Søren Gyldendal Prize
The Søren Gyldendal Prize is a Danish literary award, which was established in 1958 by Gyldendal Publishing House. The prize is awarded annually on 12 April, the anniversary of the birthday of Søren Gyldendal founder of Gyldendal Publishing House. In 1958 the prize was DKK 10,000. In the period 1991 to 2000 it was increased to DKK 100,000. From 2001 to 2008 it was DKK 150,000. Since 2009 it has been DKK 200,000.
Recipients of the prize
| Year | Recipient |
| 2019 | Kim Leine |
| 2018 | Anne-Marie Mai |
| 2017 | Kirsten Hammann |
| 2016 | Morten Møller |
| 2015 | Søren Ulrik Thomsen |
| 2014 | Lone Frank |
| 2013 | Jens Smærup Sørensen |
| 2012 | Carsten Jensen |
| 2011 | Naja Marie Aidt |
| 2010 | Tom Buk-Swienty |
| 2009 | Ida Jessen |
| 2008 | Peter Øvig Knudsen |
| 2007 | Jens Christian Grøndahl |
| 2006 | Jens Andersen |
| 2005 | Pia Tafdrup |
| 2004 | Keld Zeruneith |
| 2003 | Hanne-Vibeke Holst |
| 2002 | Bo Lidegaard |
| 2001 | Bent Vinn Nielsen |
| 2000 | Frans Lasson |
| 1999 | Suzanne Brøgger |
| 1998 | Niels Birger Wamberg |
| 1997 | Bjarne Reuter |
| 1996 | Hans Hertel |
| 1995 | Dorrit Willumsen |
| 1994 | Hanne Engberg |
| 1993 | Ib Michael |
| 1992 | Jørgen Jensen |
| 1991 | Vita Andersen |
| 1990 | Søren Mørch |
| 1989 | Klaus Høeck |
| 1988 | Else Roesdahl |
| 1987 | Cecil Bødker |
| 1987 | Henrik Nordbrandt |
| 1987 | Kirsten Thorup |
| 1986 | Hans Edvard Nørregård-Nielsen |
| 1985 | Svend Åge Madsen |
| 1984 | Thomas Bredsdorff |
| 1983 | Inger Christensen |
| 1982 | Svend Cedergreen Bech |
| 1982 | Erik Kjersgaard |
| 1981 | Anders Bodelsen |
| 1980 | Hakon Lund |
| 1979 | Tage Skou-Hansen |
| 1978 | Paul Hammerich |
| 1977 | Erik Aalbæk Jensen |
| 1976 | Jørgen Knudsen |
| 1975 | Leif Panduro |
| 1974 | Elsa Gress |
| 1973 | Poul Ørum |
| 1972 | Johan Fjord Jensen |
| 1971 | Tove Ditlevsen |
| 1970 | Tage Kaarsted |
| 1969 | Klaus Rifbjerg |
| 1968 | Torben Brostrøm |
| 1967 | Hans Lyngby Jepsen |
| 1966 | P.V. Glob |
| 1965 | Villy Sørensen |
| 1964 | Ole Sarvig |
| 1963 | Thorkild Hansen |
| 1963 | Palle Lauring |
| 1962 | Frank Jæger |
| 1961 | Jørgen Hæstrup |
| 1960 | Thorkild Bjørnvig |
| 1959 | K.E. Løgstrup |
| 1959 | Sven Møller Kristensen |
| 1958 | Willy-August Linnemann |