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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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The NordLit annual meeting held in Helsinki - 26. January, 2026 News

Participants touched on various issues regarding the Centers' work and their plans for ongoing collaboration.

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Icelandic Children's and Young Adult Authors in Focus for 2026 - 13. January, 2026 News

A new catalogue on Icelandic children's and young adult authors, along with participation in the Bologna Children's Book Fair and increased support for translating children's and YA books into foreign languages in 2026.

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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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