Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature

The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature ("Den norske Kritikerprisen for litteratur" or "Kritikerprisen") is awarded by the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association ("Norsk Litteraturkritikerlag") and has been awarded every year since 1950. The prize is presented to a Norwegian author for a literary work as agreed to among the members of the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association. Since 1978 the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association has also awarded a prize for the best work of children's literature. In 2003 the Critics Prize for the year's best work of translation was established, and in 2012 the Critics Prize for the year's best work of nonfiction for adults was established. For other Norwegian Critics Awards, see Norwegian Theatre Critics Award, which has been awarded every year since 1939 (except 1940-45), the Norwegian Music Critics Award, which has been awarded every year since 1947, and the Norwegian Dance Critics Award, which has been awarded every year since 1977.
Winners of the prize for best literary work (adult).
A list of Critics Prizewinners is maintained on the kritikerlaget website.
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Critics Prize for the year's best children's or youth's literature.
A list of Critics Prizewinners is maintained on the kritikerlaget website.
Critics Prize for the year's best work of translation.
This prize was established in 2003.
Critics Prize for the year's best work of nonfiction for adults.
This prize was established in 2012.
Annual Literature Critics Award.
The prize for literature critic of the year was established in 1994. It is granted to a critic who has demonstrated excellence through review of literature or who has strengthened the discipline of criticism. The objective is to highlight critic's work and stimulate academic study in all forms of criticism. 