Nominations for the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2019
Kristín Ómarsdóttir and Kristín Eiríksdóttir are nominated, on behalf of Iceland, for the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2019.
A novel and a poetry collection nominated
The Icelandic nominations for the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2019 are the poetry collection Kóngulær í sýningargluggum (spiders in shop windows) by Kristín Ómarsdóttir (Forlagið, 2017) and the novel Elín, ýmislegt (A Fist or a Heart) by Kristín Eiríksdóttir (Forlagið, 2017).
Thirteen works nominated
Thirteen Nordic novels, short stories, and poetry collections have been nominated for the 2019 Nordic Council Literature Prize. The winner will be announced in Stockholm this autumn, with the following are works competing for the prize.
Denmark
Efter Solen by Jonas Eika. Short stories, Basilisk, 2018.de by Helle Helle. Novel, Rosinante, 2018.
Finland
Tristania by Marianna Kurtto. Novel, WSOY, 2017.Där musiken började by Lars Sund. Novel, Förlaget, 2018.
Greenland
Arpaatit qaqortut by Pivinnguaq Mørch. Short stories and poems, Milik Publishin…
Iceland
Elín, ýmislegt by Kristín Eiríksdóttir. Novel, Forlagið, 2017.Kóngulær í sýningargluggum by Kristín Ómarsdóttir. Poetry collection, Forlagið,…
Norway
Det er berre eit spørsmål om tid by Eldrid Lunden. Poetry collection, Aschehoug…Jeg lever et liv som ligner deres. En levnetsbeskrivelse by Jan Grue. Autobiogr…
The Sami Language Area
Ii dát leat dat eana by Inga Ravna Eira. Poetry collection, Davvi Girji, 2018.
Sweden
Nonsensprinsessans dagbok. En sjukskrivning by Isabella Nilsson. Poetry collect…Människan är den vackraste staden by Sami Said. Novel, Natur & Kultur, 2018.
Åland
Det finns inga monster by Liselott Willén. Novel, Albert Bonniers Förlag, 2017.
The works have been nominated by the national members of the adjudicating committee for the 2019 Nordic Council Literature Prize.
Winner to be announced on 29 October
The winner of the 2019 Nordic Council Literature Prize will be announced on 29 October in Stockholm in conjunction with the Session of the Nordic Council. The winner will receive the Northern Lights statuette and DKK 350,000.
About the Nordic Council Literature Prize
The Nordic Council Literature Prize was first awarded in 1962. It goes to a literary work written in one of the Nordic languages, such as poetry, prose, or drama that meets high literary and artistic standards.
The purpose of the Nordic Council's five prizes is to raise interest in the Nordic cultural community and Nordic co-operation on the environment, as well as to recognize outstanding artistic and environmental efforts.