The Herman Wildenvey Poetry Award () is a Norwegian award. It is conferred every year on July 20, the birthday of the poet Herman Wildenvey, in an event held at Hergisheim. The award consists of NOK 15,000 and a bronze relief plaque designed by the sculptor Ørnulf Bast.
The award is given to a person or institution that has helped foster interest in Herman Wildenvey's poetry and stimulated efforts for his poetic values to hold a greater place in everyday life.
The award was conferred for the first time in 1996 by the Wildenvey Society (). After this society became defunct in 2014,Bringedal, Mari Ela. 2014. Siste for Wildenvey-Selskapet. Ostlands-Posten (July 15). the award still continued at the initiative of the former directors of the society.Udnes, Linn. 2015. Årets vinner av Wildenvey-prisen. NRK (June 1).
Winners 1996: Kjell Heggelund 1997: Torild Wardenær 1998: Halvor Roll 1999: Liv Dommersnes 2000: Marit Beinset Waagaard 2001: Kolbein Falkeid 2002: Annie Riis 2003: Aftenposten 2004: Benny Borg 2005: Odd Børretzen 2006: Lise Fjeldstad 2007: Magnus Grønneberg 2008: Kristin Solli Schøien 2009: Louis Jacoby 2010: Tom LotheringtonWildenvey-pris til Tom Lotherington. 2010. Ostlands-Posten (April 26). 2011: Finn Wellberg 2012: Rolf Bergersen 2014: Øyvind StraumeBjerke, Anne Melsom. 2014. Kan bli den siste som mottar Wildenveys poesipris. NRK (July 14). 2015: Steinar Opstad 2016: Helge Torvund 2017: Annelita Meinich 2018: Knut Ødegård 2019: Kåre Conradi 2020: Jan Erik Vold 2021: Gro Dahle 2022: Edvard Hoem 2023: Sarah Zahid 2024: Hans Olav Brenner
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