Nominations for the 2019 Icelandic Literary Prize

2. December, 2019

On December 1st, the nominations of 15 titles for the Icelandic Literary Prize were announced at Kjarvalsstaðir - Reykjavík Art Museum. There were nominations in three categories; fiction, non-fiction and literature for children and young adults, with 5 nominations in each category. Below is a list of this year's nominated works in each category. The prize will be awarded by the President of Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, in January/February 2020.

Fiction - Nominated works:

• Bergþóra Snæbjörnsdóttir: Svínshöfuð. Publisher: Benedikt
• Bragi Ólafsson: Staða pundsins. Publisher: Bjartur
• Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir: Aðferðir til að lifa af. Publisher: Bjartur
• Sölvi Björn Sigurðsson: Selta - Apókrýfa úr ævi landlæknis. Publisher: Sögur útgáfa
• Steinunn Sigurðardóttir: Dimmumót. Publisher: Mál og menning (Forlagid)

Non-Fiction - Nominated works:

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  Jón Viðar Jónsson: Stjörnur og stórveldi á leiksviðum Reykjavíkur 1925 - 1965. Publisher: Skrudda
• Ólína Kjerúlf Þorvarðardóttir: Lífgrös og leyndir dómar – Lækningar, töfrar og trú í sögulegu ljósi. Publisher: Vaka-Helgafell (Forlagid)
• Páll Baldvin Baldvinsson: Síldarárin 1867-1969. Publisher: JPV (Forlagid)
• Sigríður Kristín Þorgrímsdóttir: Jakobína – saga skálds og konu. Publisher: Mál og menning (Forlagid)
•  Unnur Birna Karlsdóttir: Öræfahjörðin – Saga hreindýra á Íslandi. Publisher: Sögufélag

Children and Young Adult - Nominated works:

• Arndís Þórarinsdóttir: Nærbuxnanjósnararnir. Publisher: Mál og menning (Forlagid)
• Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir: Langelstur að eilífu. Publisher: Bókabeitan
• Nornin by Hildur Knútsdóttir. Publisher: JPV útgáfa (Forlagid)
• Egill spámaður by Lani Yamamoto. Publisher: Angústúra
• Kjarval – málarinn sem fór sínar eigin leiðir by Margrét Tryggvadóttir. Publisher: Iðunn (Forlagid)

The Icelandic Literary Prize were awarded for the first time in year 1989.

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