Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award Explained

The Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award is a Danish literary award established in 2010.[1] It is awarded every other year to a living author whose work resembles that of Hans Christian Andersen.[2] It is one of the biggest literary prizes in the world with the winner receiving (£60,000, or approximately $90,000). The winner receives a bronze sculpture "The Ugly Duckling" by sculptor Stine Ring Hansen.

Paulo Coelho is listed for 2007 even though the award was not established until 2010. This is because in 2007 Coelho was presented with an honorary award by the city of Odense that was so well received the organizers of the ceremony decided to make it an annual affair and thus the idea for the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award was born, the first official award given in 2010 but Coelho's honorary award is also listed by the award organizers.[3]

Winners

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JK Rowling wins Hans Christian Andersen literature award . . 20 October 2010 . September 30, 2012 .
  2. Web site: Harry Potter author JK Rowling wins Hans Christian Andersen award . . 19 Oct 2010 . September 30, 2012 .
  3. Web site: The Story . Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award . August 16, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120720035216/http://andersen-award.com/en/index.php?The_Story . July 20, 2012.
  4. Web site: Isabel Allende Wins the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award . Hispanically Speaking News . June 28, 2011 . August 16, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120627041420/http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/notitas-de-noticias/details/isabel-allende-wins-the-hans-christian-andersen-literature-award/8577/ . June 27, 2012.
  5. Web site: Allende får H.C. Andersen-pris . Nyhederne . Trine Fisker . June 28, 2011 . Danish . December 21, 2012 .
  6. News: Salman Rushdie får dansk litteraturpris på halv million . 12 June 2013 . Politiken . 12 June 2013 . Danish .
  7. Web site: Japansk stjerneforfatter får Danmarks største litteraturpris . Silas Bay Nielsen . DR . Danish .
  8. Web site: En halv million: Japansk succesforfatter får HCA-litteraturpris . fyens.dk . Danish .
  9. Web site: AS Byatt scoops prestigious Danish literary prize . CPH Post . Stephen Gadd . September 11, 2017 . September 12, 2017.
  10. Web site: Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award presented to Karl Ove Knausgård (Press Release) . mynewsdesk.com . Jens . Olesen . 30 October 2022 . 2024-03-18.
  11. Web site: Margaret Atwood will receive the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award 2024 (Press Release) . mynewsdesk.com . Jens . Olesen . 17 August 2023 . 2024-03-18.