Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award

Danish literary award Not to be confused with the Hans Christian Andersen Award

The Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award is a Danish literary award established in 2010. It is awarded every other year to a living author whose work resembles that of Hans Christian Andersen. It is one of the biggest literary prizes in the world with the winner receiving kr. 500,000 (£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.

Winners

2007: Paulo Coelho (Honorarium – see note above)
2010: J. K. Rowling
2012: Isabel Allende
2014: Salman Rushdie
2016: Haruki Murakami
2018: A. S. Byatt
2022: Karl Ove Knausgård
2024: Margaret Atwood

Notes

^ "JK Rowling wins Hans Christian Andersen literature award". The Guardian. 20 October 2010. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
^ "Harry Potter author JK Rowling wins Hans Christian Andersen award". The Telegraph. 19 Oct 2010. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
"The Story". Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
"Isabel Allende Wins the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award". Hispanically Speaking News. June 28, 2011. Archived from the original on June 27, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Trine Fisker (June 28, 2011). "Allende får H.C. Andersen-pris". Nyhederne (in Danish). Retrieved December 21, 2012.
"Salman Rushdie får dansk litteraturpris på halv million". Politiken (in Danish). 12 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
Silas Bay Nielsen. "Japansk stjerneforfatter får Danmarks største litteraturpris". DR (in Danish).
"En halv million: Japansk succesforfatter får HCA-litteraturpris". fyens.dk (in Danish).
Stephen Gadd (September 11, 2017). "AS Byatt scoops prestigious Danish literary prize". CPH Post. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
Olesen, Jens (30 October 2022). "Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award presented to Karl Ove Knausgård (Press Release)". mynewsdesk.com. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
Olesen, Jens (17 August 2023). "Margaret Atwood will receive the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award 2024 (Press Release)". mynewsdesk.com. Retrieved 2024-03-18.

External links

Official website

v t e Hans Christian Andersen
Bibliography
Short story collections	Fairy Tales Told for Children. First Collection. (1835–1837) Fairy Tales Told for Children. New Collection (1838–1841) New Fairy Tales. First Volume (1843–1845)
Short stories	"The Angel" (1843) "Blockhead Hans" (1855) "The Elf Mound" (1845) "The Emperor's New Clothes" (1837) "The Fir-Tree" (1844) "The Flying Trunk" (1839) "The Galoshes of Fortune" (1838) "The Garden of Paradise" (1839) "The Goblin and the Grocer" (1852) "Golden Treasure" (1865) "The Ice-Maiden" (1861) "Little Claus and Big Claus" (1835) "The Little Match Girl" (1845) "The Little Mermaid" (1837) "The Most Incredible Thing" (1870) "The Nightingale" (1843) "Ole Lukoie" (1841) "The Princess and the Pea" (1835) "The Red Shoes" (1845) "The Shadow" (1847) "The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep" (1845) "The Snow Queen" (1844) "The Snowman" (1861) "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" (1838) "The Story of a Mother" (1847) "The Sweethearts; or, The Top and the Ball" (1843) "The Swineherd" (1841) "The Tallow Candle" (1820s) "The Teapot" (1863) "Thumbelina" (1835) "The Tinderbox" (1835) "The Travelling Companion" (1835) "The Ugly Duckling" (1843) "What the Old Man Does is Always Right" (1861) "The Wicked Prince" (1840) "The Wild Swans" (1838)
Novels	The Improvisatore (1835) O.T (1836) The Two Baronesses (1848)
Plays, operas	Little Kirsten (1846) When the Spaniards Were Here (1865)
Poems and songs	Barn Jesus i en krybbe lå Danmark, mit fædreland Hist hvor vejen slår en bugt
Other works	Christine's Picture Book (art book)
Works inspired by Andersen's life and works	Hans Christian Andersen (1952) The Daydreamer (1966) The World of Hans Christian Andersen (1968) Andersen Monogatari (1971) The Fairytaler (2002–2003) Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale (2003 miniseries) Young Andersen (2005 serial)
Related	Hans Christian Andersen Museums Pleated Christmas hearts International Children's Book Day Hans Christian Andersen Award Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award
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