Olafur Gunnar Gudlaugsson has won the 2021 Icelandic Children’s Book Award for his novel Lightbringer, the first installment of The Last Warlock trilogy. Four young people set out to investigate the mysterious death of their mentor. All possess magical gifts but have mastered their powers to varying degrees. They soon discover that nothing in their [...]
Gerdur Kristny recently received the Icelandic Women's Literature Prize 2021 in the Children's Fiction category for her novel, Idunn and Grandpa Punk! The panel said that: „Gerdur Kristny writes with effortless humour, poetic rhythm and a contagious love for language.” When Idunn’s brand new bicycle disappears, it can mean only one thing – the sisters [...]
Elisabet Jokulsdottir has received the Icelandic Literary Prize for fiction in 2020 for her novel The Chill of the April Sun. The selection committee had this to say: "The Chill of the April Sun, Elisabet Jokulsdottir’s fourth novel, tells of love, grief, mental health and the loss of a father, in a poetic and soulful [...]
Andri Snær Magnson has received The Icelandic Broadcasting Service Writers Fund Award for 2020. This is the oldest literary prize in Iceland and is awarded to an individual for their whole authorship. The committee said: “Andri’s body of work might not be the largest when you count the pages, but the quality is incredible. Few [...]
The 16th of November is the 'Icelandic Language Day'. Each year, the Icelandic Government awards an individual the 'Jonas Hallgrimsson Award' for their outstanding contribution to the Icelandic language, through writing, research or education. This year, the author Gerdur Kristny received the award. The panel said that: 'Gerdur's voice is important in Icelandic society, not [...]