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