Literary awards by country
Literary awards in Sweden
21 literary prizes awarded in Sweden, with founding years, organisers and recent winners.
| Name | Founded | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nobel Prize in Literature | 1901 | One of five prizes established by Alfred Nobel |
| Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award | 2002 | Literary award |
| Glass Key award | 1992 | Literature award |
| Dobloug Prize | 1951 | Swedish-Norwegian literary award (1951–) |
| Swedish Academy Nordic Prize | 1986 | Swedish literary award |
| August Prize | 1989 | Swedish literary award |
| Astrid Lindgren Prize | 1967 | Literary award |
| Selma Lagerlöf Prize | 1983 | Swedish literary award |
| Best Swedish Crime Novel Award | 1982 | Annual Swedish literary prize for Swedish language crime novels |
| Bellman Prize | 1920 | Literature prize awarded by the Swedish Academy |
| Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation | 1971 | Award |
| Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize | — | Literary award |
| New Academy Prize in Literature | 2018 | Established in 2018 in lieu of the Nobel Prize in Literature |
| Nils Holgersson Plaque | — | Literary award |
| Stig Dagerman Prize | 1996 | Swedish literary award |
| Lenin Award (Sweden) | — | Swedish cultural award |
| Expressens Heffaklump | — | Swedish literary award |
| Elsa Beskow plaque | 1958 | Swedish literary award for children's books |
| Stora Journalistpriset | 1966 | Swedish journalism prize (1966-) |
| De Nios lyrikpris | 2008 | |
| Borås Tidnings debutantpris | — | Swedish literary award |