Nominations for the Icelandic Literature Prize
10 books are nominated for the Icelandic Literature each year. This year's nominees were announced on December 1 at the National Gallery of Iceland.
10 titles are nominated for the Icelandic Literature each year. This year's nominees were announced on December 1 at the National Gallery of Iceland. They are as follows:
Fiction/poetry:
Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir: Allt með kossi vekur. Publisher: JPV
Hallgrímur Helgason: Konan við 1000°. Publisher: JPV
Jón Kalman Stefánsson: Hjarta mannsins. Publisher: Bjartur
Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir: Jarðnæði. Publisher: Bjartur
Steinunn Sigurðardóttir: jójó. Publisher: Bjartur
Nonfiction:
Ármann Jakobsson and Þórður Ingi Guðjónsson: Morkinskinna, vol. I and II. Publisher: Hið íslenzka fornritafélag
Inga Elsa Bergþórsdóttir and Gísli Egill Hrafnsson: Góður matur, gott líf – í takt við árstíðirnar. Publisher: Vaka-Helgafell
Jón Yngvi Jóhannsson: Landnám – ævisaga Gunnars Gunnarssonar. Publisher: Mál og menning
Páll Björnsson: Jón forseti allur? Táknmyndir þjóðhetju frá andláti til samtíðar. Publisher: Sögufélag
Sigríður Víðis Jónsdóttir: Ríkisfang: Ekkert - Flóttinn frá Írak á Akranes. Publisher: Mál og menning
The winners will be announced in late January or early February at Bessastaðir, the Presidential Residence. The President of Iceland hands out the prize.