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New Swedish Books 34 Literary Prizes Augustpriset
Augustpriset takes its name from August Strindberg and is Sweden’s most prestigious literary prize. (Swedish Publishers’ Association) 2016 – Best Swedish Fiction Book of the Year: De polyglotta älskarna, Lina Wolff, Albert Bonniers Förlag – Best Swedish Non-Fiction Book of the Year: Gutenberggalaxens nova. En essäberättelse om Erasmus av Rotterdam, humanismen och 1500-talets medierevolution, Nina Burton, Albert Bonniers förlag – Best Swedish Children’s or Young Adult Book of the Year: Tio över ett, Ann-Helén Laestadius, Rabén & Sjögren Nordiska rådets litteraturpris Awarded to literature written in one of the Nordic languages. (The Nordic Council) – 2016 Sånger och formler, Katarina Frostenson, Wahlström & Widstrand SWEDEN – 2015 Trilogien: Andvake, Olavs draumar, Kveldsvævd, Jon Fosse, Samlaget NORWAY – 2014 Mirage 38, Kjell Westö, Albert Bonniers förlag FINLAND Nordiska rådets pris för barn- och ungdomslitteratur Established in 2013 and awarded to children’s and young adult literature written in one of the Nordic languages. (The Nordic Council) – 2016 Sölvasaga unglings, Arnar Már Arngrímsson, Sögur ICELAND – 2015 Mördarens apa, Jakob Wegelius, Bonnier Carlsen SWEDEN – 2014 Brune, Håkon Øvreås (author) and Øyvind Torseter (illustrator) NORWAY Katapultpriset Awarded to debut authors of literary texts (Swedish Writers’ Union) – 2016 Allt jag begär, Henning Brüllhoff, Dockhaveri förlag – 2015 Bli som folk, Stina Stoor, Norstedts – 2014 Skall, Agnes Gerner, Albert Bonniers förlag 2015 – Best Swedish Fiction Book of the Year: Allt jag inte minns, Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Albert Bonniers förlag – Best Swedish Non-Fiction Book of the Year: Min europeiska familj. De senaste 54 000 åren, Karin Bojs, Albert Bonniers förlag – Best Swedish Children’s or Young Adult Book of the Year: När hundarna kommer, Jessica Schiefauer, Bonnier Carlsen 2014 – Best Swedish Fiction Book of the Year: Liv till varje pris, Kristina Sandberg, Norstedts – Best Swedish Non-Fiction Book of the Year: Naturlära, Lars Lerin, Albert Bonniers förlag – Best Swedish Children’s or Young Adult Book of the Year: Mördarens apa, Jakob Wegelius, Bonnier Carlsen Slangbellan Best debut, children’s and young adult literature (Swedish Writers’ Union) – 2015 Sagan om Turid: Kungadottern, Elisabeth Östnäs, Berghs förlag – 2014 Pappersväxten, Josefin Sundqvist, Urax förlag ALMA – Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award The world’s largest international prize for children’s and young adult literature, awarded to authors, illustrators, storytellers and promoters of reading. (Swedish Arts Council) – 2016 Meg Rosoff USA/UK – 2015 PRAESA – organisation that supports reading in South Africa – 2014 Barbro Lindgren SWEDEN