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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The August Prize (Template:Langx) is an annual Swedish literary prize awarded each year since 1989 by the Swedish Publishers' Association. The prize is awarded to the best Swedish book of the year, in three categories. The Swedish Publishers' Association also awards the Young August Prize (Lilla Augustpriset) to youth and young adults (until the age of 20).
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.[1] The prize is named after the writer August Strindberg.[2]
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.[3][4]
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.[3]
Winners and nominees
Best book (1989–1991)
| Year | Winner | Work | Shortlisted nominees | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Cecilia Lindqvist (b. 1932) |
Tecknens rike (lit. 'The Empire of Signs') |
Bonniers | Template:Bulleted list | |
| 1990 | File:Lars Ahlin 1960.jpg | Lars Ahlin (1915–1997) |
De sotarna! De sotarna! (lit. 'The Chimney Sweepers! The Chimney Sweepers!') |
Bonniers | Template:Bulleted list |
| 1991 | Sven Delblanc (1931–1992) |
Livets ax (lit. 'Ear of Life') |
Bonniers | Template:Bulleted list | |
Fiction
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Non-fiction
| Year | Winner | Work | Shortlisted nominees | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | File:Gunnar Broberg 02.jpg | Gunnar Broberg (b. 1942) |
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Atlantis | Template:Bulleted list |
| 1993 | File:Peter Englund SA 2013.jpg | Peter Englund (b. 1957) |
Script error: No such module "Lang". (lit. 'The Year of Unrest') | Atlantis | Template:Bulleted list |
| 1994 | Template:Interlanguage link (b. 1933) |
Script error: No such module "Lang". (lit. 'Music in Sweden I-IV') |
Fischer & Co | Template:Bulleted list | |
| 1995 | Template:Interlanguage link (b. 1954) |
Script error: No such module "Lang". (lit. 'A Thousand Years in the Garden: From Sörmland Manors and Backyards') |
Tiden | Template:Bulleted list | |
| 1996 | File:Maja Klar-webb-liten-1394.jpg | Maja Hagerman (b. 1960) |
Script error: No such module "Lang". (lit. 'Traces of the King's Men') |
Prisma | Template:Bulleted list |
| 1997 | File:Sven-Erik Liedman 01.jpg | Sven-Eric Liedman (b. 1939) |
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Bonnier Alba | Template:Bulleted list |
| 1998 | File:Bengt Jangfeldt 01 (cropped).jpg | Template:Interlanguage link (b. 1948) |
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Wahlström & Widstrand | Template:Bulleted list |
| 1999 | Jan Svartvik (b. 1931) |
Script error: No such module "Lang". (lit. 'English – Island Language, World Language, Trend Language') |
Norstedts | Template:Bulleted list | |
| 2000 | File:Dick Harrison 001.jpg | Dick Harrison (b. 1966) |
Script error: No such module "Lang". (lit. 'Great Death') |
Ordfront Förlag | Template:Bulleted list |
| 2001 | Hans Hammarskjöld (1925–2012), Template:Interlanguage link (b. 1941), & Per Wästberg (b. 1933) |
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Max Ström | Template:Bulleted list | |
| 2002 | Template:Interlanguage link (1934–2020) |
Script error: No such module "Lang". (lit. 'Gustav Vasa – Father of the Country or Tyrant?') |
Prisma | Template:Bulleted list | |
| 2003 | File:Nils Uddenberg.jpg | Template:Interlanguage link (b. 1934) |
Script error: No such module "Lang". (lit. 'Ideas About Life') |
Natur & Kultur | Template:Bulleted list |
| 2004 | File:Sverker Sörlin dec 2014.jpg | Sverker Sörlin (b. 1956) |
Script error: No such module "Lang". (lit. 'History of Europe's Ideas 1492–1918:The Order of the World and the Darkness in Man') |
Natur & Kultur | Template:Bulleted list |
| 2005 | File:Lena Einhorn 02.jpg | Lena Einhorn (b. 1954) |
Ninas resa (lit. 'Nina's Journey') |
Prisma | Template:Bulleted list |
| 2006 | Cecilia Lindqvist (b. 1932) |
Qin | Albert Bonniers Förlag | Template:Bulleted list | |
| 2007 | File:Bengt Jangfeldt 01 (cropped).jpg | Template:Interlanguage link (b. 1948) |
Script error: No such module "Lang". (lit. 'With Life at Stake') |
Wahlström & Widstrand | Template:Bulleted list |
| 2008 | Template:Interlanguage link (b. 1964) & Template:Interlanguage link (b. 1944) |
Script error: No such module "Lang". (lit. 'Directed by Bergman') |
Max Ström | Template:Bulleted list | |
| 2009 | Template:Interlanguage link (b. 1958) & Susanne Åkesson (b. 1964) |
Script error: No such module "Lang". (lit. 'To Survive the Day') |
Symposion | Template:Bulleted list | |
| 2010 | File:Yvonne Hirdman 01.JPG | Yvonne Hirdman (b. 1943) |
Script error: No such module "Lang". (lit. 'The Red Countess') |
Ordfront förlag | Template:Bulleted list |
| 2011 | File:Elisabeth Åsbrink 01.JPG | Elisabeth Åsbrink (b. 1965) |
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Natur & Kultur | Template:Bulleted list |
| 2012 | File:Ingrid Carlberg 01.jpg | Ingrid Carlberg (b. 1961) |
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Norstedts | Template:Bulleted list |
| 2013 | File:Bea Uusma 2013 (cropped).jpg | Bea Uusma (b. 1966) |
Script error: No such module "Lang". (lit. 'The Expedition. My Love Story') (trans. The Expedition: The Forgotten Story of a Polar Tragedy) |
Norstedts | Template:Bulleted list |
| 2014 | File:Lars Lerin in Oct, 2014.jpg | Lars Lerin (b. 1954) |
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Bonniers | Template:Bulleted list |
| 2015 | File:Karin Bojs 05.JPG | Template:Interlanguage link (b. 1959) |
Script error: No such module "Lang". (lit. 'My European Family. The Last 54,000 Years') |
Albert Bonniers Förlag | Template:Bulleted list |
| 2016 | File:Nina Burton 01.jpg | Nina Burton (b. 1946) |
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Albert Bonniers Förlag | Template:Bulleted list |
| 2017 | Template:Interlanguage link (b. 1977) |
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Forum | Template:Bulleted list | |
| 2018 | File:Magnus Västerbro.jpg | Template:Interlanguage link (b. 1971) |
Svälten. Hungeråren som formade Sverige (lit. 'Famine: The Years of Hunger that Shaped Sweden') |
Albert Bonniers förlag | Template:Bulleted list |
| 2019 | File:Patrik Svensson.jpg | Template:Interlanguage link (b. 1972) |
Ålevangeliet. Berättelsen om världens mest gåtfulla fiskTemplate:Efn (trans. The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World (Ecco Press)) |
Albert Bonniers förlag | Template:Bulleted list |
| 2020 | File:Elin Anna Labba 2021 (cropped).jpg | Elin Anna Labba (b. 1980) |
Herrarna satte oss hit. Om tvångsförflyttningarna i SverigeTemplate:Efn (trans. The Rocks Will Echo Our Sorrow: The Forced Displacement of the Northern Sámi (University of Minnesota Press)) |
Norstedts | Template:Bulleted list |
| 2021 | Template:Interlanguage link (b. 1975) |
Dolda gudar – en bok om allt som inte går förlorat i en översättningTemplate:Efn (lit. 'Hidden Gods. A Book about Everything that is not Lost in a Translation') |
Norstedts | Template:Bulleted list | |
| 2022 | File:Nina van den Brink 01.jpg | Nina van den Brink (b. 1966) |
Jag har torkat nog många golvTemplate:Efn (lit. I have wiped enough floors) |
Norstedts | Template:Bulleted list |
| 2023 | File:Per Svensson dec 2014.jpg | Template:Interlanguage link (b. 1956) |
ZornTemplate:Efn | Albert Bonniers förlag | Template:Bulleted list |
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Children and Young Adult
| Year | English literal translation | Original Swedish title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | I Miss You, I Miss You! | Jag saknar dig, jag saknar dig! | Peter Pohl & Kinna Gieth | Rabén & Sjögren |
| 1993 | Vinterviken | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Mats Wahl | Bonnier Carlsen |
| 1994 | The Master and the Four Printers | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Ulf Nilsson | Natur & Kultur |
| 1995 | The Girl Who Did Not Want to Kiss | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Rose Lagercrantz | Brombergs |
| 1996 | My Sister is an Angel | Min syster är en ängel | Ulf Stark & Anna Höglund | Alfabeta Bokförlag |
| 1997 | Truth or Dare | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Annika Thor | Bonnier Carlsen |
| 1998 | The Journey to the End of the World | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Henning Mankell | Rabén & Sjögren |
| 1999 | Plays Dead | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Template:Interlanguage link | Opal |
| 2000 | Gittan and the Gray Wolves | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Pija Lindenbaum | Rabén & Sjögren |
| 2001 | Are U 4 Real? | Sandor slash Ida | Sara Kadefors | Bonnier Carlsen |
| 2002 | Goodbye, Mr. Muffin | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 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! | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Katarina Kieri | Rabén & Sjögren |
| 2005 | Eddie Bolander & I | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Template:Interlanguage link & Template:Interlanguage link | Rabén & Sjögren |
| 2006 | Svenne | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Per Nilsson | Rabén & Sjögren |
| 2007 | Where's My Sister? | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Sven Nordqvist | Opal |
| 2008 | The Legend of Sally Jones | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Template:Interlanguage link | Bonnier Carlsen |
| 2009 | Write Again and Again | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Ylva Karlsson, Template:Interlanguage link, Sara Lundberg & Template:Interlanguage link | X Publishing |
| 2010 | Me On the Floor, Bleeding | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Jenny Jägerfeld | Gilla Böcker |
| 2011 | Girls Lost | Pojkarna | Template:Interlanguage link | Bonnier Carlsen |
| 2012 | ABC and All Dat | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Template:Interlanguage link | Bonnier Carlsen |
| 2013 | The String, The Bird and Me | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Ellen Karlsson & Eva Lindström | Hippo bokförlag |
| 2014 | The Murderer's Ape | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Jakob Wegelius | Bonnier Carlsen |
| 2015 | When the Dogs Come | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Jessica Schiefauer | Bonnier Carlsen |
| 2016 | Ten Past One | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Ann-Helén Laestadius | Rabén & Sjögren |
| 2017 | The Bird in Me Flies Wherever It Wants | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Sara Lundberg | Mirando Bok |
| 2018 | The Pit | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Emma Adbåge | Mirando Bok |
| 2019 | Wait for the Wind | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Template:Interlanguage link | Brombergs |
| 2020 | Humlan Hansson's Secrets | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Template:Interlanguage link & Template:Interlanguage link | Hippo bokförlag |
| 2021 | The Night Raven | Nattkorpen | Template:Interlanguage link | Natur & Kultur |
| 2022 | We're Just Going to Cycle Past | Vi ska ju bara cykla förbi | Template:Interlanguage link | Rabén & Sjögren and Schildts & Söderströms |
| 2023 | Wood anemones and piss rats | Vitsippa och pissråttor | Template:Interlanguage link & Hanna Klinthage | Rabén & Sjögren |
References
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Notes
External links
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