Literary award · Sweden · since 1983
Selma Lagerlöf Prize
Swedish literary award. Established 1983 in Sweden.
About Selma Lagerlöf Prize
The Selma Lagerlöf Prize is a Swedish literary prize awarded to an author writing in the spirit of Selma Lagerlöf, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. The prize was founded by the Sunne Municipality in Värmland County in 1983 and has been awarded annually since 1984. Recipients receive 100,000 Swedish kronor. The awards ceremony takes place in Sunne every August 13 and is in honor of Selma Lagerlöf.
From the Wikipedia article “Selma Lagerlöf Prize”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Lars Norén | — |
| 2016 | Sara Stridsberg | — |
| 2015 | Stewe Claeson | — |
| 2014 | Lotta Lotass | — |
| 2013 | Kjell Johansson | — |
| 2012 | Klas Östergren | — |
| 2011 | Ellen Mattson | — |
| 2010 | Jan Lööf | — |
| 2009 | Lars Gustafsson | — |
| 2008 | John Ajvide Lindqvist | — |
| 2007 | Barbro Lindgren | — |
| 2006 | Lars Jakobson | — |
| 2005 | Birgitta Stenberg | — |
| 2004 | Sigrid Combüchen | — |
| 2003 | P. C. Jersild | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Selma Lagerlöf 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 Q1759974 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).