Norwegian Academy of Literature and Freedom of Expression
The Norwegian Academy of Literature and Freedom of Expression (Det Norske Akademi for Litteratur og Ytringsfrihet) is a Norwegian institution, founded by the poet Knut Ødegård in 2003, and also called Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson-Akademiet. Its objective is to promote understanding of other cultures and for literary free speech. The membership includes Norwegian and foreign scholars, authors, politicians and journalists. The organization's 2016 President is Kristenn Einarsson.
The Bjørnson Prize[]
The association annually awards the international (Bjørnsonprisen) which includes a cash award of 100,000 kroner (approximately €12,500).
Recipients of the award:
- 2004 – and (Egypt), for promotion of relations between Muslims and Christians.
- 2005 – Esma Redzepova (Republic of Macedonia), for championing the (gypsies).
- 2006 – Hrant Dink, Editor-in-Chief of the Armenian bi-lingual weekly paper Agos (Istanbul).
- 2007 – Adunis (pen name for Ali Ahmad Said Asbar), Syrian poet.
- 2008 – Ola Larsmo, Swedish writer.
- 2009 – Grigory Pomerants and Zinaida Mirkina, Russian philosophers and writers.
- 2010 – Milan Richter (Slovakia) and Einar Már Guðmundsson (Iceland), writers.
- 2011 – Ola Didrik Saugstad and Marte Wexelsen Goksøyr.[1]
- 2012 – Bishop , and , human rights activists from Egypt, Yemen and Israel.[2]
- 2013 – Yaşar Kemal, Turkish author.[3]
- 2014 – Kristin Solberg, Norwegian journalist and author.[4]
- 2015 – Edward Snowden, whistleblower.[5]
The prize ceremony is held in the autumn in conjunction with the annual seminar held at the historic Bjørnson house in Molde.
References[]
- ^ Bjørnsonprisen for første gong til to nordmenn (in Norwegian) NRK. Retrieved 11 March 2014
- ^ «Disse tre deler Bjørnsonprisen», NRK Møre og Romsdal, 11 October 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ rbnett.no Bjørnsonprisen til Yaşar Kemal 9 October 2013
- ^ Bjørnsonprisen til journalist Kristin Solbergl 23 September 2014
- ^ aftenposten.no [1] 2 June 2015
External links[]
- Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson-Akademiet, official website
- Free expression awards
- Norwegian literary awards
- Awards established in 2003
- Literary awards honouring human rights