Awards & Winners

Selma Lagerlöf Prize

Selma Lagerlöf Prize

The Selma Lagerlöf Prize is a Swedish literary prize awarded to a Swedish author writing in the spirit of Selma Lagerlöf who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. The prize was founded by the Sunne Municipality in 1983 and has been awarded annually since 1984. Recipients receive 100,000 Swedish kronor. The awards ceremony takes place in Sunne every August 13 and is in honor of Selma Lagerlöf.

Check all the winners of Selma Lagerlöf Prize presented under Selma Lagerlöf Prize since 1984 .