The West Nordic Council's Children and Young People's Literature Prize has been awarded every other year since 2002. The nominating countries are Iceland, The Faroe Islands and Greenland. The prize's purpose is to encourage children's authors to write and publishers to publish quality literature for children and young people. The countries' ministries of culture financially support the translation of the nominated books to the other two languages and to Danish, Norwegian or Swedish. The prize is awarded during the regular meetings of the West Nordic Council.
2024
Elin á Rógvi (Faroe Islands): Flytifuglar
Nominations
Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir (Iceland): Héragerði (Haretown)
Apollus Inûsugtok´ (Greenland): Eli aalisagarsuarlu
2022
Dánieal Hoydal og Annika Øyrabø (Faroe Islands): Abbi og eg og abbi (Granddad and I and Granddad)
Nominations
Gunnar Helgason (Iceland): Bannað að eyðileggja (Don't mess up!)
Kent Kielsen (Greenland): Nunarsuatsinni mingutsitsineq pillugu: Uumasut ataatsimeersuarnerat (On Global Pollution: the Wildlife Conference)
2020
Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir (Iceland): Langelstur að eilífu (The Oldest One Forever)
Nominations
Rakel Helmsdal (Faroe Islands): Loftar tú mær? (Will You Catch Me?)
Juaaka Lyberth (Greenland): Orpilissat nunarsuarmi kusanarnersaat (The Loveliest Christmas Tree in the World)
2018
Bárður Oskarsson (Faroe Islands): Træið (The Tree)
Nominations
Maja-Lisa Kehlet (Greenland): Kammagiitta!
Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir (Iceland): Úlfur og Edda (Úlfur and Edda)
2016
Rakel Helmsdal (Faroe Islands): Hon, sum róði móti ælaboganum (She Who Rowed Towards the Rainbow)
Nominations
Gunnar Helgason (Iceland): Mamma klikk (My Bonkers Mum!)
Frederik “Kunngi” Kristensen (Greenland): AVUU
2014
Andri Snær Magnason (Iceland): Tímakistan (The Time Vault)
Nominations
Bárður Oskarsson (Faroe Islands): Flata Kaninin (The Flat Bunny)
Katherine Rosing (Greenland): Nasaq Teqqialik (The Magic Hat)
2012
Lars-Pele Berthelsen (Greenland): Kaassalimik oqaluttuaq (Story of Kaassali)
Nominations
Margrét Örnólfsdóttir (Iceland): Með heiminn í vasanum (The World in Your Pocket)
Marjuna Syderbø Kjelnæs (Faroe Islands): Skriva i sandin (Written in the Sand)
2010
Gerður Kristný (Iceland): Garðurinn (The Garden)
Nominations
Lana Hansen (texti) and Georg Olsen (myndir) (Greenland): Sila
Rakel Helmsdal (Faroe Islands): Várferðin til Brúnna (To Brúnna in Spring)
2008
Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir (Iceland): Draugaslóð (Ghost Trail)
Nominations
Julie Edel Hardenber (Greenland): Abct
Edward Fuglø (Faroe Islands): Apollonia
2006
Bárður Oskarsson (Faroe Islands): Ein hundur, ein ketta og ein mus (A Dog, a Cat and a Mouse)
Nominations
Sigrún Eldjárn (Iceland): Frosnu tærnar (The Frozen Toes)
Grethe Guldager (writer) og Nuka Godfredsen (illustrator) (Greenland): Nissimaat nissimaajaqqallu (Yule Lads and Smaller Lads)
2004
Kristín Steinsdóttir (writer) and Halla Sólveig Þorgeirsdóttir (illustrator) (Iceland): Engill í Vesturbænum (An Angel in the Neighbourhood)
Nominations
Jokum Nielsen (Greenland): Inuk sodavandillu akuukkat (Inuk and the Poison Soda)
Sólrun Michelsen (writer) and Hanni Bjartalíð (illustrator) (Faroe Islands): Loppugras (a collection of poetry).
2002
Andri Snær Magnason (writer) and Áslaug Jónsdóttir (illustrator and designer) (Iceland): Sagan af Bláa hnettinum (The Story of the Blue Planet)
Nominations
Jörgen Petersen (Greenland): Sialuarannguaq
Brynhild Andreasen (writer) and Astrid MacDonald (illustrator) (Faroe Islands): Kuffa