12. December, 2024 News : Nominations for The Icelandic Literary Prize 2024 and The Icelandic Crime Awards "Blóðdropinn" 2024

The winners of the Icelandic Literary Prize 2024 and The Icelandic Crime Awards will be announced in the end of January.

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29. October, 2024 News : ENLIT: European Network for Literary Translation

Icelandic Literature Center has become a member of the ENLIT network, along with 27 other organizations from all over Europe. 

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29. October, 2024 News : New website on Icelandic literature in Sweden: Läs Islandska Böcker

The Icelandic embassy in Stockholm and translator John Swedenmark in co-operation with Icelandic Literature Center have launched a new website where information on all Icelandic books in Swedish can be found.

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29. October, 2024 News : 34 Translation grants from Icelandic into foreign languages allocated

Among works that will be translated are Lungu by Pedro Gunnlaugur García, Sögur & Ljóð by Ásta Sigurðardóttir and Armeló by Þórdís Helgadóttir.

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1. October, 2024 News : Icelandic Literature Center: New office at Austurstræti 5

The Icelandic Literature Center is now located at Austurstræti 5, 4th floor, 101 Reykjavík.  More

28. August, 2024 News : Gothenburg Book Fair: 26-29 September 2024

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, John Swedenmark and Erlingur Óttar Thoroddsen take part in an event called Café Norden Island at the fair. 

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19. June, 2024 News : Great interest in Icelandic literature in Denmark

Eight new translations of Icelandic books have been published
this year in Denmark.

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6. May, 2024 News : 27 grants awarded for translations into Icelandic from English, French, Hungarian, German, Spanish and ancient Greek

Translations of works by the authors R.F. Kuang, Atef Abu Saif, Nita Prose, Annie Ernaux, Franz Kafka and others.

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16. April, 2024 News : Grants for the translation of Icelandic works into 21 foreign languages

The Icelandic Literature Center recently awarded 55 grants for the translation of Icelandic works into 21 foreign languages; these include new works of fiction, thrillers, poetry, children's books and classics

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8. March, 2024 News : Books from Iceland 2024: Selected titles of fiction, non-fiction, children & YA, crime fiction and more...

The Icelandic Literature Center announces the new annual booklet, Books from Iceland 2024, which includes new and exciting Icelandic titles.  

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46 Translation Grants Awarded for Icelandic Works – Strong Interest in Denmark and France - 29. October, 2025 News

Applications for translation grants are accepted twice a year—in February and September.

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Two bibliographies now make it easier to search for Icelandic works in French and Swedish translation - 20. August, 2025 News

These bibliographies are invaluable tools for everyone working within the field of literature and translations, as well as for enthusiastic readers, searching for the works by their favorite author in their preferred language. Hopefully we’ll see more bibliographies like these in the years to come. 

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The Grassroot Grants of the Icelandic Literature Center for 2025 go to Karólína Rós Ólafsdóttir and Natan Jónsson - 16. June, 2025 News

Grassroot grants are awarded annually, with the aim of supporting publication of the work of newcomers on the writing scene and encouraging them to further endeavours

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