# Every winner of Sweden's August Prize for fiction (1989–2025)

The August Prize has been awarded every November by the Swedish Publishers' Association since 1989, and in three categories since 1992. These are all the fiction winners, from Lars Ahlin and Kerstin Ekman to Lina Wolff in 2025.

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- Dec 30, 2025 · Johanna Karlsson
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## Top 37

1. **Tecknens rike – Cecilia Lindqvist** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — August Prize 1989 (then a single prize). Published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.
2. **De sotarna! De sotarna! – Lars Ahlin** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — August Prize 1990 (then a single prize). Published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.
3. **Händelser vid vatten – Kerstin Ekman** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — August Prize 1993. Published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.
4. **Synden – Björn Ranelid** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — August Prize 1994. Published by Bonnier Alba.
5. **Hummelhonung – Torgny Lindgren** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — August Prize 1995. Published by Norstedts.
6. **Svinalängorna – Susanna Alakoski** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — August Prize 2006. Published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.
7. **Medan tiden tänker på annat – Niklas Rådström** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — August Prize 1992. Published by Gedins.
8. **Sorgegondolen – Tomas Tranströmer** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — August Prize 1996. Published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.
9. **Berömda män som varit i Sunne – Göran Tunström** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — August Prize 1998. Published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.
10. **Underdog – Torbjörn Flygt** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — August Prize 2001. Published by Norstedts.
11. **Den vidunderliga kärlekens historia – Carl-Johan Vallgren** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — August Prize 2002. Published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.
12. **Gregorius – Bengt Ohlsson** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — August Prize 2004. Published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.
13. **Den amerikanska flickan – Monika Fagerholm** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — August Prize 2005. Published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.
14. **Ett annat liv – Per Olov Enquist** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — August Prize 2008. Published by Norstedts.
15. **Spill: en damroman – Sigrid Combüchen** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — August Prize 2010. Published by Norstedts.
16. **Egenmäktigt förfarande - en roman om kärlek – Lena Andersson** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — August Prize 2013. Published by Natur & Kultur.
17. **De polyglotta älskarna – Lina Wolff** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — August Prize 2016. Published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.
18. **De kommer att drunkna i sina mödrars tårar – Johannes Anyuru** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — August Prize 2017. Published by Norstedts.
19. **Ædnan – Linnea Axelsson** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — August Prize 2018. Published by Albert Bonniers förlag.
20. **Ett kort uppehåll på vägen från Auschwitz – Göran Rosenberg** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — August Prize 2012. Published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.
21. **Livets ax – Sven Delblanc** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — August Prize 1991 (then a single prize). Published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.
22. **Aprilhäxan – Majgull Axelsson** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — August Prize 1997. Published by Prisma.
23. **Livläkarens besök – Per Olov Enquist** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — August Prize 1999. Published by Norstedts.
24. **Populärmusik från Vittula – Mikael Niemi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — August Prize 2000. Published by Norstedts.
25. **Skraplotter – Kerstin Ekman** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — August Prize 2003. Published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.
26. **Stundande natten – Carl-Henning Wijkmark** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — August Prize 2007. Published by Norstedts.
27. **De fattiga i Łódź – Steve Sem-Sandberg** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — August Prize 2009. Published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.
28. **Korparna – Tomas Bannerhed** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — August Prize 2011. Published by Weyler förlag.
29. **Liv till varje pris – Kristina Sandberg** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — August Prize 2014. Published by Norstedts.
30. **Allt jag inte minns – Jonas Hassen Khemiri** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — August Prize 2015. Published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.
31. **Osebol – Marit Kapla** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — August Prize 2019. Published by Teg Publishing.
32. **Samlade verk – Lydia Sandgren** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — August Prize 2020. Published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.
33. **Eufori. En roman om Sylvia Plath – Elin Cullhed** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — August Prize 2021. Published by Wahlström & Widstrand.
34. **Detaljerna – Ia Genberg** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — August Prize 2022. Published by Weyler förlag.
35. **Jävla karlar – Andrev Walden** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — August Prize 2023. Published by Bokförlaget Polaris.
36. **Kungen av Nostratien – Tony Samuelsson** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — August Prize 2024. Published by Wahlström & Widstrand.
37. **Liken vi begravde – Lina Wolff** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — August Prize 2025. Published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.

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