Rakel Helmsdal wins West Nordic Council’s Children and Youth Literature Prize

Rakel Helmsdal wins West Nordic children book award Written by Eir Nolsøe on FaroeIslands.fo Faroese author Rakel Helmsdal has won the West Nordic Council’s award for best children’s book. Her novel takes on heavy issues such as suicide and homosexuality. The novel’s title, Hon, ið róði eftir Ælaboganum, roughly translates… les meira….