Libris Prize

{{short description|Dutch literary award}}

{{About|a Dutch award|the Canadian award with a similar name|Libris Award}}

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| awarded_for = Award for Dutch-language novels

| presenter = Libris booksellers

| country = Netherlands, Flanders

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| reward = {{euro}}50,000

| year = 1994

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The Libris Literature Award or Libris Prize (Dutch: Libris Literatuur Prijs) is a prize for novels originally written in Dutch. Established in 1993,{{cite book|last1=Dijk|first1=Nel van|last2=Janssen|first2=Susanne|title=Journalistieke cultuur in Nederland|year=2002|publisher=Amsterdam UP|location=Amsterdam|isbn=9789053565285|pages=209–36; 235 n.102|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nUGcw_34etcC&pg=PA235|edition=2nd|editor=Jo Bardoel |display-editors=etal |chapter=De reuzen voorbij: De metamorfose van de literaire kritiek in de pers sedert 1965}} it is awarded annually since 1994 by Libris, an association of independent Dutch booksellers, and amounts to {{euro}}50,000 for the winner. It is modeled on the Booker Prize, having a longlist and a selection process which shortlists six books. The author of each shortlisted book receives {{euro}}2,500.{{cite web|title=De Libris Literatuur Prijs|url=http://www.libris.nl/?literatuurprijs|accessdate=3 April 2012}}

Shortlisted authors are heavily promoted in individual Libris book stores, providing important commercial opportunities for authors and booksellers. Typically, the (independent) jury's selection is discussed and criticized in the Dutch press, providing even more exposure.{{cite journal|title=Libris Literatuur Prijs|journal=Adfo Sponsoring|date=April 2004|volume=17|pages=65–74|isbn=9789013014235|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jFBTgScldf4C&pg=PA67}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The Libris Literature Award with the (Belgian) Golden Owl and the (Dutch) AKO Literatuurprijs make up the "big three" literature awards for Dutch-language books.{{cite book|last=Verzele|first=G.|title=Geen school zonder Muze: muzisch-creatieve vorming in het secundair onderwijs|year=2005|publisher=Lannoo|isbn=9789020961041|page=57|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wLqEpGPkiS0C&pg=PT58}}