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Lenin Award (Sweden)

Swedish cultural award.

About Lenin Award (Sweden)

Jan Myrdal’s big prize – The Lenin Award is a Swedish cultural award that is awarded annually by Lasse Diding to a writer or artist in Sweden who operates with social criticism and in a rebellious leftist tradition. In 2016, the award was called the Jan Myrdal Library's big prize – the Lenin Award and in 2017–2021 the award was just called the Lenin Award.

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Recent winners

YearWinnerWinning work
2021Nina Björk—
2020Kajsa Ekis Ekman—
2019Göran Therborn—
2018Sven Wollter—
2017Stefan Jarl—
2015Mikael Wiehe—
2014Jan Guillou—
2013Maj Sjöwall—
2011Maj Wechselmann—
2010Roy Andersson—
2009Mattias Gardell—

From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.

Eligibility and entering

Check the official rules of the Lenin Award (Sweden) 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.

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