Faroese Literature Prize

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The Faroese Literature Prize, also known as the Mentanarvirðisløn M. A. Jacobsens (M. A. Jacobsen's Cultural Award), is a prize for Faroese literature that was begun by the Tórshavnar kommuna (Tórshavn City Council) in 1958. Its winners include Heðin Brú, Jákup Pauli Gregoriussen, Jóanes Nielsen and Kristian Blak. The prize is always awarded at a ceremony in Tórshavn on 17 September or a day close to 17 September, which is the birthday of . M. A. Jacobsen was a Faroese politician and librarian who headed the National Library of the Faroe Islands, then called Færø Amts Bibliotek in Danish but later renamed Landsbókasavnið, in Faroese. M. A. Jacobsen was the mayor of Tórshavn and a member of the Løgting (the Faroese parliament). The M. A. Jacobsen Prize was at first only for writers, but was later expanded to three categories: one award for Faroese fiction, one for Faroese nonfiction and one for other cultural achievements. In 2012 the prize was worth 35,000 Danish kroner.

Another Faroese cultural prize, called Mentanarvirðisløn Landsins (Faroese Cultural Prize), is currently worth 150,000 DKK. In addition the Heiðursgáva landsins (The Faroese Cultural Department's Award of Honour) as of 2012 is worth 75,000 DKK.[1]

List of Faroese Literature Prize winners[]

  Fiction Non-fiction literature Other Cultural Achievement
2020
2019 Hanus Kamban
2018 [2] No award given
2017 Sissal Kampmann No award given
2016 [3] No award given Eilif Samuelsen
2015 Carl Jóhan Jensen
2014
2013 Katrin Ottarsdóttir Turið Sigurðardóttir
2012 Jóanes Nielsen [4]
2011 Non Jógvan Isaksen[5]
2010 for Útsýni.[6] for Fiskar undir Føroyum for [7]
2009 [8] for Havnin – fólk og yrki[9] and for the literary magazine [10]
2008 Sólrún Michelsen
2007
2006 Carl Jóhan Jensen Ebba Hentze
2005 Non
2004 Sigri Mitra Gaïni
2003 Non Marianne Clausen
2002 Oddvør Johansen Kristian Blak
2001 Annfinnur í Skála
2000
1999 Non Dorete Bloch
1998 Non Jákup Pauli Gregoriussen
1997
1996 Non
1995 Non
1994 Non Jógvan Isaksen Non
1993 Jens Pauli Heinesen Malan Marnersdóttir
1992 Non Non
1991 Non
1990 Non
1989 Carl Jóhan Jensen Non
1988 Rói Patursson
1987 Sigurð Joensen
1986 Hanus Andreassen Non
1985
1984 Jóanes Nielsen Non
1983 Oddvør Johansen
1982 Non
1981 Steinbjørn B. Jacobsen Erlendur Patursson Non
1980 Christian Matras Hanus Andreassen Non
1979 Regin Dahl Non
1978 Non
1977 Non
1976 Rikard Long and
 Non
1975 William Heinesen Sámal Johansen Non
1974 Guðrið Helmsdal Non
1973 Jens Pauli Heinesen and
Regin Dahl 		,
og 		Non
1972 Non Non Non
1971 Non Non Non
1970 Non Non Non
1969 Jens Pauli Heinesen and
Rói Patursson 		and
 Non

M.A. Jacobsens's Awards Before 1969[]

1968
1967 Johanna Maria Skylv-Hansen
1966 and
1965 Christian Matras and
1964 Heðin Brú
1963 Poul F. Joensen
1962
1961
1960
1959 and Jens Pauli Heinesen
1958 and

References[]

  1. ^ Vencil.wordpress.com, Virðislønir landsins
  2. ^ Vang, Vónbjørt (8 November 2018). "Rannvá, Edward og Vár fingu virðislønir". Býarbókasavnið. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. ^ Leo, Jens Hákun (20 October 2016). "Heðin M. Klein fekk M.A. Jacobsens virðisløn fyri Tað orðið". portal.fo. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Aktuelt.fo, Fýra listafólk heiðrað í dag". Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  5. ^ Rit.fo, Rithøvundafelag Føroya
  6. ^ Samfundet-Sverrige-Faroarna.se, Nominerad till Nordiska rådets litteraturpris
  7. ^ "FaroeNature.net". Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Føroyski portalurin – portal.fo". aktuelt.fo. Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  9. ^ "BBS.fo, Birgar Johannessen – Mentanarvirðisløn M.A. Jacobsens fyri yrkisbókmentir 2009". Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  10. ^ "BBS.fo, Arnbjørn Ólavsson Dalsgarð og Oddfríður Marni Rasmussen – Mentanarvirðisløn M.A. Jacobsens fyri mentanaravrik 2009". Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2013.


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