Riverton Prize

The Riverton Prize (Norwegian: Rivertonprisen) is a literature award given annually to the best work of Norwegian crime fiction (novel, short story, play, original screenplay).

[1] The prize is named after the Norwegian journalist and author Sven Elvestad (1884-1934) who published detective stories under the pen name Stein Riverton.

Sven Elvestad
The Riverton prize is named for Sven Elvestad who published detective stories under the pen name Stein Riverton.