The Faroese Literature Prize, also known as the Mentanarvirðisløn M. A. Jacobsens (M. A. Jacobsen's Cultural Award), is a prize for Faroese literature that was begun by the Tórshavnar kommuna (Tórshavn City Council) in 1958. Its winners include Heðin Brú, Jákup Pauli Gregoriussen, Jóanes Nielsen and Kristian Blak. The prize is always awarded at a ceremony in Tórshavn on 17 September or a day close to 17 September, which is the birthday of Mads Andreas Jacobsen. M. A. Jacobsen was a Faroese politician and librarian who headed the National Library of the Faroe Islands, then called Færø Amts Bibliotek in Danish but later renamed Landsbókasavnið, in Faroese. M. A. Jacobsen was the mayor of Tórshavn and a member of the Løgting (the Faroese parliament). The M. A. Jacobsen Prize was at first only for writers, but was later expanded to three categories: one award for Faroese fiction, one for Faroese nonfiction and one for other cultural achievements. In 2012 the prize was worth 35,000 Danish kroner.
Another Faroese cultural prize, called Mentanarvirðisløn Landsins (Faroese Cultural Prize), is currently worth 150,000 DKK. In addition the Heiðursgáva landsins (The Faroese Cultural Department's Award of Honour) is worth 75,000 DKK.Vencil.wordpress.com, Virðislønir landsins
List of Faroese Literature Prize winners
FictionNon-fiction literatureOther Cultural Achievement2020Lív Maria Róadóttir JægerHjalmar P. PetersenJógvan D. Hansen2019Oddfríður Marni RasmussenHanus KambanBernharður Wilkinson2018Rannvá Holm MortensenNo award givenEdward Fuglø2017Sissal KampmannNo award givenSimme Arge Jacobsen2016Heðin M. KleinNo award givenEilif Samuelsen2015Carl Jóhan JensenJóan Pauli JoensenJákup Veyhe2014Kim SimonsenÓli OlsenMargreta Næss2013Katrin OttarsdóttirPoul JespersenTurið Sigurðardóttir2012Jóanes NielsenEivind WeyheJens-Kjeld Jensen2011NonNicolina Beder JensenJógvan IsaksenRit.fo, Rithøvundafelag Føroya2010Tóroddur Poulsen for Útsýni.Rógvi Mouritsen for Fiskar undir FøroyumBjørki Geyti for Føroya Sjósavn2009Vida Akselsdóttir HøjgaardBirgar Johannessen for Havnin – fólk og yrkiArnbjørn Ólavsson Dalsgarð and Oddfríður Marni Rasmussen for the literary magazine Vencil2008Sólrún MichelsenHanus KjølbroAnna Kirstin Thomsen2007Martin JoensenPetur Jacob SigvardsenLaura Joensen2006Carl Jóhan JensenGuðrun GaardEbba Hentze2005NonTurið KjølbroJón Tyril2004Sigri Mitra GaïniGianfranco ContriMortan Winther Poulsen2003NonMarianne ClausenVilhelm Magnussen2002Oddvør JohansenAndras MortensenKristian Blak2001Annfinnur í SkálaBogi HansenZacharias Hammer2000Oddfríður Marni RasmussenZakarias WangRigmor Restorff1999NonDorete BlochMartin Tórgarð1998NonJákup Pauli GregoriussenFrits Johannesen1997Petur JensenDoris HansenÓlavur Hátún1996NonElin Súsanna JacobsenÁrni Dahl1995Kári P.Martin NæsNon1994NonJógvan IsaksenNon1993Jens Pauli HeinesenMalan MarnersdóttirOskar Hermannsson1992Tóroddur PoulsenNonNon1991Bárður JákupssonJóhan Hendrik Winther PoulsenNon1990D. P. DanielsenSvenning TausenNon1989Carl Jóhan JensenAxel TórgarðNon1988Rói PaturssonSigurd BerghamarKarsten Hoydal1987Astrid JoensenEyðun AndreassenSigurð Joensen1986Hanus AndreassenHans Jacob DebesNon1985Heðin M. KleinNiels Juel ArgeKristian Osvald Viderø1984Jóanes NielsenJóhannes av SkarðiNon1983Oddvør JohansenJørgen M. OlsenPetur W. Háberg1982Gunnar HoydalJóannes RasmussenNon1981Steinbjørn B. JacobsenErlendur PaturssonNon1980Christian MatrasHanus AndreassenNon1979Regin DahlBjarni NiclasenNon1978Hans ThomsenMaria Eide PetersenNon1977Alexandur KristiansenJeffrei HenriksenNon1976Rikard LongÓluva Skaale andMarius JohannesenNon1975William HeinesenSámal JohansenNon1974Guðrið HelmsdalJákup í JákupsstovuNon1973Jens Pauli Heinesen andRegin DahlEinar Joensen, Poul Petersen og Katrina ØsterøNon1972NonNonNon1971NonNonNon1970NonNonNon1969Jens Pauli Heinesen andRói PaturssonHans J. Glerfoss andHanus D. JoensenNon
M.A. Jacobsens's Awards Before 1969
1968Robert Joensen1967Johanna Maria Skylv-Hansen1966Hans Dalsgaard and Jógvan Símun Hansen1965Christian Matras and Páll J. Nolsøe1964Heðin Brú1963Poul F. Joensen1962Martin Joensen1961Karsten Hoydal1960Valdemar Poulsen1959R. K. Rasmussen and Jens Pauli Heinesen1958Jóan Christian Poulsen and T.N. Djurhuus
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