Ministry of Culture's children book prize (Denmark)

The Ministry of Culture's children book prize from Denmark (Danish: Kulturministeriets forfatterpris for børne- og ungdomsbøger also known as Kulturministeriets Børnebogspris) is a prize, which is given in order to honor a special effort for the Danish children's and youth book of high artistic quality. The award can be given either for a single title or for a whole work of an author. Along with the honor follows DKK 30.000, which partially comes from the "tipsmidler" (money from "Danske spil's" gambling, in Denmark a 66,44% of the money of gambling like lottery goes to cultural work and various kind of charity.[1] In 2011 the "tipsmidler" gave a 1,5 billion Danish kroner profit which the government ministries must give to charitable purposes.[2]

Recipients of the Prize

References

  1. Tipsmidler.dk (in Danish)
  2. Danskespil.dk FAQ (in Danish)
  3. Kunststyrelsen.dk Recipients of the Ministry of Culture's children book prize (Kulturministeriets børnebogspris)
  4. KUM.dk

External links

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