{{Short description|Norwegian literary award}} [[Image:Idunn and Bragi by Blommer.jpg|thumb| The name of the Norse god of poetry Bragi has been given to the Norwegian literature prize – the Brage Prize.]]
The ''' Brage Prize''' (Norwegian: ''Brageprisen'') is a Norwegian literature prize that is awarded annually by the Norwegian Book Prize foundation (''Den norske bokprisen'').<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Brageprisen |first1=Anne Grete |last1=Nilsen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |date=13 January 2022 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Brageprisen |language=Norwegian |accessdate=10 July 2022}}</ref> The prize recognizes recently published Norwegian literature.
The Brage Prize has been awarded each fall since 1992 for the following categories: * Fiction * Children's literature * Non-fiction * Open class – a class which varies each year.
In addition to these classes, during the first several years the prize was also awarded in the following categories: * Poetry * Textbooks * Picture books * General literature
== Prize winners ==
=== Fiction for adults === [[Image:Ingvar Ambjørnsen.jpg|thumb|Ingvar Ambjørnsen was awarded the prize in 1995]] [[Image:Kjartan Fløgstad cafe sting.jpg|thumb|Kjartan Fløgstad was awarded the prize in 1998]] *1992 – Karsten Alnæs, for ''Trollbyen''.<ref name=snl/> *1993 – Øystein Lønn, for ''Thranes metode''.<ref name=snl/> *1994 – Sigmund Mjelve, for ''Område aldri fastlagt''.<ref name=snl/> *1995 – Ingvar Ambjørnsen, for ''Fugledansen''.<ref name=snl/> *1996 – Bergljot Hobæk Haff, for ''Skammen''.<ref name=snl/> *1997 – Liv Køltzow, for ''Verden forsvinner''.<ref name=snl/> *1998 – Kjartan Fløgstad, for ''Kron og mynt''.<ref name=snl/> *1999 – Frode Grytten, for ''Bikubesong''.<ref name=snl/> *2000 – Per Petterson, for ''I kjølvannet''.<ref name=snl/> *2001 – Lars Saabye Christensen, for ''Halvbroren''.<ref name=snl/> *2002 – Niels Fredrik Dahl, for ''På vei til en venn''.<ref name=snl/> *2003 – Inger Elisabeth Hansen, for ''Trask''.<ref name=snl/> *2004 – Hanne Ørstavik, for ''Presten''.<ref name=snl/> *2005 – Marita Fossum, for ''Forestill deg''.<ref name=snl/> *2006 – Dag Solstad, for ''Armand V. Fotnoter til en uutgravd roman''.<ref name=snl/> *2007 – Carl Frode Tiller, for ''Innsirkling''.<ref name=snl/> *2008 – Per Petterson, for ''Jeg forbanner tidens elv''.<ref name=snl/> *2009 – Karl Ove Knausgård, for ''Min Kamp. Første bind''.<ref name=snl/> *2010 - Gaute Heivoll for ''Før jeg brenner ned''.<ref name=snl/> *2011 - Tomas Espedal for ''Imot naturen''.<ref name=snl/> *2012 - Lars Amund Vaage for ''Syngja''.<ref name=snl/> *2013 - Ruth Lillegraven for ''Urd''.<ref name=snl/> *2014 - Rune Christiansen for ''Ensomheten i Lydia Ernemans liv''.<ref name=snl/> *2015 - Lars Saabye Christensen for ''Magnet''.<ref name=snl/> *2016 – Monica Isakstuen for ''Vær snill med dyrene''.<ref name=snl/> *2017 – Olaug Nilssen for ''Tung tids tale''.<ref name=snl/> *2018 – Tore Kvæven for ''Når landet mørknar''.<ref name=snl/> *2019 – Nina Lykke for ''Full spredning''.<ref name=snl/> *2020 – Beate Grimsrud for ''Jeg foreslår at vi våkner''.<ref name=snl/> *2021 – Jon Fosse for ''Eit nytt namn (Septologien VI-VII)''.<ref name=snl/> *2022 – Ingeborg Arvola for ''Kniven i ilden. Ruijan rannalla – Sanger fra Ishavet''.<ref name=snl/> *2023 – Frode Grytten for ''Den dagen Nils Vik døde.'' *2024 – Kathrine Nedrejord for ''Sameproblemet''.<ref name=snl/>
=== Children's and young adult literature === [[Image:Eirik Newth.jpg|thumb|left|Eirik Newth was awarded the prize in 1996 for ''Jakten på sannheten''.]] [[Image:Nyhus Dahle 2005.jpg|thumb|Gro Dahle and illustrator Svein Nyhus were awarded the prize in 2002]] [[Image:Rune Belsvik.jpg|thumb|Rune Belsvik was awarded the prize in 2000]] *1992 – Ragnar Hovland, for ''Ein motorsykkel i natta'' *1993 – Torill Eide, for ''Skjulte ærend'' *1994 – Klaus Hagerup, for ''Markus og Diana. Lyset fra Sirius'' *1995 – Liv Marie Austrem and Akin Düzakin, for ''Tvillingbror'' *1996 – Eirik Newth, for ''Jakten på sannheten'' *1997 – Harald Rosenløw Eeg, for ''Vrengt'' *1998 – Stein Erik Lunde, for ''Eggg'' *1999 – Erna Osland, for ''Salamanderryttaren'' *2000 – Rune Belsvik, for ''Ein naken gut'' *2001 – Anne B. Ragde, for ''Biografien om Sigrid Undset. Ogsaa en ung Pige'' *2002 – Gro Dahle and Svein Nyhus, for ''Snill'' *2003 – Helga Gunerius Eriksen and Gry Moursund, for ''Flugepapir'' *2004 – Harald Rosenløw Eeg, for ''Yatzy'' *2005 – Arne Svingen, for ''Svart elfenben'' *2006 – Stian Hole, for ''Garmanns sommer'' *2007 – Linn T. Sunne, for ''Happy'' *2008 – Johan Harstad, for ''Darlah - 172 timer på månen'' *2009 – Maria Parr, for ''Tonje Glimmerdal'' *2010 – Hilde Kvalvaag, for ''Fengsla'' *2011 – Inga Sætre, for ''Fallteknikk'' *2012 - Kari Stai for ''Jakob og Neikob. Tjuven slår tilbake'' *2013 - Brynjulf Jung Tjønn for ''Så vakker du er'' *2014 - Annette Münch for ''Badboy: Steroid'' *2015 - Torun Lian and Øyvind Torseter for ''Reserveprinsesse Andersen'' *2016 – Anders N. Kvammen for ''Ungdomsskolen'' *2017 – Maria Parr for ''Keeperen og havet'' *2018 – Anna Fiske for ''Elven'' *2019 – Ane Barmen for ''Draumar betyr ingenting''.<ref name=snl/> *2020 – Jenny Jordahl for ''Hva skjedde egentlig med deg?''.<ref name=snl/> *2021 – Erlend Skjetne for ''Eit anna blikk''.<ref name=snl/> *2022 – Julia Kahrs for ''Familien Brattbakk''.<ref name=snl/> *2023 – Maria Parr/Åshild Irgens for ''Oskar og eg.''
=== Non-fiction === [[Image:Ivo de Figueiredo.jpg|thumb|left|Ivo de Figueiredo was awarded the prize in 2002]] [[Image:Frank Rossavik.jpg|thumb|Frank Rossavik was awarded the prize in 2007]] *1992 – Arne Forsgren, for ''Rockleksikon'' *1993 – Trond Berg Eriksen, for ''Reisen gjennom helvete. Dantes inferno'' *1994 – Einar-Arne Drivenes, Marit Anne Hauan and Helge A. Wold, for ''Nordnorsk kulturhistorie'' *1995 – Espen Dietrichs and Leif Gjerstad, for ''Vår fantastiske hjerne '' *1996 – Arild Stubhaug, for ''Et foranskutt lyn. Niels Henrik Abel og hans tid'' *1997 – Anne Wichstrøm, for ''Kvinneliv, kunstnerliv. Kvinnelige malere i Nørge før 1900'' *1998 – Leif Ryvarden/Klaus Høiland, for ''Er det liv, er det sopp'' *1999 – Torbjørn Færøvik, for ''India – Stevnemøte med skjebnen'' *2000 – Johan Galtung, for ''Johan uten land. På fredsveien gjennom verden'' *2001 – Atle Næss, for ''Da jorden stod stille – Galileo Galilei og hans tid'' *2002 – Ivo de Figueiredo, for ''Fri mann: Johan Bernhard Hjort — en dannelsesreise'' *2003 – Knut Kjeldstadli (editor), for ''Norsk innvandringshistorie I–III''' *2004 – Tor Bomann-Larsen, for ''Folket. Haakon & Maud II'' *2005 – Odd Karsten Tveit, for ''Krig og diplomati. Oslo–Jerusalem 1978–1996'' *2006 – Bent Sofus Tranøy, for ''Markedets makt over sinnene'' *2007 – Frank Rossavik, for ''Stikk i strid. Ein biografi om Einar Førde'' *2008 – Bjørn Westlie, for ''Fars krig'' *2009 – Kjetil Stensvik Østli, for ''Politi og røver'' *2010 – Tone Huse, for ''Tøyengata - et nyriktstykke Norge'' *2011 – Simen Ekern, for ''Roma. Nye fascister, røde terrorister og drømmen om det søte liv'' *2012 – Torbjørn Færøvik, for ''Maos rike. En lidelseshistorie'' *2013 - Steffen Kværneland for ''Munch'' *2014 - Marte Michelet for ''Den største forbrytelsen'' *2015 - Morten Strøknsnes for ''Havboka'' *2016 – Åsne Seierstad for ''To søstre'' *2017 – Thomas Reinertsen Berg for ''Verdensteater'' *2018 – Helene Uri for ''Hvem sa hva?'' *2019 – Torgrim Eggen for ''Axel. Fra smokken til Ovnen''.<ref name=snl/> *2020 – Dag O. Hessen for ''Verden på vippepunktet''.<ref name=snl/> *2021 – Lena Lindgren for ''Ekko – et essay om algoritmer og begjær''.<ref name=snl/> *2022 – Trygve Riiser Gundersen for ''Haugianerne''.<ref name=snl/> *2023 - Inga Strümke for ''Maskiner som tenker''
=== Open class ===
*1996 – Sven Kærup Bjørneboe, for the essay ''"Jerusalem, en sentimental reise"'' (Jeruslam, a Sentimental Journey) *1997 – Liv Marie Austrem and Akin Düzakin, for a children's picturebook ''"Tvillingsøster"'' (Twin Sisters) *1998 – Christian Rugstad, for translation of ''The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis'' by ''José Saramago'' *1999 – Anders Heger, for the biography ''"Mykle. Et diktet liv"'' (Mykle. The Poetry Life) *2000 – Karin Fossum, for the crime novel ''"Elskede Poona"'' (Calling Out for You) *2001 – Annie Riis, for poetry ''"Himmel av stål"'' (Heaven of Steel) *2002 – Synne Sun Løes, for a children's book ''"Å spise blomster til frokost"'' (Eating Flowers for Breakfast) *2003 – Torbjørn Færøvik, for travel literature ''"Kina. En reise på livets elv"'' (China. A Voyage on the River of Life) *2004 – Arne Lygre, for the collection of short stories ''"Tid inne"'' (In Time) *2005 – John Arne Sæterøy (who signs his work as "Jason"), for the comic ''"La meg vise deg noe…"'' (Let Me Show You Something...) *2006 – Kathinka Blichfeldt, Tor Gunnar Heggem and Ellen Larsen, for a textbook ''"Kontekst. Basisbok i norsk for ungdomstrinnet"'' (Context. A Foundation in Norwegian for Secondary Schools) *2007 – Jon Ewo and Bjørn Ousland, for a case study for children ''"Fortellingen om et mulig drap"'' (The Story About a Possible Murder) *2008 – Øyvind Rimbereid, for the poetry collection ''Herbarium'' *2009 – Bjørn Alex Herrman, for his translation of ''Moby-Dick'' by Herman Melville *2010 – Stian Hole, for the picture book ''Garmanns hemmelighet'' (Garmann's Secret) *2011 – Arnhild Skre, for her biographical work ''Hulda Garborg. Nasjonal strateg'' (Hulda Garborg. National Strategist) *2012 – Linn T. Sunne, for her young adult novel ''Lille Ekorn'' (Little Squirrel) *2013 - Yann de Caprona for his fact book for adults ''Norsk etymologisk ordbok'' *2014 - Ingvild H. Rishøi for her collection of short stories ''Vinternoveller'' *2015 - Kjell Ola Dahl for his crime novel ''Kureren'' *2016 – Gudny Ingebjørg Hagen and Malgorzata Piotrowska (ill.) for ''Fest og feiring'' *2017 – Cecilie Løveid for ''Vandreutstillinger'' *2018 – Anja Røyne for ''Menneskets grunnstoffer'' *2019 – Martin Ernstsen for ''Sult''.<ref name=snl/> *2020 – Thomas Horne for ''Den store klimaguiden''.<ref name=snl/> *2021 – Mariangela Di Fiore and Cathrine Trønnes Lie for ''Søstre. Min historie etter Utøya''.<ref name=snl/> *2022 – Ida Larmo for ''Rigel. Urettens ekko''.<ref name=snl/>
===Honorary Award=== [[Image:Halldis Moren Vesaas.png|thumb|Poet Halldis Moren Vesaas won in 1994]] [[Image:Jonfosse1.png|thumb|Playwiright Jon Fosse won in 2005]] *1992 – Sigmund Skard *1993 – N/A *1994 – Halldis Moren Vesaas *1995 – Anne-Cath. Vestly *1996 – Kjell Askildsen *1997 – Jan Erik Vold *1998 – Dag Solstad *1999 – Kjell Aukrust *2000 – Eldrid Lunden *2001 – Jon Bing *2002 – Jostein Gaarder *2003 – Karsten Alnæs *2004 – NORLA – center for Norwegian fiction and nonfiction in foreign countries. *2005 – Jon Fosse *2006 – Kari and Kjell Risvik *2007 – Guri Vesaas *2008 – Kjartan Fløgstad *2009 – Tor Åge Bringsværd *2010 – Herbjørg Wassmo *2011 – Kolbein Falkeid *2012 – Knut Faldbakken *2013 - The Norwegian Public Libraries *2014 - Vigdis Hjorth *2015 - Einar Økland *2016 – Elisabeth Aasen *2017 – Kari Grossmann *2018 – Klaus Hagerup *2019 – Edvard Hoem<ref name=snl/> *2020 – Dag O. Hessen<ref name=snl/> *2021 – Liv Køltzow<ref name=snl/> *2022 – Gro Dahle<ref name=snl/> *2023 – Ingvar Ambjørnsen *2024 – Lars Saabye Christensen *2025 – Anna Fiske<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bragepris til Hilde Hagerup |url=https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/bragepris-til-hilde-hagerup-1.17661609 |website=nrk.no |date=20 November 2025 |access-date=20 November 2025 |language=no }}</ref>
== Previous categories ==
===Textbooks=== *1992 – Askeland m.fl., for ''Soria Moria'' *1993 – Tore Linné Eriksen, for ''Norge og verden fra 1850–1940'' *1994 – Benestad m.fl., for ''Tallenes tale – Matematikk for 5 timers grunnkurs'' *1995 – Astrid Carlson, Svein Olav Drangeid og Truls Lind, for ''Humanbiologi''
===Poetry=== [[Image:Jan Erik Vold.jpg|thumb|Poet Jan Erik Vold won the prize for ''IKKE'' in 1993.]]
*1992 – Paal-Helge Haugen, for ''Sone 0'' *1993 – Jan Erik Vold, for ''IKKE'' *1995 – Øyvind Berg, for ''Forskjellig''
===Picture books=== *1992 – Sissel Solbjørg Bjugn and Fam Ekman, for ''Jente i bitar'' *1993 – Else Færden and Sissel Gjersum, for ''Garnnøstet som forsvant''
===General literature=== *1992 – Ida Blom m.fl., for ''Cappelens kvinnehistorie'' *1993 – Tordis Ørjasæter, for ''Menneskenes hjerte. Sigrid Undset - en''
==References== {{Reflist}} * [http://www.brageprisen.no Official site] {{in lang|no}}
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