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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7. January, 2022 News : Grants for translations into Icelandic announced; Contemporary fiction, classical works and children's books received grants

Works by renowned authors such as  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Colson Whitehead, Virginia Woolf, Rachel Cusk, Primo Levi, Sally Rooney og Mariana Enriquez will be published in Iceland in the coming year.

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21. December, 2021 News : Season's Greetings!

Warm holiday wishes from Icelandic Literature Center and a happy new year, filled with books! 

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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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