Riksmål Society Literature Prize
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The Riksmål Society Literature Prize (Riksmålsforbundets litteraturpris) is awarded annually by the Riksmålsforbundet
for the outstanding publication in riksmål. The prize was awarded until 2002 by the Oslo and Bærum Riksmål League, when it was taken over by the Riksmålsforbundet.
Riksmålsforbundet
Riksmålsforbundet is the main organisation for Riksmål, one of the written standard of the Norwegian language ....
for the outstanding publication in riksmål. The prize was awarded until 2002 by the Oslo and Bærum Riksmål League, when it was taken over by the Riksmålsforbundet.
Prize winners
- 1957 – Terje StigenTerje Stigen-Career:Terje Stigen was born on Magerøya in Finnmark, Norway but spent part of his childhood in Tromsø. After his final exams at Nordstrand school in Aker during 1941, he studied philology at the University of Oslo, cand.philol. English majors in 1947.)...
- 1958 – Harald GriegHarald GriegHarald Grieg was a Norwegian publisher.He was a relative of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg. Harald's brother Nordahl Grieg was a writer and an active member of the Free Norwegian Forces during the German occupation of Norway...
- 1959 – Emil BoysonEmil BoysonEmil Boyson was a Norwegian poet, author, and translator. Although Boyson formally debuted in 1927 with a prose book Sommertørst , he was primarily known for his poetry...
- 1960 – Odd EidemOdd EidemOdd Eidem was a Norwegian writer, journalist and literary critic. He was an active member of the political movement Mot Dag in the 1930s....
- 1961 – Gunnar Bull GundersenGunnar Bull GundersenGunnar Bull Gundersen was a Norwegian sailor, novelist, playwright and lyricist.Gunnar Bull Gundersen was born in Stavanger, in Rogaland, Norway. Gundersen grew up with changing foster parents and at different boarding schools...
- 1962 – Solveig ChristovSolveig ChristovSolveig Beda Christov was a Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories, and playwright.-Early and personal life:...
- 1963 – André BjerkeAndré BjerkeJarl André Bjerke was a Norwegian writer and poet. His debut was in 1940 with a collection of poems, Syngende Jord . He has written a wide range of material: poems , mystery novels , essays, and articles...
- 1964 – Odd HølaasOdd HølaasOddleiv Sigurd Bang Hølaas was a Norwegian journalist and writer. He won the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 1964....
- 1965 – Rolf Jacobsen
- 1966 – Karin BangKarin BangKarin Bang is a Norwegian poet, novelist, children's writer and crime writer.-Early and personal life:Bang was born in Oslo as the daughter of industrial manager Alf Bang and Dagmar Kathinka Hansen...
- 1967 – Hallvard Rieber-MohnHallvard Rieber-MohnHallvard Rieber-Mohn was a Norwegian writer and Dominican priest. He won the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 1967.In 1982 he was awarded the Fritt Ord Award.-References:...
- 1968 – Ebba HaslundEbba HaslundEbba Margareta Haslund Halvorsen was a Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories, playwright, essayist, children's writer, literary critic, radio speaker and politician.-Early and personal life:...
- 1969 – Olav NordråOlav NordråOlav Nordrå was a Norwegian writer. He won the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 1969.-References:...
- 1970 – Finn CarlingFinn CarlingFinn Carling was a Norwegian novelist, playwright, lyricist and essayist. He made his literary debut in 1949 with Broen ....
- 1971 – Per ArnebergPer ArnebergPer Arneberg was a Norwegian poet, prosaist and translator, born in Tønsberg.Among his books are Dagen og natten , Oslostreif and Oktobernetter . He edited the poetry anthology Norsk lyrikk. Mellomkrigstiden .He was awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 1971.-References:...
- 1972 – Bjørg VikBjørg VikBjørg Vik is a Norwegian writer, playwright and journalist. She made her literary debut in 1963 with Søndag ettermiddag...
- 1973 – Aasmund BrynildsenAasmund BrynildsenAasmund Brynildsen was a Norwegian essayist, biographer, magazine editor and publishing house consultant.He was born at Tjøme. He married writer Karin Bang in 1952....
- 1974 – Jens BjørneboeJens BjørneboeJens Ingvald Bjørneboe was a Norwegian writer whose work spanned a number of literary formats. He was also a painter and a waldorf school teacher. Bjørneboe was a harsh and eloquent critic of Norwegian society and Western civilization on the whole...
- 1975 – Stein MehrenStein MehrenStein Mehren is a Norwegian poet, author, essayist and playwright. He made his literary debut as lyricist with Gjennom stillheten en natt...
- 1976 – Astrid Hjertenæs AndersenAstrid Hjertenæs AndersenAstrid Hjertenæs Andersen was a Norwegian poet and travel-writer.-Biography:Astrid Hjertenæs was born in Horten , in Vestfold County, Norway. She attended a secretary and journalist school for women...
- 1977 – Peter R. HolmPeter R. HolmPeter Røwde Holm is a Norwegian poet, author and translator. Holm has also worked as an observer at the United Nations' arms control and disarmament conferences. Ever since his writing debut in 1955, he has held an important position in Norwegian poetry...
- 1978 – Knut FaldbakkenKnut Faldbakken-Biography:Faldbakken studied psychology at Oslo University, and then worked as a journalist. He visited a number of countries, working variously as a bookkeeper, sailor, and factory worker, and began writing books in 1967 while living in Paris....
- 1979 – Åge RønningÅge RønningÅge Rønning was a Norwegian writer and journalist.Rønning was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 1982 for the novel Kolbes reise. In 1986 he received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award...
- 1980 – Henrik GrothHenrik GrothHenrik Groth was a Norwegian publisher and essayist.The son of a banker, he was hired in the publishing house J.W. Cappelens Forlag in 1927, and continued to climb the career ladder there....
- 1981 – Jan BullJan BullJan Bull was a Norwegian author and theater instructor. Born in Paris, he was son of the Norwegian poet Olaf Bull.- Bibliography :* 13 poetry – poetry .* Marianne – * Sommerfuglene...
- 1982 – Sissel Lange-NielsenSissel Lange-NielsenSissel Lange-Nielsen is a Norwegian writer, literary critic, and journalist. She won the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 1982.She is a member of the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature.-References:...
- 1983 – Odd AbrahamsenOdd AbrahamsenOdd Abrahamsen was a Norwegian poet, born in Fredrikstad.Among his collections are Om det finnes en stillhet , Nedslag and Makten skal tie ....
- 1984 – Ernst OrvilErnst OrvilErnst Orvil was a Norwegian novelist, short story writer, lyricist and playwright. He made his literary debut with the novel Birger in 1932. His first poetry collection was Bølgeslag ....
- 1985 – Harald SverdrupHarald Sverdrup (writer)Harald Ulrik Sverdrup was a Norwegian poet and children's writer. He received several literary prizes, including the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature, the Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment, the Dobloug Prize and the Riksmål Society Literature Prize.-Early and personal life:Sverdrup was born in...
- 1986 – Carl Fredrik EngelstadCarl Fredrik EngelstadCarl Johan Fredrik Engelstad was a Norwegian writer, playwright, journalist, translator and theatre director.-Personal life:...
- 1987 – Kjell AskildsenKjell AskildsenKjell Askildsen is a Norwegian writer. He is probably best known for his minimalistic short stories.-Personal life:He was born in Mandal as a son of bailiff and politician Arne Askildsen and Aasta Håverstad...
- 1988 – Richard HerrmannRichard Herrmann (journalist)Richard Herrmann, MBE was a Norwegian journalist, writer and radio personality.Born and raised in Larvik, Hermann graduated in 1939, and subsequently studied philology at University of Oslo. In 1941 he was offered a job with Norsk Telegrambyrå, an offer he reluctantly accepted, as it required all...
- 1989 – Gunvor HofmoGunvor HofmoGunvor Hofmo was a Norwegian writer, often considered one of Norway's most influential modernist poets.-Literary career:...
- 1990 – Erik Fosnes HansenErik Fosnes HansenErik Fosnes Hansen is a Norwegian writer.He was born in New York, and made his debut at age twenty with the novel Falketårnet. His most famous work is his second novel, Psalm at Journey's End, which in separate but steadily more interwoven stories follows the individual musicians that end their...
- 1991 – Kaj SkagenKaj SkagenKaj Skagen is a Norwegian writer,. He received the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 1991. His first book Gatedik was published in 1971. From 1978 to 1980, he published and edited the periodical "Arken". In 1982 he won the first prize of a national novel contest with the novel Broene brenner...
- 1992 – Paal BrekkePaal BrekkePaal Brekke was a Norwegian lyricist, novelist, translator of poetry, and literary critic. Brekke fled from occupied Norway to Sweden in 1940, when he was 17 years old. He made his literary debut in 1942, with the poetry collection Av din jord er vi til...
- 1993 – Tove NilsenTove NilsenTove Nilsen is a Norwegian novelist, children's writer and literary critic.She made her literary debut in 1974 with the novel Aldri la dem kle deg forsvarsløst naken. Her adolescence novel from a dormitory town, Skyskraperengler was a bestseller.She was awarded the Riksmål Society Literature...
- 1994 – Tor Åge BringsværdTor Åge BringsværdTor Åge Bringsværd is an author, playwright, editor and translator. He is perhaps best known for his speculative fiction. Together with long-time partner Jon Bing, he is also considered as the first Norwegian author to write science fiction literature. Bringsværd regards himself as an anarchist,...
- 1995 – Fredrik WandrupFredrik WandrupFredrik Wandrup is a Norwegian journalist and writer. He has been affiliated with Dagbladet since 1976, and won the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 1995.-References:*...
- 1996 – Bergljot Hobæk HaffBergljot Hobæk HaffBergljot Hobæk Haff is a Norwegian novel writer. Upon completing her education, she traveled to Denmark, and taught there for 24 years before returning to Oslo. She made her debut with the novel Raset in 1956...
- 1997 – Lars Saabye ChristensenLars Saabye ChristensenLars Saabye Christensen, born 21 September 1953 in Oslo, is a Norwegian author.Saabye Christensen was raised in the Skillebekk neighbourhood of Oslo, but lived for many years in Sortland in northern Norway; both places play a major role in his work...
- 1998 – Ketil BjørnstadKetil BjørnstadKetil Bjørnstad is a Norwegian pianist and composer. Initially trained as a classical pianist, Bjørnstad discovered jazz at an early age and has embraced the emergence of "European jazz"....
- 1999 – Ingvar AmbjørnsenIngvar AmbjørnsenIngvar Even Ambjørnsen-Haefs is a Norwegian writer. He is best known for his "Elling" tetralogy: Utsikt til paradiset , Fugledansen , Brødre i blodet , and Elsk meg i morgen ....
- 2000 – Toril BrekkeToril BrekkeToril Brekke is a Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories, children's writer, biographer, translator and literary critic.-Early and personal life:...
- 2001 – Britt Karin LarsenBritt Karin LarsenBritt Karin Larsen is a Norwegian poet and author. Larsen debuted as a poet in 1978 with 5 mg blues og andre dikt, and has published a great deal of poetry collections and novels since then...
- 2002 – Olav AngellOlav AngellOlav Angell is a Norwegian poet, novelist, science fiction writer, crime writer, translator, anthology editor and jazz musician....
- 2003 – Roy JacobsenRoy JacobsenRoy Jacobsen is a Norwegian novelist and short-story writer. Born in Oslo, he made his publishing début in 1982 with the short-story collection Fangeliv , which won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris...
- 2004 – Anne B. RagdeAnne B. RagdeNorwegian author Anne Birkefeldt Ragde made her literary debut in 1986 with the children’s book Hallo! Her er Jo! Since then, she has written several books for children and young adults, among them a biography about Sigrid Undset, for which she was awarded the Brage Prize. Her first novel for...
- 2005 – Erland KiøsterudErland KiøsterudErland Kiøsterud is a Norwegian novelist.He made his literary debut in 1973 with the novel Sår som aldri gror. His next novel, Jord! was made into a film in 1988....
, for Det første arbeidet (The First Work) - 2006 – Egil Børre JohnsenEgil Børre JohnsenEgil Børre Johnsen is a Norwegian writer. He was the recipient of the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 2006.-References:...
, for Unorsk og norsk. Knud Knudsen: En beretning om bokmålets far - 2007 – Jan Christopher NæssJan Christopher NæssJan Christopher Cockburn Næss is a Norwegian writer, known for his novels and children's literature.He was born in Great Britain. His novels include Meg selv og mine kjære , Jotapata , Fiat and Det begynner med sex og ender med døden...
, for Det begynner med sex og ender med døden (It Starts With Sex and Ends With Death) - 2008 – Dag Olav HessenDag Olav HessenDag Olav Hessen is a Norwegian writer and biologist, known for his work in the field of ecology.He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. He was awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 2008, and the Fritt Ord Honorary Award in 2010.-References:...
, for Natur? Hva skal vi med den? (Nature? What Shall We Do With It?)