Montana's Literature Prize is awarded at a live digital event

We are celebrating literature and livestreaming the event from The Black Diamond. Watch when one of the eight nominated Danish authors receives the award on 3 March 2021.

Portraits of the nominees for the Montana Award 2020

Photo: Katrine Bælum

Published 23 February 2021 | Revision 23 August 2022

Watch as we livestream the award ceremony of the Montana Literature Prize on 3 March, 2021 at 7 pm from the Queen's Hall in Copenhagen.

Royal Danish Library, Montana and Dagbladet Information together present a number of leading authors of our time, who have made a name for themselves with their inspiring and innovative contribution to Danish literature.

The nominees are:

  • Shadi Angelina Bazeghi

  • Solvej Balle

  • Niviaq Korneliussen

  • Hans Otto Jørgensen

  • Halfdan Pisket

  • Pernille Ipsen

  • Ulrik Langen, Frederik Stjernfelt and Henrik Horstbøll

  • Ida Marie Hede