Nominations for The Women's Literature Prize (Fjöruverðlaunin)

10. December, 2020

Nine books by Icelandic female writers are nominated for The Women's Literature Prize in three categories; Fiction, Non-Fiction and Children & YA. 

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The Women's Literature Prize (Fjöruverðlaunin) will be awarded in the beginning of year 2021. Below is a list of this year's nominated works in each category; Fiction, Non-Fiction and Children & YA.

Fiction - Nominated works:

Aprílsólarkuldi by Elísabet Kristín Jökulsdóttir

 

Hetjusögur by Kristín Svava Tómasdóttir

Undir Yggdrasil by Vilborg Davíðsdóttir

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Children and Young Adult - Nominated works:

 

Sjáðu by Áslaug Jónsdóttir

Iðunn og afi pönk by Gerður Kristný

Vampírur, vesen og annað tilfallandi by Rut Guðnadóttir
 

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Non-Fiction - Nominated works:

Íslenskir matþörungar – ofurfæða úr fjörunni by Eydís Mary Jónsdóttir, Hinrik Carl Ellertsson, Karl Petersson & Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir

 

Konur sem kjósa: Aldarsaga by Erla Huld Halldórsdóttir, Kristín Svava Tómasdóttir, Ragnheiður Kristjánsdóttir & Þorgerður H. Þorvaldsdóttir

Þættir úr sögu lyfjafræðinnar á Íslandi frá 1760 by Hilma Gunnarsdóttir

 

 


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