August Prize

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The August Prize is one of Sweden’s most prestigious literary awards, presented annually to outstanding works of Swedish literature across several categories.

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August Prize canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Swedish literary award
literary award
alsoKnownAs Augustpriset NERFINISHED
awardFrequency annual
awardGivenFor outstanding works of Swedish literature
awardIncludes bronze statuette
monetary prize
country Sweden
countryOfOrigin Sweden
eligibility books first published in Swedish
works of Swedish literature
field contemporary Swedish literature
firstAwarded 1989
genre literature
hasCategory Children’s and young adult literature
Fiction
Non-fiction
hasComponent shortlist
winner
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.augustpriset.se/
inception 1989
languageOfWorkOrName Swedish
locationOfCeremony Stockholm NERFINISHED
mediaCoverage Swedish national media
namedAfter August Strindberg NERFINISHED
notableFor influencing book sales in Sweden
organizer Swedish Publishers’ Association NERFINISHED
presentedBy Swedish Publishers’ Association NERFINISHED
relativeImportance one of Sweden’s most prestigious literary awards
scope national
selectionProcess jury selection
publisher nominations
sponsor Swedish book industry
statuetteDesigner Michael Fare NERFINISHED
timeOfYearAwarded autumn
typicalNumberOfNomineesPerCategory 6

Referenced by (9)

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Ingrid Carlberg awardReceived August Prize
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Peter Englund award received August Prize
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