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11. October, 2022 News : Frankfurt Book Fair October takes place October 19 to 23

Please feel free to book a meeting at islit@islit.is or drop by at the Icelandic stand, 4.0 D31.      

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15. September, 2022 News : Gothenburg Book Fair 2022: Icelandic literature and authors

Einar Kárason and Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir are Iceland's representatives at the Fair September 22-25.

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10. August, 2022 News : Authors' Reading Month: Icelandic literature in focus in Slovakia and Czech Republic

Sjón, Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Auður Jónsdóttir, Eliza Reid, Jón Gnarr, Sigríður Hagalín and Hallgrímur Helgason were among guests.

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30. June, 2022 News : Inspiring NordLit meeting in Stockholm

Icelandic Literature Center took part in a yearly meeting with the network of Nordic Literary Centers.

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31. March, 2022 News : See you at The London Book Fair April 5-7!

We look forward to returning to The London Book Fair and introduce new selected titles from Iceland! 

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29. March, 2022 News : Books from Iceland 2022: Selected titles of fiction, non-fiction, children & YA, crime fiction and more

The Icelandic Literature Center announces the new annual booklet, Books from Iceland 2022 , which includes selected Icelandic titles from last year.

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31. January, 2022 News : The Icelandic Literary Prize 2021 announced

The awards are given in three categories; for fiction, non-fiction and children's- and young-adult books. The President of Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, presented the prize in the presidential recidence Bessastaðir on the 25th of January. The event was televised live on RÚV.

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18. January, 2022 News : Nominations for the Icelandic Literary Prize 2021

The winners of the Icelandic Literary Prize 2021 will be announced by the end of January. The categories are three; Fiction, non-fiction and children's/young-adult books.

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

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

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

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The Icelandic Literary Prize and The Blood Drop 2023 Awarded at the Presidential Residence - 6. February, 2024 News

Steinunn Sigurðardóttir, Gunnar Helgason/Rán Flygenring, and Haraldur Sigurðsson have been awarded The Icelandic Literary Prize 2023. Eva Björg Ægisdóttir was awarded the Blood Drop, The Icelandic Crime Fiction Awards

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