The Council decided to establish a literature prize for Children's literature and literature for Teenagers. The prize is designed to support authors writing for this audience.
But also, the aim is to promote young people's literature in and between Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. For a candidate, the prize means free translation into the other two West-Nordic countries and into one Scandinavian language.
It is important that young readers have an opportunity to read literature from our neighbouring countries.
The Prize of DKK 60,000 will be awarded every other year, starting in August 2002 on the West Nordic Council's Annual Meetings.
Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands will nominate one candidate each. The books will then be translated and the winner is announced subsequently.
The winner of the Prize in 2010 was:
From Iceland
Garðurinn
by Gerður Kristný
The winner of the Prize in 2008 was:
From Iceland
Draugaslóð
by Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir
The nominated books in 2007 were as follows:
From Greenland
Abct
by Julie Edel Hardenber
From Iceland
Draugaslóð
by Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir
From the Faroe Islands
Apollonia
by Edward Fuglø
The winner of the Prize in 2006 was:
From the Faroe Islands
Ein hundur, ein kette og ein mús (A dog, a cat and a Mouse)
By Bárður Oskarsson
The nominated books in 2006 are as follows:
From Greenland
Nissimaat nissimaajaqqallu (Santa Claus)
by Grethe Guldager with illustrations by Nuka Godfredsen
Frosnu tærnar (The frosen toes)
By Sigrún Eldjárn
From the Faroe Islands
Ein hundur, ein kette og ein mús (A dog, a cat and a Mouse)
By Bárður Oskarsson
The winner of the Prize in 2004 was:
From Iceland
Engill í vesturbænum
by Kristín Steinsdóttir with illustrations by Halla Sólveig Þorgeirsdóttir
The nominated books in 2004 were as follows:
From Greenland
Inuk sodavandillu akuukkat
by Jokum Nielsen
From Iceland
Engill í vesturbænum
by Kristín Steinsdóttir with illustrations by Halla Sólveig Þorgeirsdóttir
From the Faroe Islands
Loppugras (poetry)
by Sólrun Michelsen with illustrations by Hanni Bjartalíð. The book includes a music CD featuring a primary school class performing the contents of the book.
The winner of the Prize in 2002 was:
Iceland
Sagan af bláa hnettinum
by Andri Snær Magnason
The nominations in 2002 were were as follows:
Greenland
Sialuarannguaq
by Jørgen Petersen
Iceland
Sagan af bláa hnettinum
by Andri Snær Magnason
Faroe Islands
Kuffa
by Brynhild Andreasen (text) og Astrid MacDonald (illustrations)