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Faroese Literature Prize, also known as the M. A. Jacobsens Heiðursløn, is a prize for Faroese literature

Faroese literature

In the Middle Ages many poems and stories were handed down orally. These works were split into the following divisions: sagnir , ævintyr and kvæði . These were eventually written down in the 19th century.In the 13th century the Færeyinga saga was written in Iceland...

that began in Tórshavnar kommuna

Tórshavnar kommuna

Tórshavnar kommuna is the municipality of the Faroese capital Tórshavn and its surroundings. The municipality covers the southern half of Streymoy island and adjacent minor islands.-Population progression:...

in 1958. Its winners include Heðin Brú

Heðin Brú

Heðin Brú was the penname of Hans Jacob Jacobsen, a Faroese novelist and translator.Heðin Brú is considered to be the most important Faroese writer of his generation and is known for his fresh and ironic style...

and Jákup Pauli Gregoriussen

Jákup Pauli Gregoriussen

Jákup Pauli Gregoriussen is the leading architect of the Faroe Islands. He is also a graphic artist and author of publications about the Faroese church.-Life:...

List over Faroese Literature Prize Winners

	Fiction	Non-fiction literature	Other Cultural Achievement
2011	Non	Nicolina Beder Jensen	Jógvan Isaksen
2008	Sólrún Michelsen	Hanus Kjølbro	Anna Kirstin Thomsen
2007	Martin Joensen	Petur Jacob Sigvardsen	Laura Joensen
2006	Carl Jóhan Jensen	Guðrun Gaard	Ebba Hentze
2005	Non	Turið Kjølbro	Jón Tyril
2004	Sigri Mitra Gaïni	Gianfranco Contri	Mortan Winther Poulsen
2003	Non	Marianne Clausen	Vilhelm Magnussen
2002	Oddvør Johansen	Andras Mortensen	Kristian Blak Kristian Blak Kristian Blak , originally from Fredericia, Denmark, lives in the Faroe Islands where he is a composer, musician, and record executive. He is the founder of the Nordic musical ensemble Yggdrasil ....
2001	Annfinnur í Skála	Bogi Hansen	Zacharias Hammer
2000	Oddfríður Marni Rasmussen	Zakarias Wang	Rigmor Restorff
1999	Non	Dorete Bloch	Martin Tórgarð
1998	Non	Jákup Pauli Gregoriussen Jákup Pauli Gregoriussen Jákup Pauli Gregoriussen is the leading architect of the Faroe Islands. He is also a graphic artist and author of publications about the Faroese church.-Life:...	Frits Johannesen
1997	Petur Jensen	Doris Hansen	Ólavur Hátún
1996	Non	Elin Súsanna Jacobsen	Árni Dahl
1995	Kári P.	Martin Næs	Non
1994	Non	Jógvan Isaksen	Non
1993	Jens Pauli Heinesen	Malan Marnersdóttir	Oskar Hermannsson
1992	Tóroddur Poulsen	Non	Non
1991	Bárður Jákupsson	Jóhan Hendrik Winther Poulsen	Non
1990	D. P. Danielsen	Svenning Tausen	Non
1989	Carl Jóhan Jensen	Axel Tórgarð	Non
1988	Rói Patursson Rói Patursson Rói Reynagarð Patursson is a Faroese writer and philosopher. He is also the director of the Folk High School of the Faroes....	Sigurd Berghamar	Karsten Hoydal
1987	Astrid Joensen	Eyðun Andreassen	Sigurð Joensen
1986	Hanus Andreassen	Hans Jacob Debes	Non
1985	Heðin M. Klein	Niels Juel Arge	Kristian O. Viderø
1984	Jóanes Nielsen Jóanes Nielsen Jóanes Nielsen is a Faroese author and poet of the 1980s generation. He has written both short stories, plays and novels. He has now published seven collections of poetry, and has been nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for the fourth time with his latest collection of poems,...	Jóhannes av Skarði	Non
1983	Oddvør Johansen	Jørgen M. Olsen	Petur W. Háberg
1982	Gunnar Hoydal	Jóannes Rasmussen	Non
1981	Steinbjørn B. Jacobsen	Erlendur Patursson Erlendur Patursson Erlendur Patursson was a Faroese politician and writer.Erlendur was born in 1913 in Kirkjubøur. He was the son of the politician Jóannes Patursson....	Non
1980	Christian Matras Christian Matras Christian Matras was born at Viðareiði. He took a doctor’s degree in Old Norse in 1933 from the University of Copenhagen, and in 1952 he became a professor at the same university. In 1965 he returned to the Faroe Islands to become head of the department for Faroese language at the University of...	Hanus Andreassen	Non
1979	Regin Dahl Regin Dahl Regin Dahl was a Faroese author and music composer.-Biography:Dahl came from a literary family; his father was translator and provost Jákup Dahl. His own poetry has been described as more modernistic than many previous Faroese poets...	Bjarni Niclasen	Non
1978	Hans Thomsen	Maria Eide Petersen	Non
1977	Alexandur Kristiansen	Jeffrei Henriksen	Non
1976	Richard Long Richard Long -English political figures:*Richard Long , Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to Henry VIII; knighted in 1537; MP for Southwark...	Óluva Skaale and Marius Johannesen	Non
1975	William Heinesen William Heinesen Andreas William Heinesen was a poet, composer and painter from the Faroe Islands.- His Writing :The Faroese capital Tórshavn is always the centre of Heinesen's writing. He is famous for having once called Tórshavn "The Navel of the World". His writing focuses on contrasts between darkness and...	Sámal Johansen	Non
1974	Guðrið Helmsdal	Jákup í Jákupsstovu	Non
1973	Jens Pauli Heinesen and Regin Dahl Regin Dahl Regin Dahl was a Faroese author and music composer.-Biography:Dahl came from a literary family; his father was translator and provost Jákup Dahl. His own poetry has been described as more modernistic than many previous Faroese poets...	Einar Joensen, Poul Petersen og Katrina Østerø	Non
1972	Non	Non	Non
1971	Non	Non	Non
1970	Non	Non	Non
1969	Jens Pauli Heinesen and Rói Patursson Rói Patursson Rói Reynagarð Patursson is a Faroese writer and philosopher. He is also the director of the Folk High School of the Faroes....	Hans J. Glerfoss and Hanus D. Joensen	Non

M.A. Jacobsens's Awards Before 1969

1968	Robert Joensen
1967	Johanna Maria Skylv-Hansen
1966	Hans Dalsgaard and Jógvan Símun Hansen
1965	Christian Matras Christian Matras Christian Matras was born at Viðareiði. He took a doctor’s degree in Old Norse in 1933 from the University of Copenhagen, and in 1952 he became a professor at the same university. In 1965 he returned to the Faroe Islands to become head of the department for Faroese language at the University of... and Páll J. Nolsøe
1964	Heðin Brú Heðin Brú Heðin Brú was the penname of Hans Jacob Jacobsen, a Faroese novelist and translator.Heðin Brú is considered to be the most important Faroese writer of his generation and is known for his fresh and ironic style...
1963	Poul F. Joensen
1962	Martin Joensen
1961	Karsten Hoydal
1960	Valdemar Poulsen
1959	R. K. Rasmussen and Jens Pauli Heinesen
1958	Jóan Christian Poulsen and T.N. Djurhuus

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