Norwegian Booksellers' Prize

The Norwegian Booksellers' Prize is a literature prize was awarded by the Norwegian Booksellers Association. It was initiated in 1948, then did not return until 1961. It was also on a hiatus from 1970 to 1980.^[1][2]

Prize winners

Jo Benkow, 1985 winner

Gunnar Staalesen, 1989 winner

Ingvar Ambjørnsen, 1996 winner

Åsne Seierstad, 2002 winner

• 1948 – Sigurd Hoel
• 1961 – Kristian Kristiansen
• 1962 – Vera Henriksen
• 1963 – Terje Stigen
• 1964 – Elisabeth Dored
• 1965 – Johan Borgen
• 1966 – Ebba Haslund
• 1967 – Kristian Kristiansen and Tarjei Vesaas
• 1968 – Odd Eidem and Hans Heiberg
• 1969 – Finn Alnæs and Richard Herrmann
• 1981 – Leif B. Lillegaard
• 1982 – Anne Karin Elstad
• 1983 – Herbjørg Wassmo
• 1984 – Torill Thorstad Hauger
• 1985 – Jo Benkow
• 1986 – Anne-Cath. Vestly
• 1987 – Fredrik Skagen
• 1988 – Bjørg Vik
• 1989 – Gunnar Staalesen
• 1990 – Lars Saabye Christensen
• 1991 – Roy Jacobsen
• 1992 – Karsten Alnæs
• 1993 – Jostein Gaarder
• 1994 – Klaus Hagerup
• 1995 – Anne Holt
• 1996 – Ingvar Ambjørnsen
• 1997 – Karin Fossum
• 1998 – Erik Fosnes Hansen
• 1999 – Erlend Loe
• 2000 – Jo Nesbø
• 2001 – Lars Saabye Christensen
• 2002 – Åsne Seierstad
• 2003 – Per Petterson
• 2004 – Levi Henriksen
• 2005 – Anne B. Ragde
• 2006 – Erik Fosnes Hansen
• 2007 – Jo Nesbø
• 2008 – Tore Renberg
• 2009 – Roy Jacobsen
• 2010 – Jan-Erik Fjell
• 2011 – Jørn Lier Horst
• 2012 – Per Petterson
• 2013 – Cecilie Enger
• 2014 – Lars Mytting
• 2015 – Maja Lunde
• 2016 – Vigdis Hjorth

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