The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (Den norske Kritikerprisen for litteratur or Kritikerprisen) is awarded by the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association (Norsk Litteraturkritikerlag) and has been awarded every year since 1950. The prize is presented to a Norwegian author for a literary work as agreed to among the members of the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association. Since 1978 the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association has also awarded a prize for the best work of children's literature. In 2003 the Critics Prize for the year's best work of translation was established, and in 2012 the Critics Prize for the year's best work of nonfiction for adults was established. For other Norwegian Critics Awards, see Norwegian Theatre Critics Award, which has been awarded every year since 1939 (except 1940-45), the Norwegian Music Critics Award, which has been awarded every year since 1947, and the Norwegian Dance Critics Award, which has been awarded every year since 1977.
A list of Critics Prizewinners is maintained on the kritikerlaget website.
A list of Critics Prizewinners is maintained on the kritikerlaget website.
1978 - Einar Økland, for Sikk sakk1979 - Tormod Haugen, for Joakim1980 - Torill Thorstad Hauger, for Det kom et skip til Bjørgvin i 13491981 - Arnljot Eggen, for Den lange streiken1982 - Per Knutsen, for Gull og sølv1983 - Johan Fredrik Grøgaard, for Jeg, Wilhelm, 13 år1984 - Vigdis Hjorth, for Jørgen + Anne er sant1985 - Mette og Philip Newth, for Soldreperen1986 - Tor Fretheim, for Engelene stanser ved Eventyrbrua1987 - Arne Ruset, for Aldri åleine1988 - Mathis Mathisen, for Ismael1989 - Klaus Hagerup, for Landet der tiden var borte1990 - Jostein Gaarder, for Kabalmysteriet1991 - Helga Gunerius Eriksen, for Finn Inga!1992 - Arne Berggren, for Stillemann- historien om et drap1993 - Laila Stien, for Å plukke en smørblomst1994 - Unni Lindell, for Sugemerket1995 - Mette Newth, for Det mørke lyset1996 - Rune Belsvik, for Dustefjerten og den store vårdagen1997 - Rønnaug Kleiva, for Ikkje gløym å klappe katten1998 - Erlend Loe, for Kurt - Quo vadis1999 - Erna Osland, for Salamanderryttaren2000 - Anne Grete Hollup, for Engel2001 - Rune Belsvik, for Verdas mest forelska par2002 - Hilde Hagerup, for Løvetannsang2003 - Oskar Stein Bjørlykke, for Kom til dammen!2004 - Arnfinn Kolerud, for Den som ikkje har gøymt seg no2005 - Marianne Havdal, for Når traktoren kjem ut er det vår2006 - Ragnar Hovland, for Fredlaus2007 - Fam Ekman, for Kall meg onkel Alf2008 - Bjørn Sortland, for Alle har eit sultent hjerte2009 - Maria Parr, for Tonje Glimmerdal2010 - Jo Nesbø, for Doktor Proktor og verdens undergang. Kanskje.2011 - Karin Kinge Lundboe, for Etterpå varer så lenge2012 - Kari Stai, for Jakob og Neikob. Tjuven slår tilbake2013 - Gyrid Axe Øvsteng og Per Ragnar Møkleby, for Førstemamma på Mars2014 - Gro Dahle og Svein Nyhus for bildeboka Akvarium2015 - Øyvind Torseter for boken Mulegutten2016 - Tyra Teodora Tronstad for boken Mørket kommer innenfraThis prize was established in 2003.
2003 - Sverre Dahl, for Johann Wolfgang von Goethes Wilhelm Meisters læreår2004 - Geir Pollen, for W.G. Sebalds Austerlitz2005 - Johannes Gjerdåker, for Odar av Horats. Andre samling2006 - Karin Gundersen, for Stendhals Henry Brulards liv2007 - Stig Sæterbakken, for Nikanor Teratologens Eldreomsorgen i Øvre Kågedalen2008 - Steinar Lone, for Mircea Cartarescus Orbitor. Venstre vinge2009 - Kristina Solum, for Roberto Bolaños Ville detektiver2010 - Pedro Carmona-Alvarez og Gunnar Wærness, for Verden finnes ikke på kartet. Poesi fra hele verden2011 - Merete Alfsen, for A.S. Byatts Barnas bok2012 - Agnes Banach, for Witold Gombrowicz’ Dagboken 1953–19582013 - Turid Farbregd, for Katja Kettus Jordmora2014 - Hege Susanne Bergan for Bønn for Tsjernobyl2015 - Anne Arneberg for oversettelsen av romanen Kaputt av italienske Curzio Malaparte2016 - Kristin Sørsdal for oversettelsen av romanen Historia om det tapte barnet av Elena Ferrante, oversatt fra italiensk.This prize was established in 2012.
2012 - Aage Storm Borchgrevink, for for En norsk tragedie. Anders Behring Breivik og veiene til Utøya2013 - Alf van der Hagen, for Dag Solstad. Uskrevne memoarer2014 - Tore Rem for Knut Hamsun Reisen til Hitler2015 - Morten A. Strøksnes for Havboka2016 - Marit Paasche for Hannah Ryggen. En fri.The prize for literature critic of the year was established in 1994. It is granted to a critic who has demonstrated excellence through review of literature or who has strengthened the discipline of criticism. The objective is to highlight critic's work and stimulate academic study in all forms of criticism.
1994 - Henning Hagerup1995 - Atle Christiansen1996 - Geir Vestad1997 - Ingunn Økland1998 - Tom Egil Hverven1999 - Øystein Rottem2000 - Nøste Kendzior2001 - Kjell Olaf Jensen2002 - Marta Norheim2003 - Bjørn Gabrielsen2004 - Ane Farsethås2005 - Espen Stueland2006 - Espen Søbye2007 - Anne Schäffer2008 - Anne Merethe K. Prinos2009 - Tor Eystein Øverås2010 - Susanne Christensen2011 - Kaja Schjerven Mollerin2012 - Odd W. Surén2013 - Bernhard Ellefsen2014 - Guri Fjeldberg2015 - Olaf Haagensen2016 - Anne Cathrine Straume