Literary award · Sweden · since 1951
Dobloug Prize
Swedish-Norwegian literary award (1951–). Established 1951 in Sweden.
About Dobloug Prize
The Dobloug Prize (Swedish: Doblougska priset, Norwegian: Doblougprisen) is a literature prize in Sweden, awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug (1881–1944) pursuant to his bequest. The prize sum is 4 * 150,000 Swedish crowns (2011). The Dobloug Prize is awarded annually by the Swedish Academy.
From the Wikipedia article “Dobloug Prize”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Per Odensten | — |
| 2020 | Nils Christian Moe-Repstad | — |
| 2019 | Johan Harstad | — |
| 2019 | Olaug Nilssen | — |
| 2019 | Ernst Brunner | — |
| 2019 | Carin Franzén | — |
| 2018 | Helge Torvund | — |
| 2018 | Johannes Anyuru | — |
| 2018 | Vigdis Hjorth | — |
| 2018 | Ida Börjel | — |
| 2017 | Theodor Kallifatides | — |
| 2017 | Linn Ullmann | — |
| 2017 | Ulf Lundell | — |
| 2017 | Steinar Opstad | — |
| 2016 | Inghill Johansen | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Dobloug Prize 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 Q1233326 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).