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 (Greenland and Faroe Islands are autonomous constituent countries of the Kingdom of Denmark). 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 MagnasonVestnordisk.is - Tre bøger nu nomineret til Børne- og Ungdomslitteraturprisen 2016 2012 - Kaassalimik oqaluttuaq (The Story of Kaassali), by Lars-Pele BerthelsenKnr.gl 2010 - Garðurinn (Kirkegården), by Gerður KristnýNorden.org (in Icelandic) 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 OskarssonForlagettorgard.dk (in Danish) 2004 - Engill í vesturbænum (An Angel in the Neighbourhood / En engel i nabolaget), af Kristín Steinsdóttir by Halla Sólveig ÞorgeirsdóttirBokmenntir.is (in Icelandic) 2002 - Sagan af bláa hnettinum (Historien om den blå planet), by Andri Snær MagnasonVestnordisk.is
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
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 OskarssonAktuelt.fo, Bárður Oskarsson tilnevndur til virðisløn
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
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 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
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
External links Vestnordisk.is (About the prize)