Literary award · Denmark · since 1957
Danish Critics Prize for Literature
Literary award. Established 1957 in Denmark.
About Danish Critics Prize for Literature
The Danish Critics Prize for Literature (in Danish: Kritikerprisen) is an annual Danish literature award. It was established in 1957 by the Danish Publishers Association. Since 1971 the award has been made by the Danish Literature Critics Association (Litteraturkritikernes Lav) after a vote by members. The award currently carries a prize of DKK 30,000. The Association also awards the Georg Brandes-Prize.
From the Wikipedia article “Danish Critics Prize for Literature”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Marianne Larsen | — |
| 2020 | Olivia Nordenhof | — |
| 2019 | Pablo Henrik Llambías | — |
| 2018 | C.Y. Frostholm | — |
| 2017 | Ida Jessen | — |
| 2016 | Rasmus Nikolajsen | — |
| 2015 | Ursula Andkjær Olsen | — |
| 2014 | Harald Voetmann Christiansen | — |
| 2013 | Niels Frank | — |
| 2011 | Lars Frost | — |
| 2010 | Christina Hesselholdt | — |
| 2009 | Eske K. Mathiesen | — |
| 2008 | Klaus Høeck | — |
| 2007 | Hans Otto Jørgensen | — |
| 2006 | Naja Marie Aidt | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Danish Critics Prize for Literature 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.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q1146037 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).