{"id":57929,"date":"2024-02-22T11:46:35","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T11:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/?p=57929"},"modified":"2024-02-22T12:14:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T12:14:19","slug":"the-nominees-for-the-2024-nordic-council-literature-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/the-nominees-for-the-2024-nordic-council-literature-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"The nominees for the 2024 Nordic Council Literature Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thirteen novels, poetry collections, and short stories have been nominated for the 2024 Nordic Council Literature Prize. The list of nominees for this year delivers a strong literary field spanning the entire Nordic Region. The prize has been awarded since 1962.<\/h3>\n

The Nordic Council Literature Prize goes to a literary work written in one of the Nordic languages and which demonstrates a high level of literary skill and artistry. Over six decades, the winning works have reflected the times we live in and opened up new avenues in literature. The works have been nominated by the national members of the adjudication committee for the 2024 Nordic Council Literature Prize.<\/p>\n

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Here are the nominees:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Denmark:<\/p>\n

\u201cHafni fort\u00e6ller\u201d by Helle Helle. Novel, Gutkind Forlag, 2023.
\n\u201cJordisk\u201d by Theis \u00d8rntoft. Novel, Gyldendal, 2023.<\/p>\n

Finland:
\n\u201cVill du kyssa en rebell?\u201d by Eva-Stina Byggm\u00e4star. Poetry collection, Schildts & S\u00f6derstr\u00f6ms, 2023.
\n\u201c101 tapaa tappaa aviomies. Menetelm\u00e4llinen murhamysteeri\u201d by Laura Lindstedt & Sinikka Vuola. Sk\u00e1ldsaga, Siltala, 2022.<\/p>\n

Faroe Islands:
\n\u201cL\u00edvfr\u00f8\u00f0iliga samansetingin \u00ed einum dropa av havvatni minnir um bl\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed m\u00ednum \u00e6\u00f0rum by Kim Simonsen. Poetry collection, Verksmi\u00f0jan, 2023.<\/p>\n

Iceland:
\n\u201cJar\u00f0setning\u201d by Anna Mar\u00eda Bogad\u00f3ttir. Biographical novel, Ang\u00fast\u00fara, 2022.
\n\u201cT\u00f3l\u201d by Krist\u00edn Eir\u00edksd\u00f3ttir. Novel, Forlagi\u00f0, 2022.<\/p>\n

Norway:
\n\u201cFars rygg\u201d by Niels Fredrik Dahl. Novel, Forlaget Oktober, 2023.
\n\u201cJeg plystrer i den m\u00f8rke vinden\u201d by Maria Navarro Skaranger. Novel, Forlaget Oktober, 2023.<\/p>\n

Sami language area:
\n\u201cLe\u014bges hearggi S\u00e1h\u010dal fatnasa\u201d by Fredrik Prost. Personal account, DAT, 2023.<\/p>\n

Sweden:
\n\u201cMinnen fr\u00e5n gl\u00f6mskans st\u00e4der\u201d by Gunnar Harding. Poetry collection, Wahlstr\u00f6m & Widstrand, 2023.
\n\u201cNollamorfa\u201d by Johan J\u00f6nson. Poetry collection, Albert Bonniers F\u00f6rlag, 2023.<\/p>\n

\u00c5land:
\n\u201cF\u00f6r att ta sig ur en rivstr\u00f6m m\u00e5ste man r\u00f6ra sig i sidled\u201d by Mikaela Nyman. Poetry collection, Ellips f\u00f6rlag, 2023.<\/p>\n

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The winner of the 2024 Nordic Council Literature Prize will be announced in the autumn (to be updated) and the winner will receive their prize at an awards ceremony in conjunction with the Session of the Nordic Council in Reykjavik, Iceland. The winner will receive the Nordlys statuette and DKK 300,000.<\/p>\n

Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thirteen novels, poetry collections, and short stories have been nominated for the 2024 Nordic Council Literature Prize. The list of nominees for this year delivers a strong literary field spanning the entire Nordic Region. The prize has been awarded since 1962. The Nordic Council Literature Prize goes to a literary work written in one of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-oflokkad-en","no-banner-image"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57929\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}