Borås Tidnings debutantpris

Borås Tidnings debutantpris (Borås Tidning award for best literary debut) is an annual award to a Swedish debut literary work awarded by newspaper Borås Tidning and University of Borås. It was first awarded in 2001 to Lotta Lotass for Kallkällan, winning 100,000 SEK. The award has become a prestigious prize in Swedish literature. In a 2010 study, Borås Tidnings debutantpris was the fourth most reported literary award in Sweden, after the August Prize, the Nordic Council Literature Prize, and Sveriges Radios romanpris, in one metric shared fourth with Piratenpriset. As of 2025, the award sum is 150,000 SEK, handed out at Borås City Theatre. Korparna by Tomas Bannerhed was the first work to win both the August Prize and Borås Tidnings debutantpris in 2012. The 2020 winner Osebol by Marit Kapla has also won both awards.

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Check the official rules of the Borås Tidnings debutantpris for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.

If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.