Søren Gyldendal Prize

The Søren - Gyldendal Price (Danish: Søren Gyldendal prisen ) is a Danish Literature Prize, which is awarded by the Foundation Søren Sansoni Fonden since 1958. The namesake of the prize, Søren Sansoni (1742-1802), was the founder Gyldendals, today the oldest and largest publishing house in Denmark. The prize is awarded every year for his birthday on April 12 and is connected to a cash reward, which was increased to 200,000 Danish kroner in 2009. Originally, the premium was until 1994 at 10,000 crowns from 1994 to 2000 was 100,000 crowns from 2001 to 2008, 150,000 crowns. By Søren - Gyldendal Price Danish authors are awarded mainly that " in the midst of a strong and peculiar Schaffenstat " are in accordance with the Deed and should be encouraged by the award to further use. This will be changed from year to year between authors of fiction and non-fiction.

Award winners

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