The Nynorsk Literature Prize is awarded annually by Noregs Mållag, Det Norske Teatret and Det Norske Samlaget for the best book in either Nynorsk or dialect. The award is presented for the best novel, poetry, novellas, or drama in the past year.
Winners List of winners.Nynorsk litteraturpris
1982 – Eldrid Lunden, Gjenkjennelsen 1983 – Kjartan Fløgstad, U3 1984 – Alfred Hauge, Serafen 1985 – Paal-Helge Haugen, Det overvintra lyset 1986 – Kjartan Fløgstad, Det 7. klima 1987 – Edvard Hoem, Ave Eva 1988 – Johannes Heggland, Meisterens søner 1989 – Helge Torvund, Den monotone triumf 1990 – Liv Nysted, Som om noe noengang tar slutt 1991 – Marit Tusvik, Ishuset 1992 – Jon Fosse, Bly og vatn 1993 – Einar Økland, Istaden for roman og humor 1994 – Solfrid Sivertsen, Grøn koffert 1995 – Lars Amund Vaage, Rubato 1996 – Oddmund Hagen, Utmark 1997 – Marie Takvam, Dikt i samling 1998 – Brit Bildøen, Tvillingfeber 1999 – Åse Marie Nesse, Dikt i samling (1999), Faust (1993, 1999) and Mitt hjarte slo (1999) 2000 – Rune Belsvik, Ein naken gut 2001 – Ragnar Hovland, Ei vinterreise 2002 – Inger Bråtveit, Munn mot ein frosen fjord 2003 – Jon Fosse, Auge i vind 2004 – not awarded 2005 – Øyvind Vågnes, Ekko 2006 – Eilev Groven Myhren for Ringdrotten, a translation of The Lord of the Rings 2007 – Frode Grytten for Rom ved havet, rom i byen, novella 2008 – Gunnhild Øyehaug for Vente, blinke, novel 2009 – Kjartan Fløgstad for Grense Jakobselv, novel 2010 – Jan Roar Leikvoll for Fiolinane, novel 2011 – Marit Eikemo for Samtale ventar, novel 2012 – Lars Amund Vaage for Syngja, novel 2013 – Sigrun Slapgard for Englestien, novel 2014 – Lars Petter Sveen for Guds barn, novel 2015 – Eirik Ingebrigtsen for Spikrar frå fallande plankar, novel 2016 – Ruth Lillegraven for Sigd, poems 2017 – Olaug Nilssen for Tung tids tale, novel 2018 – Brit Bildøen for Tre vegar til havet, novel
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