TheCappelen Prize (Norwegian:Cappelenprisen) is a Norwegianliterary award that was established in 1979 byJ.W. Cappelens Forlag, one of the oldest publishing houses of Norway, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the publishing house.[1][2] It has not been awarded after J.W. Cappelens Forlag merged withN. W. Damm & Søn toCappelen Damm in 2007.