Iceland is the Guest of Honor at the Gdansk Book Fair in March
The Icelandic authors Hallgrímur Helgason, Steinunn Sigurðardóttir, Elísabet Jökulsdóttir and Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir will be special guests of the festival.
MoreIcelandic Literature Center at The London Book Fair 2019!
On March 12-14 we will be at the joint Nordic stand number 6F70, together with our sister organizations and some publishers from the Nordic countries. We look forward to seeing you there!
MoreReykjavik International Literary Festival, April 24th to 27th 2019!
Reykjavik will be flooded with interesting authors from all over the world reading from their published works. In the next few weeks the authors paritcipating this year will be presented – so stay tuned!
MoreThe Icelandic Literary Prize 2018 presented by President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
Hallgrímur Helgason, Sigrún Eldjárn, Hörður Kristinsson, Þóra Ellen Þórhallsdóttir & Jón Baldur Hlíðberg received the prizes in three categories; fiction, non fiction and children and young adult´s fiction
MoreIcelanders express themselves through stories
Tina Flecken is a translator of Icelandic literature into German and in this interview with Magnús Guðmundsson she speaks of her dream project, life in an Icelandic farm and the many books she has translated.
MoreCured the homesickness but can't quit
Erik Skyum-Nielsen has translated more than seventy Icelandic literary works of various kinds into Danish and received honorary awards both in Iceland and Denmark.
MoreThe Majority of Icelanders Reads Books. Women Read More than Men.
The Icelandic Literature Center recently conducted a survey regarding public opinion in Iceland concerning book reading, translations, libraries, and governmental support for literature.
MoreNominations for The Women's Literature Prize (Fjöruverðlaunin)
Nine books by Icelandic female writers are nominated for Fjöruverðlaunin / Women's Literature Prize in three categories; Fiction, Non-Fiction and YA
MoreReaching New Readers
Translators of Icelandic literature into foreign languages play a key role in reaching new readers all over the world.
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