Norwegian Critics' Association

The oldest team was founded in 1927 as the Norwegian Theatre and Music Critics Association (Norsk Teater- og Musikkritikerforening).

The association was initially created to promote a high standard of critical ethics.

This organization arranges seminars, meetings, open debates, and writing courses, which mark the critics role in public and creative environments.

[1] One of their most significant contributions to Norwegian culture is the award of the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (Kritikerprisen for årets beste voksenbok or Kritikerprisen), which has been awarded every year since 1950.

The prize is presented to a Norwegian author for a literary work as agreed to among the members.

The Norwegian Critics' Association offices are located at Garmanngaarden in Rådhusgata 7, Oslo in one of the city's oldest houses.