August Prize

{{Short description|Swedish literary prize}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox award | name = August Prize | subheader = | image = August Strindberg.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | awarded_for = the best Swedish books of the year that will increase public interest in Swedish contemporary literature | sponsor = Swedish Publishers' Association (SvF), Elite Hotels of Sweden | date = 12 April 1988 (started awarding in 1989) | location = Stockholm | country = Sweden | presenter = Swedish Publishers' Association (SvF) | host = | former name = | preshow_host = | acts = | reward = An August figurine and a monetary award of SEK 100,000 | year = | year2 = | holder_label = | holder = | most_awards = | most_nominations = | award1_type = | award1_winner = | award2_type = | award2_winner = | award3_type = | award3_winner = | award4_type = | award4_winner = | award5_type = | award5_winner = | website = [https://www.augustpriset.se augustpriset.se] | network = | runtime = | viewership = | producer = | director = | image2 = | image2size = | alt2 = | caption2 = | previous = | main = | next = }} The '''August Prize''' ({{langx|sv|Augustpriset}}) is an annual Swedish literary prize awarded each year since 1989 by the Swedish Publishers' Association. It is awarded to the best Swedish book of the year in each of three categories. The Swedish Publishers' Association also awards the Young August Prize (''Lilla Augustpriset'') to youth and young adults (age 20 or younger).

==Prize== In the years 1989–1992, the prize was awarded in one general category. Since 1992, the prize has been awarded in the categories Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Children's and Youth Literature.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebooktrail.com/swedens-august-prize-for-literature/|date=23 November 2020|title=Sweden's August Prize for Literature|publisher=The Booktrail.}}</ref> The prize is named after the writer August Strindberg.<ref>{{cite web|last=Landes |first=David |date=24 November 2009 |url=http://www.thelocal.se/23446/20091124/ |title=Jewish ghetto tale scoops 2009 August Prize |work=The Local |access-date=22 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108092300/http://www.thelocal.se/23446/20091124/ |archive-date=8 November 2011 }}</ref>The sculpture was made by Swedish artist Mikael Fare.

==Selection== All Swedish publishers may submit nominations for the award. In each category, a jury shortlists six titles each. These titles are then read and voted on by an assembly of 63 electors, 21 in each category. The electors come from across the country, and comprise booksellers, librarians and literary critics. The books receiving the largest number of votes in each category win the prize.<ref name=augustprize1>{{cite web|url=http://www.augustpriset.se/om-augustpriset|language=sv|access-date=27 November 2012|title=Om Augustpriset|work=Augustpriset}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/6310175|date=24 November 2015|title=August Prize winner: "In 20 years, we forget everything"|publisher=Sveriges Radio}}</ref>

The prizes are handed out at a gala in Stockholm. Winners receive 100,000 Swedish krona and a bronze statuette by the artist Michael Fare.<ref name=augustprize1/>

==Winners and nominees==

===Best book (1989–1991)=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"|Year !colspan=2 scope="col"|Winner !colspan=2 scope="col"|Work !|Shortlisted nominees |- |'''1989''' !scope="row"|  |Cecilia Lindqvist (1932–2021) |'''''Tecknens rike''''' (lit. 'The Empire of Signs') |Bonniers |{{bulleted list|{{ill|Bengt Emil Johnson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Bland orrar och kor}} (lit. 'Among Grouse and Cows') (Bonniers)|{{ill|Kjell Johansson (author)|lt=Kjell Johansson|sv|Kjell Johansson (författare)}}, {{lang|sv|Gogols ansikte}} (lit. 'Gogol's Face') (Bonniers)|Sun Axelsson, {{lang|sv|Nattens årstid}} (lit. 'The Season of the Night') (Norstedts)|Lars Sjögren, {{lang|sv|Sigmund Freud – mannen och verket}} (lit. 'Sigmund Freud – The Man and His Works') (Natur & Kultur)|Tor-Ivan Odulf, {{lang|sv|Skymningen gör dårarna oroliga}} (lit. 'Dusk Makes the Fools Anxious') (Författarförlaget)}} |- |'''1990''' !scope="row"|100px |Lars Ahlin (1915–1997) |'''''De sotarna! De sotarna!''''' (lit. 'The Chimney Sweepers! The Chimney Sweepers!') |Bonniers |{{bulleted list|Olof Lagercrantz, {{lang|sv|Ett år på sextiotalet}} (lit. 'One Year in the Sixties') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|Kerstin Ekman, {{lang|sv|Knivkastarens kvinna}} (lit. 'The Knife Thrower's Woman') (Bonniers)|{{ill|Torbjörn Säfve|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Kuperad lek eller Skändaren från Skänninge}} (lit. 'Hilly Play or Skändaren from Skänninge') (Prisma)|Anders Ehnmark, {{lang|sv|Slottet}} (lit. 'The Castle') (Norstedts)|Ernst Brunner, {{lang|sv|Sorgen per capita}} (lit. 'Sorgen per Capita') (Bonniers)}} |- |'''1991''' !scope="row"| |Sven Delblanc (1931–1992) |'''''Livets ax''''' (lit. 'Ear of Life') |Bonniers |{{bulleted list|Erland Josephson, {{lang|sv|Föreställningar}} (lit. 'Performances') (Brombergs)|Birgitta Lillpers, {{lang|sv|Iris, Isis och Skräddaren}} (lit. 'Iris, Isis and the Tailor') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|Katarina Frostenson, {{lang|sv|Joner}} (lit. 'Ions') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|Per Olov Enquist, {{lang|sv|Kapten Nemos bibliotek}} (lit. 'Captain Nemo's Library') (Norstedts)|Göran Sonnevi, {{lang|sv|Trädet}} (lit. 'The Tree') (Bonniers)}} |}

===Fiction=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"|Year !colspan=2 scope="col"|Winner !colspan=2 scope="col"|Work !|Shortlisted nominees |- |'''1992''' !scope="row"|100px |Niklas Rådström (b. 1953) |'''''Medan tiden tänker på annat''''' (lit. 'When Time Thinks About Other Things') |Gedins |{{bulleted list|Per Olov Enquist, {{lang|sv|Kartritarna}} (lit. 'The Cartographers') (Norstedts)|Sigrid Combüchen, {{lang|sv|Korta och långa kapitel}} (lit. 'Short and Long Chapters') (Norstedts)|Tua Forsström, {{lang|sv|Parkerna}} (lit. 'The Parks') (Bonniers)|Peter Kihlgård, {{lang|sv|Strandmannen}} (lit. 'The Beach Man') (Bonnier Alba)|Sven Lindqvist, {{lang|sv|Utrota varenda jävel}} (lit. 'Exterminate Every Bastard') (Bonniers)}} |- |'''1993''' !scope="row"|100px |Kerstin Ekman (b. 1933) |'''''Händelser vid vatten''''' (lit. 'Events by Water') (trans. ''Blackwater'') |Bonniers |{{bulleted list|Agneta Pleijel, {{lang|sv|Fungi}} (Norstedts)|Birgitta Lillpers, {{lang|sv|Medan de ännu hade hästar}} (lit. 'While They Still Had Horses') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|Magnus Dahlström, {{lang|sv|Nedkomst}} (lit. 'Parturition') (Bonnier Alba)|Werner Aspenström, {{lang|sv|Ty}} (lit. 'For') (Bonniers)|Bo Carpelan, {{lang|sv|Urwind}} (Bonniers)}} |- |'''1994''' !scope="row"|100px |Björn Ranelid (b. 1949) |'''''Synden''''' (lit. 'The Sin') |Bonnier Alba |{{bulleted list|Carola Hansson, {{lang|sv|Andrej}} (Bonniers)|Ulla Isaksson, {{lang|sv|Boken om E}} (lit. 'The Book about E') (Bonniers)|Bodil Malmsten, {{lang|sv|Den dagen kastanjerna slår ut är jag långt härifrån}} (lit. 'The Day the Chestnuts Bloom, I'm Far from Here') (Bonniers)|{{ill|Arne Johnsson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Fåglarnas eldhuvuden}} (lit. 'The Birds' Fire Heads) (Symposion)|Nina Burton, {{lang|sv|Resans syster, poesin}} (lit. 'Sister of Voyage: The Poetry') (FIBs Lyrikklubb and Tiden)}} |- |'''1995''' !scope="row"|100px |Torgny Lindgren (1938–2017) |'''''Hummelhonung''''' (lit. 'Bumblebee Honey') (trans. ''Sweetness'') |Norstedts |{{bulleted list|Henning Mankell, ''Comédia infantil'' (lit. 'Infant Comedy') (Ordfront)|{{ill|Lennart Göth|sv}}, {{lang|sv|En ny påminnelse om}} (lit. 'A New Reminder') (Bonniers)|{{ill|Magnus Florin|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Trädgården}} (lit. 'The Garden') (Bonniers)|Monika Fagerholm, {{lang|sv|Underbara kvinnor vid vatten}} (lit. 'Wonderful Women by the Water') (Bonniers)|Marie Hermanson, {{lang|sv|Värddjuret}} (lit. 'The Animal Host') (Bonniers)}} |- |'''1996''' !scope="row"|100px |Tomas Tranströmer (1931–2015) |'''''Sorgegondolen''''' (lit. 'The Sorrow Gondola') |Bonniers |{{bulleted list|{{ill|Björn Runeborg|sv}}, {{lang|sv|En tid i Visby}} (lit. 'A Time in Visby') (Bonnier Alba)|{{ill|Fredrik Ekelund|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Jag vill ha hela världen!}} (lit. 'I Want the Whole World!') (Bonniers)|Sara Lidman, {{lang|sv|Lifsens rot}} (lit. 'The Root of Life')| (Bonniers)|Lars Gustafsson, {{lang|sv|Variationer över ett tema av Silfverstolpe}} (lit. 'Variations on the Theme of Silfverstolpe') (Natur & Kultur)|Jesper Svenbro, {{lang|sv|Vid budet att Santo Bambino di Aracoeli slutligen stulits av maffian}} (lit. 'At the News that the Santo Bambino di Aracoeli Finally Has Been Stolen by the Mafia') (Bonniers)}} |- |'''1997''' !scope="row"|100px |Majgull Axelsson (b. 1947) |'''''Aprilhäxan''''' (lit. 'April Witch') |Gedins |{{bulleted list|Elisabeth Rynell, {{lang|sv|Hohaj}} (Bonniers)|{{ill|Kjell Johansson (author)|lt=Kjell Johansson|sv|Kjell Johansson (författare)}}, {{lang|sv|Huset vid Flon}} (lit. 'The House at Flon') (Norstedts)|Eva Runefelt, {{lang|sv|Mjuka mörkret}} (lit. 'Soft Darkness') (Bonniers)|Göran Sonnevi, {{lang|sv|Mozarts tredje hjärna}} (lit. 'Mozart's Third Brain') (Bonniers)|{{ill|Per Holmer|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Svindel}} (lit. 'Dizziness') (Wahlström & Widstrand)}} |- |'''1998''' !scope="row"|100px |Göran Tunström (1937–2000) |'''''Berömda män som varit i Sunne''''' (lit. 'Famous Men Who Have Visited Sunne') |Albert Bonniers förlag |{{bulleted list|Elsie Johansson, {{lang|sv|Mosippan}} (Bonniers)|Göran Sonnevi, {{lang|sv|Klangernas bok}} (lit. 'The Book of Sounds') (Bonniers)|Sigrid Combüchen, {{lang|sv|Parsifal}} (Norstedts)|Per Christian Jersild, {{lang|sv|Sena sagor}} (Bonniers)|{{ill|Magnus Florin|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Syskonen}} (lit. 'The Siblings') (Bonniers)}} |- |'''1999''' !scope="row"|100px |Per Olov Enquist (1934–2020) |'''''Livläkarens besök''''' (lit. 'The Visit of the Royal Physician') |Norstedts |{{bulleted list|{{ill|Stewe Claeson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Stämma i havet}} (lit. 'Voice in the Sea') (Norstedts)|Inger Edelfeldt, {{lang|sv|Det hemliga namnet}} (lit. 'The Secret Name') (Norstedts)|Kerstin Ekman, {{lang|sv|Vargskinnet – Guds barmhärtighet}} (lit. 'Wolfskin – God's Mercy') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Katarina Frostenson, {{lang|sv|Korallen}} (lit. 'The Coral') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|{{ill|Björn Runeborg|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Väduren}} (lit. 'Aries') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)}} |- |'''2000''' !scope="row"|100px |Mikael Niemi (b. 1951) |'''''Populärmusik från Vittula''''' (lit. 'Popular Music from Vittula') |Norstedts |{{bulleted list|Göran Greider, {{lang|sv|Världen efter kommunismen}} (lit. 'The World after Communism') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Carola Hansson, {{lang|sv|Den älskvärde}} (lit. 'The Lovable') (Norstedts)|Lars Jakobson, {{lang|sv|I den Röda Damens slott}} (lit. 'In the Red Lady's Castle') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Åke Smedberg|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Hässja}} (lit. 'Hay Fence') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Kerstin Strandberg|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Tio syskon i en ömtålig berättelse}} (lit. 'Ten Siblings in a Delicate Story') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)}} |- |'''2001''' !scope="row"|100px |Torbjörn Flygt (b. 1964) |'''''Underdog''''' |Norstedts |{{bulleted list|Per Olov Enquist, {{lang|sv|Lewis resa}} (lit. 'Lewis's Journey') (Norstedts)|Maja Lundgren, {{lang|sv|Pompeji}} (lit. 'Pompeii') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Kerstin Norborg, {{lang|sv|Min faders hus}} (lit. 'My Father's House') (Norstedts)|Eva Runefelt, {{lang|sv|I djuret}} (lit. 'In the Animal') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Jan Henrik Swahn|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Vandrarna}} (lit. 'The Hikers') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)}} |- |'''2002''' !scope="row"|100px |Carl-Johan Vallgren (b. 1964) |'''''Den vidunderliga kärlekens historia''''' (lit. 'The Story of Monstrous Love') (trans. ''The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot'') |Albert Bonniers Förlag |{{bulleted list|Lars Andersson, {{lang|sv|Berget}} (lit. 'The Mountain') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Aase Berg, {{lang|sv|Forsla fett}} (lit. 'Transfer Fat') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)| (Lotta Lotass, {{lang|sv|Band II. Från Gabbro till löväng}} (lit. 'Band II. From Gabbro to Deciduous Meadow') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Elisabeth Rynell, {{lang|sv|Till Mervas}} (lit. 'To Mervas') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Torkel S. Wächter, {{lang|sv|Ciona – en självbiologi}} (lit. 'Ciona – An Autobiology') (Alfabeta)}} |- |'''2003''' !scope="row"|100px |Kerstin Ekman (b. 1933) |'''''Skraplotter''''' (lit. 'Lottery Scratchcards') |Albert Bonniers Förlag |{{bulleted list|Sigrid Combüchen, {{lang|sv|En simtur i sundet}} (lit. 'A Swim in the Sound') (Norstedts)|{{ill|Folke Isaksson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Stenmästaren}} (lit. 'The Stonemason') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Eva-Marie Liffner, ''Imago'' (Natur & Kultur)|Steve Sem-Sandberg, ''Ravensbrück'' (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Anne Swärd, {{lang|sv|Polarsommar}} (lit. 'Polar Summer') (Wahlström & Widstrand)}} |- |'''2004''' !scope="row"|100px |Bengt Ohlsson (b. 1963) |'''''Gregorius''''' |Albert Bonniers Förlag |{{bulleted list|Per Olov Enquist, {{lang|sv|Boken om Blanche och Marie}} (lit. 'The Story of Blanche and Marie') (Norstedts)|Lotta Lotass, {{lang|sv|Tredje flykthastigheten}} (lit. 'Third Escape Rate') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Agneta Pleijel, {{lang|sv|Mostrarna och andra dikter}} (lit. 'The Aunts and Other Poems') (Norstedts)|{{ill|Kerstin Strandberg|sv}}, {{lang|sv|En obeskrivlig människa}} (lit. 'An Indescribable Man') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Tomas Tranströmer, ''Den stora gåtan'' (lit. 'The Great Enigma') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)}} |- |'''2005''' !scope="row"|100px |Monika Fagerholm (b. 1961) |'''''Den amerikanska flickan''''' (lit. 'The American Girl') |Albert Bonniers Förlag |{{bulleted list|{{ill|Per Gunnar Evander|sv}}, {{lang|sv|I min ungdom speglade jag mig ofta}} (lit. 'In My Youth, I Often Reflected') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Ann-Marie Ljungberg|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Simone de Beauvoirs hjärta}} (lit. 'Simone de Beauvoir's Heart') (Alfabeta)|Lotta Lotass, {{lang|sv|Skymning: gryning}} (lit. 'Dusk: Dawn') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Kristian Lundberg, ''Job'' (Brutus Östlings Bokförlag Symposion)|Klas Östergren, ''Gangsters'' (Albert Bonniers Förlag)}} |- |'''2006''' !scope="row"|100px |Susanna Alakoski (b. 1962) |'''''Svinalängorna''''' (lit. 'The Swine Rows') (trans. ''Beyond'') |Albert Bonniers Förlag |{{bulleted list|{{ill|Jörgen Gassilewski|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Göteborgshändelserna}} (lit. 'The Gothenburg Events') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Lars Gustafsson, {{lang|sv|Den amerikanska flickans söndagar}} (lit. 'The American Girl's Sundays') (Atlantis)|Jonas Hassen Khemiri, ''Montecore: en unik tiger'' (lit. 'Montecore: The Silence of the Tiger') (Norstedts)|Göran Sonnevi, ''Oceanen'' (lit. 'The Ocean') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Sara Stridsberg, 'Drömfakulteten' (lit. 'The Faculty of Dreams') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)}} |- |'''2007''' !scope="row"|100px |Carl-Henning Wijkmark (1934–2020) |'''''Stundande natten''''' (lit. 'Night Approaching') |Norstedts förlag |{{bulleted list|Beate Grimsrud, {{lang|sv|Har någon sett mig någon annanstans?}} (lit. 'Has Anyone Seen Me Anywhere Else?') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Åsa Linderborg, {{lang|sv|Mig äger ingen}} (lit. 'No One Owns Me') (Bokförlaget Atlas)|Torgny Lindgren, {{lang|sv|Norrlands Akvavit}} (lit. 'Norrlands Acquavit') (Norstedts)|{{ill|Ulf Karl Olov Nilsson|sv}}, ''Synopsis'' (Symposion)|Daniel Sjölin, {{lang|sv|Världens sista roman}} (lit. 'The World's Last Novel') (Norstedts)}} |- |'''2008''' !scope="row"|100px |Per Olov Enquist (1934–2020) |'''''Ett annat liv''''' (lit. 'A Different Life') |Norstedts förlag |{{bulleted list|{{ill|Eva-Stina Byggmästar|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Men hur små poeter finns det egentligen}} (lit. 'But How Small Poets Really Are There') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|Katarina Frostenson, {{lang|sv|Tal och regn}} (lit. 'Speech and Rain') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|Sara Mannheimer, {{lang|sv|Reglerna}} (lit. 'The Rules') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|Malte Persson, {{lang|sv|Edelcrantz förbindelser}} (lit. 'Edelcrantz Connections') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Bruno K. Öijer, {{lang|sv|Svart som silver}} (lit. 'Black and Silver') (Wahlström & Widstrand)}} |- |'''2009''' !scope="row"|100px |Steve Sem-Sandberg (b. 1958) |'''''De fattiga i Łódź''''' (lit. 'The Poor in Łódź') (trans. ''The Emperor of Lies'') |Albert Bonniers Förlag |{{bulleted list|{{ill|Eva Adolfsson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|En liten historia}} (lit. 'A Little Story') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Johannes Anyuru, {{lang|sv|Städerna inuti Hall}} (lit. 'The Towns Inside the Hall') (Norstedts)|Per Agne Erkelius, {{lang|sv|Hotel Galicja}} (lit. 'Hotel Galicia') (Norstedts)|Aris Fioretos, {{lang|sv|Den siste greken}} (lit. 'The Last Greek') (Norstedts)|Ann Jäderlund, {{lang|sv|Vad hjälper det en människa om hon häller rent vatten över sig i alla sina dagar}} (lit. 'What Good is it to a Person if She Pours Clean Water on Herself All Her Days') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)}} |- |'''2010''' !scope="row"|100px |Sigrid Combüchen (b. 1942) |'''''Spill. En damroman''''' (lit. 'Spill: A Lady's Novel') |Norstedts |{{bulleted list|{{ill|Magnus Florin|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Ränderna}} (lit. 'The Stripes') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Johan Jönson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Livdikt}} (lit. 'Life Poem') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Sara Stridsberg, ''Darling River'' (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Peter Törnqvist|sv|Peter Törnqvist (författare)}} {{lang|sv|Kioskvridning 140 grader – En wästern}} (lit. 'Kiosk Rotation 140 Degrees – A Western') (Norstedts)|{{ill|Magnus William-Olsson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Ingersonetterna}} (lit. 'The Ingersonettes') (Wahlström & Widstrand)}} |- |'''2011''' !scope="row"|100px |Tomas Bannerhed (b. 1966) |'''''Korparna''''' (lit. 'The Ravens') |Weyler förlag |{{bulleted list|Bengt Ohlsson, {{lang|sv|Rekviem för John Cummings}} (lit. 'Requiem for John Cummings') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Carolina Fredriksson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Flod}} (lit. 'River') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Sören Bondeson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|En kubikmeter jord}} (lit. 'One Cubic Meter of Land') (Lejd)|Eva-Marie Liffner, ''Lacrimosa'' (Natur & Kultur)|Amanda Svensson, {{lang|sv|Välkommen till den här världen}} (lit. 'Welcome to This World') (Norstedts)}} |- |'''2012''' !scope="row"|100px |Göran Rosenberg (b. 1948) |'''''Ett kort uppehåll på vägen från Auschwitz''''' (lit. 'A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz') |Albert Bonniers Förlag |{{bulleted list|Johannes Anyuru, {{lang|sv|En storm kom från paradiset}} (lit. 'A Storm Came from Paradise') (Norstedts)|{{ill|Eija Hetekivi Olsson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Ingenbarnsland}} (lit. 'No Child's Country') (Norstedts)|Peter Fröberg Idling, {{lang|sv|Sång till den storm som ska komma}} (lit. 'Song for the Storm to Come') (Natur & Kultur)|Cilla Naumann, {{lang|sv|Springa med åror}} (lit. 'Run with Oars') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Sara Stridsberg, {{lang|sv|Medealand och andra pjäser}} (lit. 'Medealand and Other Plays') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)}} |- |'''2013''' !scope="row"|100px |Lena Andersson (b. 1970) |'''''Egenmäktigt förfarande – en roman om kärlek''''' (lit. 'Arbitrary Conduct – A Novel About Love') (trans. ''Wilful Disregard'') |Natur & Kultur |{{bulleted list|Per Olov Enquist, {{lang|sv|Liknelseboken. En kärleksroman}} (lit. 'The Book of Parables: A Love Novel') (Norstedts)|Athena Farrokhzad, {{lang|sv|Vitsvit}} (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Katarina Frostenson, {{lang|sv|Tre vägar}} (lit. 'Three Ways') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|{{ill|Sven Olov Karlsson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Porslinsfasaderna}} (lit. 'Porcelain Facades') (Natur & Kultur)|Kjell Westö, ''Hägring 38'' (lit. 'Mirage 38') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)}} |- |'''2014''' !scope="row"|100px |Kristina Sandberg (b. 1971) |'''''Liv till varje pris''''' (lit. 'Life at Any Cost') |Norstedts |{{bulleted list|Lyra Ekström Lindbäck, {{lang|sv|Ett så starkt ljus}} (lit. 'Such a Strong Light') (Modernista)|Sara Stridsberg, {{lang|sv|Beckomberga. Ode till min familj}} (lit. 'Beckomberga. Ode to My Family') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Carl-Michael Edenborg, {{lang|sv|Alkemistens dotter}} (lit. 'The Alchemist's Daughter') (Natur & Kultur)|Ida Börjel, ''Ma'' (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Steve Sem-Sandberg, {{lang|sv|De utvalda}} (lit. 'The Chosen') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)}} |- |'''2015''' !scope="row"|100px |Jonas Hassen Khemiri (b. 1978) |'''''Allt jag inte minns''''' (lit. 'Everything I Don't Remember') |Albert Bonniers Förlag |{{bulleted list|Aris Fioretos, ''Mary'' (Norstedts)|Carola Hansson, {{lang|sv|Masja}} (lit. 'Masha') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|John Ajvide Lindqvist, {{lang|sv|Rörelsen. Den andra platsen}} (lit. 'Movement. The Second Place') (Ordfront)|Agneta Pleijel, {{lang|sv|Spådomen. En flickas memoarer}} (lit. 'The Prediction: A Girl's Memoir') (Norstedts)|Stina Stoor, {{lang|sv|Bli som folk}} (lit. 'Become Like People') (Norstedts)}} |- |'''2016''' !scope="row"|100px |Lina Wolff (b. 1973) |'''{{Lang|sv|De polyglotta älskarna}}''' (lit. 'The Polyglot Lovers') |Albert Bonniers Förlag |{{bulleted list|Therese Bohman, {{lang|sv|Aftonland}} (Norstedts)|Ann Jäderlund, {{lang|sv|Djupa kärlek ingen}} (lit. 'Deep Love No One') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Linda Boström Knausgård, {{lang|sv|Välkommen till Amerika}} (lit. 'Welcome to America') (Modernista)|Lars Norén, {{lang|sv|En dramatikers dagbok 2013–2015}} (lit. 'A Playwright's Diary, 2013–2015') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Andrzej Tichý, {{lang|sv|Eländet}} (lit. 'The Misery') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)}} |- |'''2017''' !scope="row"|100px |Johannes Anyuru (b. 1979) |'''''De kommer att drunkna i sina mödrars tårar'''''{{efn|group=notes|"With an original and fate-saturated dramaturgy, Johannes Anyuru depicts the chain of events where the fabric of society in a contemporary and future Sweden breaks down and leaves open to terror and repression. With poetic delay, the individual vulnerability is embodied in a world with shrinking life prospects and a provocative wonder about the effect of human actions.."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.augustpriset.se/bidrag/de-kommer-att-drunkna-i-sina-modrars-tarar|title=Augustpriset 2017|website=The August Prizes (augustpriset.se) |access-date=22 November 2021}}</ref>}} (lit. 'They Will Drown in their Mothers' Tears') |Norstedts |{{bulleted list|Sigrid Combüchen, {{lang|sv|Sidonie & Nathalie. Från Limhamn till Lofoten}} (lit. 'Sidonie & Nathalie. From Limhamn to Lofoten') (Norstedts)|{{ill|Jörgen Gassilewski|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Hastigheten}} (lit. 'The Speed') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Isabelle Ståhl|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Just nu är jag här}} (lit. 'Right Now I'm Here') (Natur & Kultur)|{{ill|Jenny Tunedal|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Rosor skador}} (lit. 'Damaged Roses') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|Klas Östergren, {{lang|sv|I en skog av sumak}} (lit. 'In a Forest of Sumac') (Natur & Kultur)}} |- |'''2018''' !scope="row"| |Linnea Axelsson (b. 1980) |'''{{Lang|smi|Ædnan}}'''{{efn|group=notes|"In Linnea Axelsson's poetic fragments, another side of the emerging twentieth century is depicted. The loss of the Sami aednan's rhythm of life is captured in two family stories where generations' repressed belonging to language and nature has left existential tears."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.augustpriset.se/bidrag/aednan|title=Augustpriset 2018|website=The August Prizes (augustpriset.se) |access-date=22 November 2021}}</ref>}} (lit. 'Earth') |Albert Bonniers förlag |{{bulleted list|Ulf Eriksson, {{lang|sv|Skalornas förråd}} (lit. 'The Shed of Scales') (Albert Bonniers förlag)|Kenneth Hermele, {{lang|sv|En shtetl i Stockholm}} (lit. 'A Shtetl in Stockholm') (Weyler förlag)|{{ill|Björn Runeborg|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Socialdemokratiska noveller}} (lit. 'Social Democratic Short Stories') (Modernista)|Sami Said, {{lang|sv|Människan är den vackraste staden}} (lit. 'Humankind is the Most Beautiful City') (Natur & Kultur)|Karin Smirnoff, {{lang|sv|Jag for ner till bror}} (lit. 'I Went Down to My Brother') (Bokförlaget Polaris)}} |- |'''2019''' !scope="row"|100px |Marit Kapla (b. 1970) |'''''Osebol'''''{{efn|group=notes|"With unfailing feeling and respect, Marit Kapla creates an entire universe of her literary reportage about ''Osebol''. Individuals' testimonies become lyrical songs where different voices are interspersed. The talk about the place reflects both painful change and uncertain future. The fate of sparsely populated areas and the world is shaped by life in a Värmland village."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.augustpriset.se/bidrag/osebol|title=Augustpriset 2019|website=The August Prizes (augustpriset.se) |access-date=22 November 2021}}</ref>}} |Teg Publishing |{{bulleted list|{{ill|Anna Fock|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Väderfenomen}} (lit. 'Weather Phenomena') (Natur & Kultur)|{{ill|Daniel Gustafsson|sv|Daniel Gustafsson (översättare)}}, {{lang|sv|Odenplan}} (Nirstedt/litteratur)|Steve Sem-Sandberg, ''W'' (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Nina Wähä|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Testamente}} (lit. 'Testament') (Norstedts)|{{ill|Olivia Bergdahl|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Barnet. En sonettkrans}} (lit. 'The Child. A Sonnet Wreath') (Ordfront)}} |- |'''2020''' !scope="row"|100px |Lydia Sandgren (b. 1987) |'''''Samlade verk'''''{{efn|group=notes|"Lydia Sandgren builds and populates her own literary universe filled with living details. Gothenburg, with black clubs, sunkhak and university libraries, becomes the scene of a triangle drama where the missing Cecilia is the black hole around which the novel characters gravitate. ''Collected works'' are a declaration of love for literature."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.augustpriset.se/bidrag/samlade-verk|title=Augustpriset 2020|website=The August Prizes (augustpriset.se)|access-date=22 November 2021|archive-date=12 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112052608/https://www.augustpriset.se/bidrag/samlade-verk|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} (lit. 'Collected Works') |Albert Bonniers Förlag |{{bulleted list|Carola Hansson, {{lang|sv|Minnestrådar}} (lit. 'Memory Threads') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Stefan Lindberg, ''Splendor'' (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Annika Norlin, {{lang|sv|Jag ser allt du gör}} (lit. 'I See Everything You Do') (Weyler förlag)|Thomas Tidholm, {{lang|sv|Jordlöparens bok. Om natur, konst och människor}} (lit. ''The Runner's Book: About Nature, Art and People'') (Ordfront förlag)|Klas Östergren, {{lang|sv|Renegater}} (lit. 'Renegades') (Polaris)}} |- |'''2021''' !scope="row"| |Elin Cullhed (b. 1983) |'''''Eufori: en roman om Sylvia Plath'''''{{efn|group=notes|"In her literary imagination, Elin Cullhed lets the reader get really close to the creative, living person Sylvia Plath. Life-affirming and furious prose depicts how a poetic genius wrestles with a housewife existence where dreams and desperation give birth to each other. With ''Euphoria'', an author icon takes its place in our time – in the beating heart of the text, the reader also sees himself."<ref name="Augustpriset2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.augustpriset.se/bidrag/eufori-en-roman-om-sylvia-plath|title=Augustpriset 2021|website=The August Prizes (augustpriset.se) |access-date=22 November 2021}}</ref>}} (lit. Euphoria: A Novel about Sylvia Plath) |Wahlström & Widstrand |{{bulleted list|Maxim Grigoriev, ''Europa'' (Albert Bonniers Förlag) |Mats Jonsson, {{lang|sv|När vi var samer}} (lit. 'When We Were Sami') (Galago)| Kjell Espmark, {{lang|sv|Återliv: med Skapelsen och Kvällens frihet}} (lit. 'Resuscitation: With Creation and Freedom of the Evening') (Norstedts)|Balsam Karam, {{lang|sv|Singulariteten}} (lit. 'The Singularity') (Norstedts)|Ellen Mattson {{lang|sv|Den svarta månens år}} (lit. 'The Year of the Black Moon') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)}} |- |'''2022''' !scope="row"| |Ia Genberg (b. 1967) |'''''Detaljerna'''''{{efn|group=notes|"In ''Detaljerna'', an incandescent fever becomes a portal to the past and the relationships that once meant everything – in a life that no longer exists. With melancholy, precision and low-key humor, Ia Genberg writes the shards that create a human being, and lets her voice sound with unmistakable timbre. In the precise feeling for the small details, a whole world comes alive."<ref name="Augustpriset2022">{{cite web|url=https://augustpriset.se/prisnom/2022/|title=Augustpriset 2022|website=The August Prizes (augustpriset.se) |access-date=29 June 2024}}</ref>}} (trans. ''The Details'' Wildfire Books, London: 2023) |Weyler Förlag |{{bulleted list|Johannes Anyuru, ''Ixelles'' (Norstedts) |Anneli Jordahl, ''Björnjägarens döttrar'' (lit. The Bear Hunter's Daughters) (Norstedts)|Iman Mohammed, {{lang|sv|Minnen av infraröd}} (lit. Memories of infrared) (Norstedts)|Jenny Tunedal, ''Dröm, baby, dröm'' (lit. Dream, baby, dream) (Wahlström & Widstrand)|Lina Wolff, ''Djävulsgreppet'' (lit. Devil's grip) (Albert Bonniers Förlag)}} |- |'''2023''' !scope="row"|100px |Andrev Walden (b. 1976) |'''''Jävla karlar'''''{{efn|group=notes|"In a perfect balance between light-heartedness and sadness, Andrev Walden depicts a boy's attempt to grasp an existence where fathers are constantly being replaced. ''Jävla karlar'' is a humorous confrontation with a different childhood, which, despite the blackness throughout, is portrayed with an inexhaustible warmth and presence."<ref name="Augustpriset2023">{{cite web|url=https://augustpriset.se/prisnom/2023/|title=Augustpriset 2023|website=The August Prizes (augustpriset.se) |access-date=29 June 2024}}</ref>}} (lit. Bloody men) |Bokförlaget Polaris |{{bulleted list| Lena Andersson, ''Studie i mänskligt beteende'' (lit. Study in human behavior) (Bokförlaget Polaris) |Lyra Ekström Lindbäck, ''Moral'' (Modernista)|Pär Hansson, ''Spindelbjörken'' (lit. The Spider birch) (Norstedts)|Jonas Hassen Khemiri, ''Systrarna'' (lit. The Sisters) (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Sami Said, ''Satansviskningar'' (lit. Satanic whispers) (Natur & Kultur)}} |- |'''2024''' !scope="row"| |{{Interlanguage link|Tony Samuelsson|sv}} (b. 1961) |'''''Kungen av Nostratien''''' (lit. The King of Nostratia) |Wahlström & Widstrand |{{bulleted list|Linus Gårdfeldt, ''Brorsan, Krabban och Lädret'' (Albert Bonniers förlag)|Agri Ismaïl, ''Hyper'' (Albert Bonniers förlag)|Hanna Rajs, ''Samma, Mamma'' (Albert Bonniers förlag)|Karolina Ramqvist, ''Den första boken'' (Albert Bonniers förlag)|Mirja Unge, ''Hundnätter'' (Norstedts)}} |- |'''2025'''<ref name=":1" /> !100px |Lina Wolff (b. 1973) |'''''Liken vi begravde''''' (lit. The bodies we buried) |Albert Bonniers Förlag | * {{ill|Kristian Fredén|sv}}, ''En inre angelägenhet'' (lit. An internal matter) (Ordfront förlag) * {{ill|Isabella Nilsson|sv|Isabella Nilsson (författare)}}, ''Tomhet och ömhet'' (lit. Emptiness and tenderness) (Ellerströms förlag) * Lydia Sandgren, ''Artens överlevnad'' (lit. Survival of the species) (Albert Bonniers Förlag) * {{ill|Linda Spåman|sv}}, ''Ett år av apokalyptiskt tänkande'' (lit. A year of apocalyptic thinking) (Galago) * {{ill|Mikael Yvesand|sv}}, ''Våran pojke'' (lit. Our boy) (Bokförlaget Polaris) |}

===Non-fiction===

{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"|Year !colspan=2 scope="col"|Winner !colspan=2 scope="col"|Work !|Shortlisted nominees |- |'''1992''' !scope="row"|100px |Gunnar Broberg (b. 1942) |'''{{Lang|sv|Gyllene äpplen}}''' (lit. 'Golden Apples') |Atlantis |{{bulleted list|{{ill|Lotte Möller|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Trädgårdens natur}} (lit. 'The Nature of the Garden') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Jan Ling|sv}} & {{ill|Erik Kjellberg|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Klingande Sverige}} (lit. 'Sounding Sweden') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|Sverker Sörlin, {{lang|sv|Naturkontraktet}} (lit. 'The Nature Contract') (Carlssons Bokförlag)|Wilhelm Forsling & Ingemar Bergström, {{lang|sv|I Demokritos fotspår}} (lit. 'In the Footsteps of Democritus') (Natur & Kultur)|Lennart Stenberg & Bo Mossberg, {{lang|sv|Den nordiska floran}} (lit. 'The Nordic Flora') (Wahlström & Widstrand)}} |- |'''1993''' !scope="row"|100px |Peter Englund (b. 1957) |'''{{Lang|sv|Ofredsår}}''' (lit. 'The Year of Unrest') |Atlantis |{{bulleted list|Peter Nilson, {{lang|sv|Solvindar}} (lit. 'Solar Winds') (Norstedts)|{{ill|Michael Nordberg|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Renässansmänniskan}} (lit. 'The Renaissance Man') (Tidens Förlag)|{{ill|Stig Holmqvist (author)|lt=Stig Holmqvist|sv|Stig Holmqvist}} & {{ill|Lasse Berg|sv}}, {{lang|sv|I Sven Hedins spår}} (lit. 'In Sven Hedin's Footsteps') (Carlssons Bokförlag)|Clarence Crafoord, {{lang|sv|Barndomens återkomst}} (lit. 'The Return of Childhood') (Natur & Kultur)|{{ill|Marie-Christine Skuncke|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Gustaf III – det offentliga barnet}} (lit. 'Gustaf III – The Public Child') (Bokförlaget Atlantis)}} |- |'''1994''' !scope="row"| |{{Interlanguage link|Leif Jonsson|sv}} (b. 1933) |'''{{Lang|sv|Musiken i Sverige I–IV}}''' (lit. 'Music in Sweden I-IV') |Fischer & Co |{{bulleted list|{{ill|Ingmar Karlsson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Islam och Europa}} (lit. 'Islam and Europe') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|{{ill|Göran Willis|sv}}, Katarina Juvander & {{ill|Staffan Bengtsson|sv|Staffan Bengtsson (författare)}}, {{lang|sv|Med k-märkt genom Sverige}} (lit. 'With the K-mark Through Sweden') (Byggförlaget)|Maria-Pia Boëthius, {{lang|sv|Makt och ärlighet}} (lit. 'Power and Honesty') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Karin Johannisson, {{lang|sv|Den mörka kontinenten}} (lit. 'The Dark Continent') (Norstedts)|{{ill|Hans Henrik Brummer|sv}}, ''Anders Zorn'' (Norstedts)}} |- |'''1995''' !scope="row"| |{{Interlanguage link|Maria Flinck|sv}} (b. 1954) |'''{{Lang|sv|Tusen år i trädgården. Från sörmländska herrgårdar och bakgårdar}}''' (lit. 'A Thousand Years in the Garden: From Sörmland Manors and Backyards') |Tiden |{{bulleted list|Aud Talle & {{ill|Stig Holmqvist (author)|lt=Stig Holmqvist|sv|Stig Holmqvist}}, {{lang|sv|Barheidas fjärde hustru. Antropologisk reseberättelse}} (lit. 'Barheida's Fourth Wife. Anthropological Travelogue') (Carlssons Bokförlag)|Henrik Ekman & {{ill|Gunnar Brusewitz|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Ekoparken}} (lit. 'Ecoparks') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|{{ill|Eva Österberg|sv|Eva Österberg (historiker)}}, {{lang|sv|Folk förr. Historiska essäer}} (lit. 'The People Before. Historical Essays') (Bokförlaget Atlantis)|Niklas Bodell, Bo Lidén & Leif Kasvi, {{lang|sv|Estonia. Berättelsen om en tragedi}} (lit. ''Estonia. The Story of a Tragedy'') (Albert Bonniers förlag)|Anders Ehnmark, {{lang|sv|Resa i skuggan}} (lit. 'Travel in the Shadows') (Norstedts)}} |- |'''1996''' !scope="row"|100px |Maja Hagerman (b. 1960) |'''{{Lang|sv|Spåren av kungens män}}''' (lit. 'Traces of the King's Men') |Prisma |{{bulleted list|Göran Rosenberg, {{lang|sv|Det förlorade landet}} (lit. 'The Lost Land') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Ronny Ambjörnsson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Mitt förnamn är Ronny}} (lit. 'My First Name Is Ronny') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Martin Tjernberg|sv}} & Richard Fredriksson, {{lang|sv|Upplands fåglar – fåglar, människor och landskap genom 300 år}} (lit. 'Uppland's birds – birds, people and landscapes over 300 years') (Upplands Ornitologiska Förening)|{{ill|Astrid Trotzig|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Blod är tjockare än vatten}} (lit. 'Blood Is Thicker Than Water') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Peter Englund, {{lang|sv|Brev från nollpunkten}} (lit. 'Letter from Ground Zero') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)}} |- |'''1997''' !scope="row"|100px |Sven-Eric Liedman (b. 1939) |'''{{Lang|sv|I skuggan av framtiden}}''' (lit. 'In the Shadow of the Future') |Bonnier Alba |{{bulleted list|{{ill|Mattias Tydén|sv}} & {{ill|Ingvar Svanberg|sv|Ingvar Svanberg (etnolog)}}, {{lang|sv|Sverige och förintelsen}} (lit. 'Sweden and the Holocaust') (Bokförlaget Arena)|Per Christian Jersild, {{lang|sv|Darwins ofullbordade}} (lit. 'Darwin's Unfinished') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Lotte Möller|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Citron}} (lit. 'Lemon') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Per Svensson, {{lang|sv|Storstugan – eller när förorten kom till byn}} (lit. 'The Big House – or When the Suburb Came to the Village') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Karin Johannisson, {{lang|sv|Kroppens tunna skal}} (lit. 'The Thin Shell of the Body') (Norstedts)}} |- |'''1998''' !scope="row"|100px |{{Interlanguage link|Bengt Jangfeldt|sv}} (b. 1948) |'''{{Lang|sv|Svenska vägar till S:t Petersburg}}''' (lit. 'Swedish Roads to St. Petersburg') |Wahlström & Widstrand |{{bulleted list|Birgitta Holm, {{lang|sv|Sara – i liv och text}} (lit. 'Sara – In Life and Text') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Nils Uddenberg|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Arvsdygden}} (lit. 'The Virtue of Inheritance') (Natur & Kultur)|Svante Nordin, {{lang|sv|Filosofernas krig}} (lit. 'The War of the Philosophers') (Bokförlaget Nya Doxa)|Carmilla Floyd, {{lang|sv|Respekt}} (lit. 'Respect') (Bokförlaget DN)|Eva Lis Bjurman, {{lang|sv|Catrines intressanta blekhet}} (lit. 'Catherine's Interesting Pallor') (Brutus Östlings Bokförlag Symposion)}} |- |'''1999''' !scope="row"| |Jan Svartvik (1931–2024) |'''{{Lang|sv|Engelska – öspråk, världsspråk, trendspråk}}''' (lit. 'English – Island Language, World Language, Trend Language') |Norstedts |{{bulleted list|{{ill|Bim Clinell|sv}}, {{lang|sv|De hunsades revansch}} (lit. 'The Revenge of the Merciless') (Bokförlaget DN)|{{ill|Eva Öhrström|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Elfrida Andrée}} (Bokförlaget Prisma)|{{ill|Johan Svedjedal|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Skrivaredans}} (lit. 'Printer Dance') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|Monika Björk, {{lang|sv|Florans konstnärer}} (lit. 'Flora's Artists') (Bokförlaget Prisma)|Dick Harrison, {{lang|sv|I skuggan av Cathay}} (lit. 'In the Shadow of Cathay') (Historiska Media)}} |- |'''2000''' !scope="row"|100px |Dick Harrison (b. 1966) |'''{{Lang|sv|Stora döden}}''' (lit. 'Great Death') |Ordfront Förlag |{{bulleted list|Peter Englund, {{lang|sv|Den oövervinnerlige}} (lit. 'The Invincible') (Bokförlaget Atlantis)|Johan Cullberg, {{lang|sv|Psykoser}} (lit. 'Psychoses') (Natur & Kultur)|{{ill|Staffan Ulfstrand|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Savannliv}} (lit. 'Savannah Life') (Carlssons Bokförlag)|{{ill|Camilla Lundberg|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Musikens myter}} (lit. 'The Myths of Music') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|Dominic Ingemark, {{ill|Henrik Gerding|sv}} & Martine Castoriano, {{lang|sv|Liv och död i antikens rom}} (lit. 'Life and Death in Ancient Rome') (Historiska Media)}} |- |'''2001''' !scope="row"| |Hans Hammarskjöld (1925–2012), {{Interlanguage link|Anita Theorell|sv}} (b. 1941), & Per Wästberg (b. 1933) |'''{{Lang|sv|Minnets stigar}}''' (lit. 'The Ladder of Memory') |Max Ström |{{bulleted list|Yukiko Duke & {{ill|Eiko Duke|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Mikaku, den japanska kokboken}} (lit. 'Mikaku, The Japanese Cookbook') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|{{ill|Staffan Ulfstrand|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Flugsnapparnas vita fläckar}} (lit. 'The White Spots of the Flycatchers') (Bokförlaget Atlantis)|Sven-Eric Liedman, {{lang|sv|Ett oändligt äventyr}} (lit. 'An Endless Adventure') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Fredric Bedoire|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Guldålder}} (lit. 'Golden Age') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Eva Helen Ulvros, ''Sophie Elkan'' (Historiska Media)}} |- |'''2002''' !scope="row"| |{{Interlanguage link|Lars-Olof Larsson|sv|Lars-Olof Larsson (historiker)}} (1934–2020) |'''{{Lang|sv|Gustav Vasa – landsfader eller tyrann?}}''' (lit. 'Gustav Vasa – Father of the Country or Tyrant?') |Prisma |{{bulleted list|{{ill|Vivi Edström|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Selma Lagerlöf. Livets vågspel}} (lit. 'Selma Lagerlöf. The Gamble of Life') (Natur & Kultur)|{{ill|Maaret Koskinen|sv}}, {{lang|sv|I begynnelsen var ordet. Ingmar Bergman och han tidiga författarskap}} (lit. 'In the Beginning Was the Word. Ingmar Bergman and His Early Writings') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|{{ill|Nathan Shachar|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Till jaguarernas land. Essäer om regnskog, politik och människor i Latinamerika}} (lit. 'To the Land of the Jaguars. Essays on Rainforests, Politics and People in Latin America') (Bokförlaget Atlantis)|Katarina Wennstam, {{lang|sv|Flickan och skulden. En bok om samhällets syn på våldtäkt}} (lit. 'The Girl and the Guilt. A Book about Society's Views on Rape') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Ingela Broström, {{lang|sv|Tradition i trä. En resa genom Sverige}} (lit. 'Tradition in Wood. A Journey through Sweden') (Byggförlaget)}} |- |'''2003''' !scope="row"|100px |{{Interlanguage link|Nils Uddenberg|sv}} (b. 1934) |'''{{Lang|sv|Idéer om livet}}''' (lit. 'Ideas About Life') |Natur & Kultur |{{bulleted list|Helene Schmitz & Jessica Clayton, ''Blow Up'' (Natur & Kultur)|{{ill|Eva Adolfsson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Hör, jag talar! Essäer om litteraturens skäl}} (lit. ''Listen, I'm Talking! Essays on the Reasons for Literature'') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Per Gedin, {{lang|sv|Litteraturens örtagårdsmästare. Karl Otto Bonnier och hans tid}} (lit. 'The Herb Garden Master of Literature. Karl Otto Bonnier and His Time') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Lena Katarina Swanberg|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Blod svett och tårar}} (lit. 'Blood, Sweat and Tears') (Bokförlaget DN)|{{ill|Bengt Jangfeldt|sv}}, {{lang|sv|En osalig ande. Berättelsen om Axel Munthe}} (lit. 'An Unhappy Spirit. The Story of Axel Munthe') (Wahlström & Widstrand)}} |- |'''2004''' !scope="row"|100px |Sverker Sörlin (b. 1956) |'''{{Lang|sv|Europas idéhistoria 1492–1918: Världens ordning och Mörkret i människan}}''' (lit. 'History of Europe's Ideas 1492–1918:The Order of the World and the Darkness in Man') |Natur & Kultur |{{bulleted list|{{ill|Elisabet Stavenow-Hidemark|sv}}, Lars Lööv & Ingela Broström, {{lang|sv|Tapetboken}} (lit. 'The Wallpaper Book') (Byggförlaget)|{{ill|Fredrik Sjöberg|sv|Fredrik Sjöberg (författare)}}, {{lang|sv|Flugfällan}} (lit. 'The Fly Trap') (Bokförlaget Nya Doxa)|{{ill|Torsten Ekbom|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Den osynliga domstolen. En bok av Frans Kafka}} (lit. 'The Invisible Court. A Book by Franz Kafka') (Natur & Kultur)|{{ill|Lena Israelsson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Cityodling}} (lit. 'City Cultivation') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Ulrika Knutson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Kvinnor på gränsen till genombrott}} (lit. 'Women on the Verge of Breakthrough') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)}} |- |'''2005''' !scope="row"|100px |Lena Einhorn (b. 1954) |'''''Ninas resa''''' (lit. 'Nina's Journey') |Prisma |{{bulleted list|{{ill|Thomas von Vegesack|sv}}, ''Stockholm 1851'' (Norstedts)|Nina Burton, {{lang|sv|Den nya kvinnostaden}} (lit. 'The New Women's City') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Hugo Lagercrantz, {{lang|sv|I barnets hjärna}} (lit. 'In the Child's Brain') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Magnus Linton|sv}}, ''Americanos'' (Bokförlaget Atlas)|Martin Holmér, Karl Jilg, Nils Ryrholm, Claes U. Eliasson & {{ill|Ulf Gärdenfors|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges flora och fauna – fjärilar}} (lit. 'The National Key to Sweden's Flora and Fauna – Butterflies') (Artdatabanken SLU)}} |- |'''2006''' !scope="row"| |Cecilia Lindqvist (b. 1932) |'''''Qin''''' |Albert Bonniers Förlag |{{bulleted list|Ola Wikander, {{lang|sv|I döda språks sällskap}} (lit. 'In the Company of Dead Languages') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|Sven-Eric Liedman, {{lang|sv|Stenarna i själen}} (lit. 'The Stones in the Soul') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Brutus Östling|sv}} & Susanne Åkesson, {{lang|sv|Pingvinliv}} (lit. 'Penguin Life') (Norstedts)|Sigrid Combüchen, {{lang|sv|Livsklättraren. En bok om Knut Hamsun}} (lit. 'The Life Chamber. A Book about Knut Hamsun') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Pär Holmgren & Bernes Claes, {{lang|sv|Meteorologernas väderbok}} (lit. 'Meteorologist's Weather Book') (Medströms Bokförlag)}} |- |'''2007''' !scope="row"|100px |{{Interlanguage link|Bengt Jangfeldt|sv}} (b. 1948) |'''''{{Lang|sv|Med livet som insats}}''''' (lit. 'With Life at Stake') |Wahlström & Widstrand |{{bulleted list|Ola Larsmo, {{lang|sv|Djävulssonaten}} (lit. 'The Devil's Sonata') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Kerstin Ekman, {{lang|sv|Herrarna i skogen}} (lit. 'The Gentlemen in the Forest') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Susanna Scherman, {{lang|sv|Den svenska kakelugnen}} (lit. 'The Swedish Tile Stove') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|{{ill|Staffan Ulfstrand|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Fågelliv}} (lit. 'Bird Life') (Ellerström)|{{ill|Hans Lagerberg|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Lärarna}} (lit. 'The Teachers') (Ordfront förlag)}} |- |'''2008''' !scope="row"| |{{Interlanguage link|Paul Duncan|sv}} (b. 1964) & {{Interlanguage link|Bengt Wanselius|sv}} (b. 1944) |'''{{Lang|sv|Regi Bergman}}''' (lit. 'Directed by Bergman') |Max Ström |{{bulleted list|{{ill|Lena Israelsson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Klosterträdgårdar}} (lit. 'Monastery Gardens') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|Lisbeth Larsson, {{lang|sv|Hennes döda kropp. Victoria Benedictssons arkiv och författarskap}} (lit. 'Her Dead Body. Victoria Benedictsson's Archive and Authorship') (Weyler Förlag)|{{ill|Zac O'Yeah|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Mahatma! Eller konsten att vända världen upp och ner}} (lit. 'Mahatma! Or the Art of Turning the World Upside Down') (Ordfront förlag)|{{ill|Kjell Östberg|sv}}, {{lang|sv|I takt med tiden. Olof Palme 1927–1969}} (lit. 'In Step with the Times. Olof Palme 1927–1969') (Leopard Förlag)|Ingrid Carlberg, {{lang|sv|Pillret}} (lit. 'The Pill') (Norstedts)}} |- |'''2009''' !scope="row"| |{{Interlanguage link|Brutus Östling|sv}} (b. 1958) & Susanne Åkesson (b. 1964) |'''{{Lang|sv|Att överleva dagen}}''' (lit. 'To Survive the Day') |Symposion |{{bulleted list|Karin Johannisson, {{lang|sv|Melankoliska rum}} (lit. 'Melancholic Rooms') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Johan Svedjedal|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Frihetens rena sak}} (lit. 'The Pure Thing of Freedom') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|Laila Reppen, Lars Nordling & {{ill|Cecilia Björk|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Så byggdes villan – Svensk villaarkitektur från 1890 till 2010}} (lit. 'This is How the Villa Was Made – Swedish Villa Architecture from 1890 to 2010') (Forskningsrådet Formas)|Lena Sundström, {{lang|sv|Världens lyckligaste folk}} (lit. 'The Happiest People in the World') (Leopard Förlag)|Elisabeth Åsbrink, {{lang|sv|Smärtpunkten}} (lit. 'The Pain Point') (Natur & Kultur)}} |- |'''2010''' !scope="row"|100px |Yvonne Hirdman (b. 1943) |'''{{Lang|sv|Den röda grevinnan}}''' (lit. 'The Red Countess') |Ordfront förlag |{{bulleted list|Henrik Ekman, {{lang|sv|Vargen – den jagade jägaren}} (lit. 'The Wolf – The Hunted Hunter') (Norstedts)|{{ill|Magnus Linton|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Cocaina. En bok om dom som gör det}} (lit. 'Cocaine. A Book about Those Who Do It') (Bokförlaget Atlas)|{{ill|Tina Thunander|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Resa i Sharialand. Ett reportage om kvinnors liv i Saudiarabien}} (lit. 'Travel in Sharialand. A Report on Women's Lives in Saudi Arabia') (Leopard Förlag)|Kristoffer Leandoer, {{lang|sv|Mask – litteraturen som gömställe}} (lit. 'Mask – Literature as a Hiding Place') (Pequod Press)|Moa Matthis, {{lang|sv|Maria Eleonora. Drottningen som sa nej}} (lit. 'Maria Eleonora. The Queen Who Said No') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)}} |- |'''2011''' !scope="row"|100px |Elisabeth Åsbrink (b. 1965) |'''{{Lang|sv|Och i Wienerwald står träden kvar}}''' (lit. 'And in Wienerwald the Trees Remain') |Natur & Kultur |{{bulleted list|{{ill|Lennart Pehrson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Ni har klockorna – vi har tiden. USA tio år efter 11 september}} (lit. 'You Have the Clocks – We Have the Time. United States Ten Years After 9/11') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Johan Svedjedal|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Spektrum. Den svenska drömmen. Tidskrift och förlag i 1930-talets kultur}} (lit. 'Spectrum. The Swedish dream. Magazine and Publisher in 1930s Culture') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|{{ill|Lasse Berg|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Skymningssång i Kalahari. Hur människan bytte tillvaro}} (lit. 'Twilight Song in the Kalahari. How Humans Changed Life') (Ordfront förlag)|Christel Kvant, {{lang|sv|Trädets tid}} (lit. 'The Time of the Tree') (Norstedts)|{{ill|Magnus Bärtås|sv}} & {{ill|Fredrik Ekman|sv|Fredrik Ekman (författare)}}, {{lang|sv|Alla monster måste dö. Gruppresa till Nordkorea: Ett reportage}} (lit. 'All Monsters Must Gie. Group Trip to North Korea: A Report') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)}} |- |'''2012''' !scope="row"|100px |Ingrid Carlberg (b. 1961) |'''{{Lang|sv|Det står ett rum här och väntar på dig – Berättelsen om Raoul Wallenberg}}''' (lit. 'There's a Room Waiting for You – The Story of Raoul Wallenberg') |Norstedts |{{bulleted list|{{ill|Monica Lauritzen|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Sanningens vägar. Anne Charlotte Lefflers liv och dikt}} (lit. 'The Ways of Truth. Anne Charlotte Leffler's Life and Poems') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Katrine Kielos, {{lang|sv|Det enda könet. Varför du är förförd av den ekonomiske mannen och hur det förstör ditt liv och världsekonomin}} (lit. 'The Only Gender. Why You Are Seduced by the Economic Man and How it Destroys Your Life and the World Economy') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|James Dobreff, Arne Jönsson, & Helene Schmitz, {{lang|sv|Ur regnskogens skugga. Daniel Rolander och resan till Surinam}} (lit. 'From the shadow of the rainforest. Daniel Rolander and the trip to Suriname') (Bokförlaget Max Ström)|{{ill|Martin Gelin|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Den amerikanska högern. Republikanernas revolution och USA:s framtid}} (lit. 'The American Right. The Republican Revolution and the Future of the United States') (Natur & Kultur)|Zlatan Ibrahimović & David Lagercrantz, {{lang|sv|Jag är Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Min historia}} (lit. 'I am Zlatan Ibrahimović. My story') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)}} |- |'''2013''' !scope="row"|100px |Bea Uusma (b. 1966) |'''{{Lang|sv|Expeditionen. Min kärlekshistoria}}''' (lit. 'The Expedition. My Love Story') (trans. ''The Expedition: The Forgotten Story of a Polar Tragedy'') |Norstedts |{{bulleted list|Tore Janson, {{lang|sv|Germanerna}} (lit. 'The Germanic People') (Norstedts)|Lena Sundström, {{lang|sv|Spår}} (lit. 'Track') (Natur & Kultur)|Johan Persson & Martin Schibbye, {{lang|sv|438 dagar}} (lit. '438 Days') (Offside Press)|{{ill|Gustav Mandelmann|sv}} & {{ill|Marie Mandelmann|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Självhushållning på Djupadal}} (lit. 'Subsistence Farming at Djupadal') (Bonnier Fakta)|{{ill|Dan Josefsson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Mannen som slutade ljuga}} (lit. 'The Man Who Stopped Lying') (Lind & Co)}} |- |'''2014''' !scope="row"|100px |Lars Lerin (b. 1954) |'''{{Lang|sv|Naturlära}}''' (lit. 'Natural Science') |Bonniers |{{bulleted list|Per Wästerberg, {{lang|sv|Erik och Margot. En kärlekshistoria}} (lit. 'Erik and Margot. A Love Story') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|Håkan Håkansson, {{lang|sv|Vid tidens ände. Om stormaktstidens vidunderliga drömvärld och en profet vid dess yttersta rand}} (lit. 'At the End of Time. About the Wonderful Dream World of the Great Power era and a Prophet at its Outer Edge') (Medströms Bokförlag)|{{ill|Tina Thunander|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Doktor Nasser har ingen bil. Kairo i omvälvningens tid}} (lit. 'Dr. Nasser Has No Car. Cairo in the Time of Upheaval') (Leopard Förlag)|{{ill|Anders Rydell|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Plundrarna. Hur nazisterna stal Europas konstskatter}} (lit. 'The Looters. How the Nazis Stole Europe's Art Treasures') (Ordfront förlag)|{{ill|Anna Charlotta Gunnarson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Popmusik rimmar på politik}} (lit. 'Pop Music Rhymes with Politics') (Bokförlaget Atlas)}} |- |'''2015''' !scope="row"|100px |{{Interlanguage link|Karin Bojs|sv}} (b. 1959) |'''{{Lang|sv|Min europeiska familj. De senaste 54 000 åren}}''' (lit. 'My European Family. The Last 54,000 Years') |Albert Bonniers Förlag |{{bulleted list|Karin Johannisson, {{lang|sv|Den sårade divan}} (lit. 'The Wounded Diva') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Johan Hilton, {{lang|sv|Monster i garderoben. En bok om Anthony Perkins och tiden som skapade Norman Bates}} (lit. 'Monsters in the Wardrobe. A Book about Anthony Perkins and the Time that Created Norman Bates') (Natur & Kultur)|{{ill|Lennart Pehrson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Den nya staden. Utvandringen till Amerika II}} (lit. 'The New City. Emigration to America II') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|Maja Hagerman, {{lang|sv|Käraste Herman. Rasbiologen Herman Lundborgs gåta}} (lit. 'Dearest Herman. The Race Biologist Herman Lundborg's Mystery') (Norstedts)|{{ill|Magnus Linton|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Knark. En svensk historia}} (lit. 'Dope. A Swedish History') (Bokförlaget Atlas)}} |- |'''2016''' !scope="now"|100px |Nina Burton (b. 1946) |'''{{Lang|sv|Gutenberggalaxens nova. En essäberättelse om Erasmus av Rotterdam, humanismen och 1500-talets medierevolution}}''' (lit. 'The Gutenberg Galaxy's Nova. An essay on Erasmus of Rotterdam, Humanism and the 16th-century Media Revolution') |Albert Bonniers Förlag |{{bulleted list|Elisabeth Åsbrink, ''1947'' (Natur & Kultur)|{{ill|Niklas Orrenius|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Skotten i Köpenhamn. Ett reportage om Lars Vilks, extremism och yttrandefrihetens gränser}} (lit. 'The Shots in Copenhagen. A Report on Lars Vilks, Extremism and the Limits of Freedom of Expression') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)|{{ill|Ulf Karl Olov Nilsson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Glömskans bibliotek. En essä om demens, vansinne och litteratur}} (lit. 'The Library of Oblivion. An Essay on Dementia, Insanity and Literature') (Norstedts)|{{ill|Charlotta von Zweigbergk|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Fattigfällan}} (lit. 'The Poverty Trap') (Ordfront förlag)|{{ill|Felix Heintzenberg|sv}} & Ole Jørgen Liodden, {{lang|sv|Arktis. Liv i en värld av is och snö}} (lit. 'The Arctic. Life in a World of Ice and Snow') (Bio & Fokus Förlag)}} |- |'''2017''' !scope="now"| |{{Interlanguage link|Fatima Bremmer|sv}} (b. 1977) |'''{{Lang|sv|Ett jävla solsken: En biografi om Ester Blenda Nordström}}''' (lit. 'Fucking Sunshine: A Biography of Ester Blenda Nordström') |Forum |{{bulleted list|Hédi Fried, {{lang|sv|Frågor jag fått om Förintelsen}} (lit. 'Questions I Received about the Holocaust') (Natur & Kultur)|{{ill|Sven Olov Karlsson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Brandvakten}} (lit. 'Firefighters') (Natur & Kultur)|{{ill|Roine Magnusson|sv}}, {{ill|Mats Ottosson|sv}}, & {{ill|Åsa Ottosson|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Nära fåglar}} (lit. 'Near Birds') (Bonnier Fakta)|{{ill|Johan Svedjedal|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Den nya dagen gryr. Karin Boyes författarliv}} (lit. 'The New Day Dawns. Karin Boye's Life as an Author') (Wahlström & Widstrand)|{{ill|Per Wirtén|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Är vi framme snart? Drömmen om Europas förenta stater}}, (lit. 'Are We There Soon? The Dream of the United States of Europe') (Albert Bonniers Förlag)}} |- |'''2018''' !scope="now"|100px |{{Interlanguage link|Magnus Västerbro|sv}} (b. 1971) |'''''Svälten. Hungeråren som formade Sverige''''' (lit. 'Famine: The Years of Hunger that Shaped Sweden') |Albert Bonniers förlag |{{bulleted list|Kerstin Ekman, {{lang|sv|Gubbas hage}} (lit. 'Gubba's Garden') (Albert Bonniers förlag)|{{ill|Martin Gelin|sv}} & Karin Pettersson, {{lang|sv|Internet är trasigt. Silicon Valley och demokratins kris}} (lit. 'The Internet Is Broken. Silicon Valley and the Crisis of Democracy') (Natur & Kultur)|{{ill|Jens Liljestrand|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Mannen i skogen. En biografi över Vilhelm Moberg}} (lit. 'The Man in the Woods. A Biography of Vilhelm Moberg') (Albert Bonniers förlag)|Alexandra Pascalidou, {{lang|sv|Mammorna}} (lit. 'The Mothers') (Bokförlaget Atlas)|Lars Tunbjörk, {{ill|Maud Nycander|sv}}, Göran Odbratt & Kathy Ryan, {{lang|sv|Lars Tunbjörk. Retrospektiv}} (lit. 'Lars Tunbjörk. Retrospective') (Bokförlaget Max Ström)}} |- |'''2019''' !scope="now"|100px |{{Interlanguage link|Patrik Svensson|sv|Patrik Svensson (författare)}} (b. 1972) |'''''Ålevangeliet. Berättelsen om världens mest gåtfulla fisk'''''{{efn|group=notes|"A dizzying story with philosophical and existential signs about the extinction of the endangered eel and its place among humans and myths that take the reader out into deep water, both literally and figuratively. Patrik Svensson lets us follow the eel from the Sargasso Sea, via a smorgasbord right into his soul where, thanks to his father, it has been given a very special place. Because it is also a story about a father and son, and how the love for the eel tied them together in an often wordless relationship."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.augustpriset.se/bidrag/alevangeliet-berattelsen-om-varldens-mest-gatfulla-fisk|title=Augustpriset 2019|website=The August Prizes (augustpriset.se)|access-date=22 November 2021|archive-date=23 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223090125/https://www.augustpriset.se/bidrag/alevangeliet-berattelsen-om-varldens-mest-gatfulla-fisk|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} (trans. ''The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World'' (Ecco Press)) |Albert Bonniers förlag |{{bulleted list|Alexandra Borg & {{ill|Nina Ulmaja|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Strindbergs lilla röda. Boken om boken och typerna}} (lit. 'Strindberg's Little Red. The Book about the Book and the Types') (Atlantis)|Ingrid Carlberg, Nobel. Den gåtfulle Alfred, hans värld och hans pris (lit. 'Nobel. The Enigmatic Alfred, His World and His Prize') (Norstedts)|{{ill|Peter Handberg|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Världens yttersta platser. Judiska spår}} (lit. 'The Outermost Places in the World. Jewish Traces') (Bokförlaget Faethon)|{{ill|Lotte Möller|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Bin och människor. Om bin och biskötare i religion, revolution och evolution samt många andra bisaker}} (lit. 'Bees and Humans. About Bees and Beekeepers in Religion, Revolution and Evolution and Many Other Side Effects') (Norstedts)|Anna-Karin Palm, {{lang|sv|Jag vill sätta världen i rörelse. En biografi över Selma Lagerlöf}} (lit. 'I Want To Set the World in Motion. A Biography of Selma Lagerlöf') (Albert Bonniers förlag)}} |- |'''2020''' !scope="row"|100px |Elin Anna Labba (b. 1980) |'''''Herrarna satte oss hit. Om tvångsförflyttningarna i Sverige'''''{{efn|group=notes|"Elin Anna Labba describes reindeer skins as "so soft that it feels like the hand should melt when you iron them". With the same quiet poetic power in the language, she makes visible Sweden's forced relocations of the Sami, forced relocations that have divided ancient family ties, networks and relocation routes. By also weaving in testimonials, archive photographs, maps, yoiks and government papers, she sheds new light on a dark part of Sweden's history in this very beautifully designed book."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.augustpriset.se/bidrag/herrarna-satte-oss-hit-om-tvangsforflyttningarna-i-sverige|title=Augustpriset 2020|website=The August Prizes (augustpriset.se)|access-date=22 November 2021|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025101810/https://www.augustpriset.se/bidrag/herrarna-satte-oss-hit-om-tvangsforflyttningarna-i-sverige|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} (trans. ''The Rocks Will Echo Our Sorrow: The Forced Displacement of the Northern Sámi'' (University of Minnesota Press)) |Norstedts |{{bulleted list|Nina Burton, {{lang|sv|Livets tunna väggar}} (lit. 'The Thin Walls of Life') (Albert Bonniers förlag)|{{ill|Johanna Bäckström Lerneby|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Familjen}} (lit. 'The Family') (Mondial)|Kristoffer Leandoer, {{lang|sv|Längta hem, längta bort. En essä om litteratur på flykt}} (lit. 'Longing for Home, Longing Away. An Essay on Literature on the Run') (Natur & Kultur)|Jan Malmborg, {{lang|sv|Trubbel. Berättelsen om Olle Adolphson}} (lit. 'Trouble. The Story of Olle Adolphson') (Albert Bonniers förlag)|Arash Sanari, {{lang|sv|Sverigevänner. Historien om hur pappa och jag försökte bli svenskast på Tjörn}} (lit. 'Sweden Friends. The Story of How Dad and I Tried to be the Most Swedish on Tjörn') (Volante)}} |- |'''2021''' !scope="row"| |{{Interlanguage link|Nils Håkanson|sv}} (b. 1975) |'''''Dolda gudar – en bok om allt som inte går förlorat i en översättning'''''{{efn|group=notes|"Fyodor Dostoevsky, Jane Austen, Karl Marx and Toni Morrison all have in common that they have been translated from other languages into Swedish. It also has Harlequin books and the Bible. In ''Hidden Gods'', Nils Håkanson takes us on a dizzying tour of the translation landscape and puts the translator at the center. With finesse, humor and an infectious interest in language and style, he shows how the view of translation and the role of the translator has changed throughout history, but that one thing is constant – translation is an indispensable part of the text's path to the reader, purely its own form of literature."<ref name="Augustpriset2021" />}} (lit. 'Hidden Gods. A Book about Everything that is not Lost in a Translation') |Norstedts |{{bulleted list|Sara Martinsson, {{lang|sv|Knäböj}} (lit. 'Squat') (Weyler Förlag)|Carl Henrik Carlsson, {{lang|sv|Judarnas historia i Sverige}} (lit. 'History of the Jews in Sweden') (Natur & Kultur)|{{ill|Anders Cullhed|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Dante: Den förste författaren}} (lit. 'Dante: The First Author') (Natur & Kultur)|{{ill|Anneli Rogeman|sv}}, {{lang|sv|Mönstersamhället}} (lit. 'The Model Society' (Natur & Kultur)}} |- |'''2022''' !scope="row"|100px |Nina van den Brink (b. 1966) |'''''Jag har torkat nog många golv'''''{{efn|group=notes|"Maja Ekelöf, a cleaning lady and single mother of five, made a name for herself with her 1970 diary ''Rapport från en skurhink'' ("Report from a Scrub Bucket"). Nina van den Brink skillfully weaves together Maja Ekelöf – cleaning lady, acclaimed author, abortion advocate, and left-wing activist – with stories of cleaning ladies in her own family. The close descriptions of each task and its effect on the body are almost poetic. The book is as much a powerful portrait of one of Sweden's most poignant writers as it is a reckoning with the welfare state that did not benefit everyone."<ref name="Augustpriset2022" />}} (lit. I have wiped enough floors) |Norstedts |{{bulleted list|Hans Gunnar Axberger, ''Statsministermordet'' (lit. The Prime Minister's assassination)()|Claes Britton, ''Pontus Hultén''|Andreas Cervenka, Girig-Sverige (lit. Greedy Sweden)|Maja Larsson, ''Kläda blodig skjorta'' (lit. Wear Bloody Shirt)|Amat Levin, ''Svart historia'' (lit. Black History)}} |- |'''2023''' !scope="row"|100px |{{Interlanguage link|Per Svensson (journalist)|sv|lt=Per Svensson}} (b. 1956) |'''''Zorn'''''{{efn|group=notes|"There is much more to Anders Zorn than the myth of his valley hills and eternal space. In Per Svensson's biography, we get a full portrait of the miracle painter and modern entrepreneur with his outstanding ability to network in the right circles, charge money, and look ahead. But neither his art nor his health could withstand so much success and so much partying. Per Svensson paints a nuanced picture, placing the world-renowned artist's life in time and space, depicting the road to fame and the end when Zorn's artistic drive was consumed."<ref name="Augustpriset2023" />}} |Albert Bonniers förlag |{{bulleted list|{{Interlanguage link|Henrik Berggren|sv}}, ''Landet utanför Sverige och kriget 1943–1945'' (lit. The country outside Sweden and the war 1943–1945) (Norstedts)|{{Interlanguage link|Eva Ekselius|sv}}, ''Vakna, mitt folk! Det judiska Europa mellan den franska revolutionen och den ryska'' (lit. Wake up, my people! Jewish Europe between the French Revolution and the Russian Revolution) (Volante)|{{Interlanguage link|Knut Kainz Rognerud|sv}}, ''Sundsvallsoligarken: En berättelse om hur Ryssland lurade väst'' (lit. The Sundsvall oligarch: A story about how Russia tricked the West) (Mondial)|{{Interlanguage link|Anna Lihammer|sv}} and {{Interlanguage link|Ted Hesselbom|sv}}, ''Vikingatider: När världen öppnades'' (lit. Viking times: When the world opened up) (Historiska Media)|{{Interlanguage link|Lisa dos Santos|sv}}, ''Älskade bror: En rapport från gängvåldets Sverige'' (lit. Beloved Brother: A report from gang violence in Sweden) (Bokförlaget Forum)}} |- |'''2024''' ! ||{{ill|Christian Rück|sv}} (b. 1971) |'''''Ett liv värt att leva'''''<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 26, 2024 |title=The August Prize 2024 |url=https://www.kulturradet.se/en/swedishliterature/news/2024/the-august-prize-2024/ |access-date=May 22, 2026 |website=Kulturrådet}}</ref> (lit. A life worth living) |Albert Bonniers Förlag | *{{ill|Bonnie Clementsson|sv}}, ''Fängslade öden'' (lit. Imprisoned Fates) (Historiska Media) *{{ill|Kaj Fölster|sv}}, Bosse Lindquist, {{ill|Janken Myrdal|sv}}, ''De hemliga breven'' (lit. The secret letters) (Albert Bonniers Förlag) *{{ill|Kim Khavar Fahlsted|sv}}, ''Oland'' (lit. Oland) (Appell Förlag) *{{ill|Richard Tellström|sv}}, ''Varje tugga är en tanke''. (lit. Every bite is a thought.) (Natur & Kultur) *{{ill|Tora Wall|sv}}, ''Skogen'' (lit. The forest) (Bokförlaget Stolpe) |- |'''2025'''<ref name=":0" /> !scope="row"|100px |Bea Uusma (b. 1966) |'''''Vitön.''''' |Norstedts | * Göran Greider, ''Stinas bästa vän'' (lit. Stina's best friend) (Ordfront förlag) * Robin Olovsson, ''Historien om Norrland'' (lit. The history of Norrland) (Volante) * {{ill|Fredrik Sjöberg|sv|Fredrik Sjöberg (författare)}}, ''Bruno Liljefors'' (lit. Bruno Liljefors) (Albert Bonniers Förlag) * Lena Sohl, ''Tvätten'' (lit. The laundry) (Natur & Kultur) * {{Interlanguage link|Patrik Svensson|sv|Patrik Svensson (författare)}}, ''Den barmhärtige mördaren'' (lit. The Merciful Killer) (Albert Bonniers Förlag) |}

===Children and Young Adult=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !style="width:20em"|English literal translation !style="width:20em"|Original Swedish title !Author !style="width:10em"|Publisher |- |'''1992'''|| ''I Miss You, I Miss You!'' || ''Jag saknar dig, jag saknar dig!'' || Peter Pohl & Kinna Gieth|| Rabén & Sjögren |- |'''1993'''|| ''Vinterviken'' || {{Lang|sv|Vinterviken}}|| Mats Wahl || Bonnier Carlsen |- |'''1994'''|| ''The Master and the Four Printers'' || {{Lang|sv|Mästaren och de fyra skrivarna}}|| Ulf Nilsson || Natur & Kultur |- |'''1995'''|| ''The Girl Who Did Not Want to Kiss'' || {{Lang|sv|Flickan som inte ville kyssas}}|| Rose Lagercrantz || Brombergs |- |'''1996'''|| ''My Sister is an Angel'' || ''Min syster är en ängel'' || Ulf Stark & Anna Höglund || Alfabeta Bokförlag |- |'''1997'''|| ''Truth or Dare'' || {{Lang|sv|Sanning eller konsekvens}}|| Annika Thor || Bonnier Carlsen |- |'''1998'''|| ''The Journey to the End of the World'' || {{Lang|sv|Resan till världens ände}}|| Henning Mankell || Rabén & Sjögren |- |'''1999'''|| ''Plays Dead'' || {{Lang|sv|Spelar död}}|| {{Interlanguage link|Stefan Casta|sv}}|| Opal |- |'''2000'''|| ''Gittan and the Gray Wolves'' || {{Lang|sv|Gittan och gråvargarna}}|| Pija Lindenbaum || Rabén & Sjögren |- |'''2001'''|| ''Are U 4 Real?'' || ''Sandor slash Ida'' || Sara Kadefors || Bonnier Carlsen |- |'''2002'''|| ''Goodbye, Mr. Muffin'' || {{Lang|sv|Adjö, herr Muffin}}|| Ulf Nilsson & Anna-Clara Tidholm || Bonnier Carlsen |- |'''2003'''|| ''In the Ceiling the Stars Are Shining'' || ''I taket lyser stjärnorna'' || Johanna Thydell || Natur & Kultur |- |'''2004'''|| ''Is Elias Dancing? No!'' || {{Lang|sv|Dansar Elias? Nej!}}|| Katarina Kieri || Rabén & Sjögren |- |'''2005'''|| ''Eddie Bolander & I'' || {{Lang|sv|Eddie Bolander & jag}}|| {{Interlanguage link|Bo R. Holmberg|sv}} & {{Interlanguage link|Katarina Strömgård|sv}}|| Rabén & Sjögren |- |'''2006'''|| ''Svenne'' || {{Lang|sv|Svenne}}|| Per Nilsson || Rabén & Sjögren |- |'''2007'''|| ''Where's My Sister?'' || {{Lang|sv|Var är min syster?}}|| Sven Nordqvist || Opal |- |'''2008'''|| ''The Legend of Sally Jones'' || {{Lang|sv|Legenden om Sally Jones}}|| {{Interlanguage link|Jakob Wegelius|sv}}|| Bonnier Carlsen |- |'''2009'''|| ''Write Again and Again'' || {{Lang|sv|Skriv om och om igen}}|| Ylva Karlsson, {{Interlanguage link|Katarina Kuick|sv}}, Sara Lundberg & {{Interlanguage link|Lilian Bäckman|sv}}|| X Publishing |- |'''2010'''|| ''Me On the Floor, Bleeding'' || {{Lang|sv|Här ligger jag och blöder}}|| Jenny Jägerfeld|| Gilla Böcker |- |'''2011'''|| ''Girls Lost'' || ''Pojkarna'' || {{Interlanguage link|Jessica Schiefauer|sv}}|| Bonnier Carlsen |- |'''2012'''|| ''ABC and All Dat'' || {{Lang|sv|ABC å allt om D}}|| {{Interlanguage link|Nina Ulmaja|sv}}|| Bonnier Carlsen |- |'''2013'''|| ''The String, The Bird and Me'' || {{Lang|sv|Snöret, fågeln och jag}}|| Ellen Karlsson & Eva Lindström || Hippo bokförlag |- |'''2014'''|| ''The Murderer's Ape'' || {{Lang|sv|Mördarens apa}}|| Jakob Wegelius || Bonnier Carlsen |- |'''2015'''|| ''When the Dogs Come'' || {{Lang|sv|När hundarna kommer}}|| Jessica Schiefauer || Bonnier Carlsen |- |'''2016'''|| ''Ten Past One'' || {{Lang|sv|Tio över ett}}|| Ann-Helén Laestadius || Rabén & Sjögren |- |'''2017'''|| ''The Bird in Me Flies Wherever It Wants'' || {{Lang|sv|Fågeln i mig flyger vart den vill}}|| Sara Lundberg|| Mirando Bok |- |'''2018'''|| ''The Pit'' || {{Lang|sv|Gropen}}|| Emma Adbåge || Mirando Bok |- |'''2019'''|| ''Wait for the Wind'' || {{Lang|sv|Vänta på vind}}|| {{Interlanguage link|Oskar Kroon|sv}}|| Brombergs |- |'''2020'''|| ''Humlan Hansson's Secrets'' || {{Lang|sv|Humlan Hanssons hemligheter}}|| {{Interlanguage link|Kristina Sigunsdotter|sv}} & {{Interlanguage link|Ester Eriksson|sv}}|| Hippo bokförlag |- |'''2021'''|| ''The Night Raven'' ||''Nattkorpen''|| {{Interlanguage link|Johan Rundberg|sv}}|| Natur & Kultur |- |'''2022'''|| ''We're Just Going to Cycle Past'' || ''Vi ska ju bara cykla förbi''|| {{Interlanguage link|Ellen Strömberg|sv}}|| Rabén & Sjögren and Schildts & Söderströms |- |'''2023'''|| ''Wood anemones and piss rats'' ||''Vitsippa och pissråttor''||{{Interlanguage link|Oskar Kroon|sv}} & Hanna Klinthage||Rabén & Sjögren |- |'''2024'''<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=2024 – Augustpriset |url=https://augustpriset.se/prisnom/2024/ |access-date=18 April 2026 |language=sv-SE}}</ref>|| ''Chop Chop: A brave farmer's story''||''Chop Chop: En tapper jordbos berättelse'' ||Linda Bondestam ||Förlaget M |- |'''2025'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=August Priset |url=https://augustpriset.se/ |access-date=May 22, 2026 |website=August Priset}}</ref> |City of Raccoons |''Tvättbjörnarnas stad'' |Fabian Goranson |Galago |}

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

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==External links== * [http://augustpriset.se/ Official website] {{in lang|sv}}

Category:August Prize Category:Awards established in 1989 Category:Swedish literary awards Category:1989 establishments in Sweden