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NBU-prisen is a prize which is awarded by the Norwegian Writers for Children to a person or institution who had produced award-winning work in children's or youth literature in Norway. It is awarded every year to a Norwegian author or organization. The actual prize is a work of art, typically created by an illustrator of children’s books.

Prize winners

  • 1988: Anne-Marie Hole Borgen
  • 1989: Norsk Forfattersentrum
  • 1990: Literature Project in Telemark
  • 1991: Else Ditlevsen
  • 1992: Wenche Blomberg
  • 1993: Kåre Kverndokken
  • 1994: Director Karin Beate Vold (Norsk Barnebokinstitutt, the Norwegian Institute for Children’s Books)
  • 1995: Hå Municipality
  • 1996: Children's book editors Guri Vesaas (Samlaget) and Øyunn Krokann (of Gyldendal Tiden)
  • 1997: Leikny Haga Indergaard
  • 1988: Harald Bache-Wiig (University of Oslo)
  • 1999: Barnetimen for de minste (NRK)
  • 2000: Bookseller Lars-Erik Hanssen (of Fortuna Bokhandel)
  • 2001: Author Anette Diesen
  • 2002: Editor Irja Thorenfeldt (Aschehoug) and professor Åsfrid Svensen (of University of Oslo)
  • 2003: Bookseller Kari Johanne Samuelsen and reviewer Ola By Rise (of Adresseavisen)
  • 2004: Cultural editors at Hamar Arbeiderblad and Oppland Arbeiderblad for their book reviews
  • 2005: Children's book editor Wenche Larsen (of Cappelen) and Anne Horn (of Omnipax)
  • 2006: Children's librarian at Norwegian Library of Talking Books and Braille, Eli Frisvold and NRK's children's and youth editor
  • 2007: School librarians Øystein Norvoll of Tromsø and Sigrunn Instefjord of Odda
  • 2008: Jean-Baptiste Coursaud and Gabriele Haefs
  • 2009: Former editor at Cappelen, Tori Hofmo, and editor at Cappelen Damm, Ellen Seip
  • 2010: Pegasus, children's program at the Norwegian Literature Festival in Lillehammer
  • 2011: Barnebokkritikk.no – the webpage specialises in reviewing and reporting on literature and performing arts for children and youth
  • 2012: Falturiltu, Nynorsk book festival for children and youth
  • 2013: Foreningen !les – the leading provider of literature for children and adolescents in Norway
  • 2014: Children's book editor Marianne Koch Knudsen (Gyldendal)
  • 2015: Writing studies in children’s and young adult literature at Norsk Barnebokinstitutt (NBI) and Dag Larsen
  • 2016: Ubok.no
  • 2017: Leser søker bok
  • 2018: Arne Svingen
  • 2019: Spangereid school library
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