Sigbjørn Skåden has been awarded the 2026 Nordic Council Literature Prize!

The Nordic Council has announced the winners of the Nordic Council Prizes 2026, where each prize is worth DKK 300000. All winners will be presented during the Nordic Council’s session in Helsinki on 27. october. The ceremony will also be streamed on norden.org

First time in 35 years
It has now been announced that the novel  “Láŋtdievvá” / “Planterhaug” by Sigbjørn Skåden has won the 2026 Nordic Council Literature Prize. This is the first in 35 years that a literary work written in sámi has received this award. The novel has also been published in norwegian, and it was nominated for the prize by both the sámi and the norwegian jury.

Read more about Sigbjørn Skåden in the SAC’s artist catalogue: https://samidaiddar.no/sami-artist-catalogue/sigbjorn-skaden/

Read more about the award @ norden.org: https://www.norden.org/en/nominee/winner-2026-nordic-council-literature-prize