Nordic Council's Literature Prize List of winners List of winners

| Year_ | Author | English_title | Original_title | Representing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Vilhjálmsson Thor Vilhjálmsson | Justice Undone | Grámosinn glóir | Iceland |
| 1989 | Solstad Dag Solstad | Roman 1987 | Roman 1987 | Norway |
| 1990 | Tranströmer Tomas Tranströmer | For the Living and the Dead | För levande och döda | Sweden |
| 1991 | Valkeapää Nils-Aslak Valkeapää | The Sun, My Father | Beaivi, áhčážan | Sami language area |
| 1992 | Sigurðardóttir Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir | Night Watch | Meðan nóttin liður | Iceland |
| 1993 | Hultberg Peer Hultberg | Byen og verden | Byen og verden | Denmark |
| 1994 | Ekman Kerstin Ekman | Blackwater | Händelser vid vatten | Sweden |
| 1995 | Guðmundsson Einar Már Guðmundsson | Angels of the Universe | Englar alheimsins | Iceland |