Norwegian Booksellers' Prize
The Norwegian Booksellers' Prize (Bokhandlerprisen) is a literature prize awarded annually by the Norwegian Booksellers Association after voting among all who work in Norwegian bookstores. The prize is awarded for one of the year's books in the fiction / general literature category, including children's and youth books. The prize was initiated in 1948, then did not return until 1961. It was also on a hiatus from 1970 to 1980. Prize winners 1948 – Sigurd Hoel 1961 – Kristian Kristiansen 1962 – Vera Henriksen 1963 – Terje Stigen 1964 – Elisabeth Dored 1965 – Johan Borgen 1966 – Ebba Haslund 1967 – Kristian Kristiansen and Tarjei Vesaas 1968 – Odd Eidem and Hans Heiberg 1969 – Finn Alnæs and Richard Herrmann 1981 – Leif B. Lillegaard 1982 – Anne Karin Elstad 1983 – Herbjørg Wassmo 1984 – Torill Thorstad Hauger 1985 – Jo Benkow 1986 – Anne-Cath. Vestly 1987 – Fredrik Skagen 1988 – Bjørg Vik 1989 – Gunnar Staalesen 1990 – Lars Saabye Christensen 1991 – Roy Jacobsen 1992 – Karsten Alnæs 1993 – Jostein Gaarder 1994 – Klaus Hagerup 1995 – Anne Holt 1996 – Ingvar Ambjørnsen 1997 – Karin Fossum 1998 – Erik Fosnes Hansen 1999 – Erlend