - Norske Barne- og Ungdomsbokforfattere web page