They've announced that Salman Rushdie will be getting the 2014 (yes, they like a lot of lead-up time -- presumably to make sure the honoree will actually show) Hans Christian Andersen Litteraturpris (not to be confused with the also-biennial Hans Christian Andersen Awards (for children's literature) -- though you have to wonder why they couldn't have at least organized these sound-alike prizes on an alternating years schedule ...)
At DK 500,000 the H.C. Andersen Litteraturpris is nothing to sneeze at; with previous winners J.K. Rowling and Isabel Allende it has, however, not exactly established itself as a leading heavyweight international author-prize alongside the Nobel, Man Booker International, Neustadt International, etc. But yet another high-profile winner should certainly help get them lots of media attention.
At DK 500,000 the H.C. Andersen Litteraturpris is nothing to sneeze at; with previous winners J.K. Rowling and Isabel Allende it has, however, not exactly established itself as a leading heavyweight international author-prize alongside the Nobel, Man Booker International, Neustadt International, etc. But yet another high-profile winner should certainly help get them lots of media attention.