(b. 1995) received her B.A. in Icelandic from the University of Iceland, with a minor in Creative Writing and is graduating with an M.A. in Icelandic from the same university in October 2023. She studied music and opera at The Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Gudrun won the Forlagid New Voices competition with her novella, Autopilot. She has previously published a book of poetry and a translation. The Cacao Quest is her first novel.