Icelandic Children's Book Prize
The Icelandic Children's Book Prize (Íslensku barnabókaverðlaunin) is a literary prize which is awarded annually (when sufficiently good entries present themselves) by the Verðlaunasjóði íslenskra barnabóka, established by the author Ármann Kr. Einarsson in conjunction with the publisher Vaka-Helgafell in 1985. The prize is awarded for an unpublished manuscript of a story for children and young people or for an illustrated children's book, published in the preceding year. The winning book is then published by Vaka-Helgafell (now part of Forlagið) during the autumn. On two occasions (1995 and 2006), two books have won the award. Winners 2017 - Elísa Jóhannsdóttir with Er ekki allt í lagi með þig? (What‘s Wrong With You?) 2016 - Inga M. Beck with Skóladraugurinn (The School Ghost) 2015 - Ragnheiður Eyjólfsdóttir with Skuggasaga – Arftakinn (A Story of Shadows – The Successor) 2014 - Guðni Líndal Benediktsson with Leitin að Blóðey (The Search for Blood-Isle) 2013 - No prize awarded because no entry was strong enough. 2012 - Kjartan Yngvi Björnsson og Snæbjörn Brynjarsson, Hrafnsauga 2011 - Bryndís Björgvinsdóttir, Flugan sem stöðvaði stríðið 2010 - Þorgrímur Þráinsson, Ertu Guð, afi? 2009 - Guðmundur Brynjólfsson, Þvílík vika 2008 - Gunnar Theodór Eggertsson, Steindýrin 2007 - Hrund Þórsdóttir, Loforðið 2006 - Margrét Tryggvadóttir og Halldór Baldursson, Sagan af undurfögru prinsessunni og hugrakka prinsinum hennar 2006 - Héðinn Svarfdal Björnsson, Háski og hundakjöt 2005 - No prize awarded because no entry was strong enough. 2004 - Brynhildur Þórarinsdóttir, Leyndardómur ljónsins 2003 - Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Biobörn 2002 - Harpa Jónsdóttir, Ferðin til Samiraka 2001 - Gunnhildur Hrólfsdóttir, Sjáumst aftur... 2000 - Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir, Leikur á borði 1999 - No prize awarded because no entry was strong enough. 1998 - Guðmundur Ólafsson, Heljarstökk afturábak 1997 - Þorgrímur Þráinsson, Margt býr í myrkrinu 1996 - Ingibjörg Möller, Grillaðir bananar 1995 - Herdís Egilsdóttir, Veislan í barnavagninum 1995 - Þórey Friðbjörnsdóttir, Eplasneplar 1994 - Guðrún Hafdís Eiríksdóttir, Röndóttir spóar 1993 - Elías Snæland Jónsson, Brak og brestir 1992 - Friðrik Erlingsson, Benjamín dúfa 1991 - Iðunn Steinsdóttir, Gegnum þyrnigerðið 1990 - Karl Helgason, Í pokahorninu 1989 - Heiður Baldursdóttir, Álagadalurinn 1988 - Kristín Loftsdóttir, Fugl í búri 1987 - Kristín Steinsdóttir, Franskbrauð með sultu 1986 - Guðmundur Ólafsson, Emil og Skundi See also Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize West Nordic Council's Children and Youth Literature Prize Icelandic literary awards Awards established in 1989 Fiction awards Non-fiction literary awards