Nominations for The Women's Literature Prize (Fjöruverðlaunin)
Nine books by Icelandic female writers are nominated for The Women's Literature Prize 2020 in three categories; Fiction, Non-Fiction and Children & YA.
The Women's Literature Prize (Fjöruverðlaunin) will be awarded on January 15th 2020. Below is a list of this year's nominated works in each category; Fiction, Non-Fiction and Children & YA.
Fiction - Nominated works:
- Kristín Ómarsdóttir: Svanafólkið. Publisher: Partus
- Brynja Hjálmsdóttir: Okfruman. Publisher: Una
- Bergþóra Snæbjörnsdóttir: Svínshöfuð. Publisher: Benedikt
Children and Young Adult - Nominated works:
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Margrét Tryggvadóttir: Kjarval: Málarinn sem fór sínar eigin leiðir. Publisher: Iðunn (Forlagið)
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Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir: Kennarinn sem hvarf. Publisher: Bókabeitan
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Ragnhildur Hólmgeirsdóttir: Villueyjar. Publisher: Björt (Bókabeitan)
Non-Fiction - Nominated works:
- Unnur Birna Karlsdóttir. Öræfahjörðin: Saga hreindýra á Íslandi. Publisher: Sögufélag
- Sigríður Kristín Þorgrímsdóttir: Jakobína: Saga skálds og konu. Publisher: Mál og menning (Forlagið)
- Ragnheiður Björk Þórsdóttir: Listin að vefa. Publisher: Vaka-Helgafell (Forlagið)
