NBU-prisen

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