Anvil Award Explained

The Anvil Award (Norwegian: Amboltprisen) is a Norwegian literary prize conferred by the association Friends of Olav H. Hauge (Norwegian: Venelaget Olav H. Hauge). The prize consists of NOK 10,000 and an artistically crafted "anvil" created by the sculptor Leif Gjerme. The Anvil Award is conferred upon the person that has done the most to promote awareness of Hauge's poetry.^[1]

List of prizewinners

• 2000: Idar Stegane
• 2002: Ola E. Bø
  • 2004: Jan Erik Vold 2006: Erling Lægreid^[2]
• 2008: Robert Bly
• 2010: Arne Skjerven^[3]
• 2012: Bodil Cappelen
• 2014: Espen Eide^[4]
• 2016: Klaus Anders
• 2018: Ole Karlsen
• 2021: Kathrine Hanson

External links

• Website of the Friends of Olav H. Hauge

Notes and References

1. http://www.venelagethauge.no/ Venelaget Olav H. Hauge: Amboltprisen.
2. Web site: Solheim, Astrid Iren. 2006. Poesipris til Erling Lægreid. Sogn Avis (July 27). . 2016-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160807044740/http://www.sognavis.no/nyhende/poesipris-til-erling-lagreid/s/1-105-2289456 . 2016-08-07 . dead .
3. http://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/Ambolt-til-Arne-Skjerven-1784217.html Hofseth, Arne. 2010. Ambolt til Arne Skjerven. Bergens Tidene (September 17).
4. Web site: Seim, Sigrid. 2014. Avslappa Ambolt-vinnar. Hordaland (August 26). . 2016-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160924072059/http://www.avisa-hordaland.no/nyhende/ulvik/avslappa-amboltvinnar . 2016-09-24 . dead .