Robespierre Prize

The Robespierre Prize is a Swedish cultural award, which is given out annually since 2010 and is funded by Lasse Diding. The prize rewards a younger Swedish writer or artist who works in a critical spirit.[1] In the years 2010–2017, the award winner was chosen by the Jan Myrdal Society. In 2010–2015, the Robespierre Prize was called "Jan Myrdal's small prize – the Robespierre Prize".[2] In 2016, the prize was called “Jan Myrdal Library's small prize – the Robespierre Prize.[3]

Robespierre Prize
LocationVarberg
CountrySweden
Presented byLasse Diding
Reward(s)10,000 SEK
First awarded2010
Websiteleninpriset.se

The Robespierre Prize, which is worth SEK 10,000, would, when the Jan Myrdal Society selected the laureate, award a young, promising writer or artist who worked in Jan Myrdal's critical spirit.

The Robespierre Prize is given out simultaneously with the Lenin Award.

During the period 2016–2018, the Jan Myrdal Society implemented a statutory change with the aim of separating the award from the person of Jan Myrdal and from the Jan Myrdal Society.[2] As a first step, the award was referred to as “Jan Myrdal Library's small prize – the Robespierre Prize” in 2016 at Jan Myrdal's request. In 2017, the award was referred to solely as the "Robespierre Award".[4] This change took several years to finish, as two AGM resolutions are required to amend the statutes of the Jan Myrdal Society.[5]

Laureates
  • 2010 – Kajsa Ekis Ekman
  • 2011 – Martin Schibbye
  • 2012 – Jenny Wrangborg
  • 2013 – Gabriela Pichler
  • 2014 – Eija Hetekivi Olsson
  • 2015 – Sara Beischer
  • 2016 – Sápmi Sisters
  • 2017 – Anna Roxvall
  • 2018 – Henrik Bromander
  • 2019 – Daria Bogdanska
  • 2020 – David Ritschard
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See also

References
  1. "The Robespierre Prize". The Lenin Award. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. "Jan Myrdalsällskapet". Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  3. "Festligt som vanligt i Varberg vid prisutdelning och stämma". Jan Myrdalsällskapet. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. "Kallelse till Årsstämma och Leninpriset". Jan Myrdalsällskapet. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. "Sällskapets stadgar". Jan Myrdalsällskapet. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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