Nominations for the Icelandic Women's Literature Prize

16. December, 2011

Nominations for Fjöruverðlaunin, the Icelandic Women's Literature Prize, were announced on December 14.

Tilnefningar til FjöruverðlaunaNominations for Fjöruverðlaunin, the Icelandic Women's Literature Prize, were announced on December 14. The prize is awarded in three categories: fiction/poetry, children's books and nonfiction.

 

Fiction/poetry:

Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir: Jarðnæði

Steinunn Sigurðardóttir: Jójó

Sigríður Jónsdóttir: Kanil

 

Children's books:

Bryndís Björgvinsdóttir: Flugan sem stöðvaði stríðið

Margrét Örnólfsdóttir: Með heiminn í vasanum

Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir: Í gegnum glervegginn

 

Nonfiction:

Sigríður Víðis Jónsdóttir: Ríkisfang: Ekkert

Birna Lárusdóttir: Mannvist

Erla Hulda Halldórsdóttir: Nútímans konur

 

The prize has been awarded annually since 2007, when it was established to encourage and increase the visibility of literature by Icelandic women.


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