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18. January, 2021 News : NordLit, the Nordic Literary Organisations' annual meeting held online 13-14 January

Each January, employees of the Nordic Literary Centers convene in one of the countries capitals in rotation. Now it was Denmark's turn, but due to the pandemic the meeting was online.

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18. January, 2021 News : Icelandic Authors discuss Icelandic literature – en français - now with English subtitles!

Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, Hallgrímur Helgason, Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir and Sverrir Norland appear in the video.

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6. January, 2021 News : A new collection of recently published translations from Icelandic into several languages

Every week, The Icelandic Literature Center receives copies of Icelandic works of literature in foreign translations, courtesy of the translation grants allocated by the Center. Here you can see a diverse collection of book covers of some of the recently published translations. They are all available at the National Library of Iceland!

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21. December, 2020 News : Season's Greetings and A Happy New Year

We send all our friends, collaborators and booklovers all over the world our best season's greetings!

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16. December, 2020 News : Icelandic authors discuss Icelandic literature – en français!

Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, Hallgrímur Helgason, Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir and Sverrir Norland, all of whom speak French, appear in the video.

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11. December, 2020 News : Entertaining and informative chat with eight Icelandic authors – and one bookseller!

Thomas Böhm spoke to some Icelandic authors of books that have been published this year in German-speaking countries, about their books, the “Christmas Book Flood,” and other interesting subjects. Thomas was in Berlin, while the authors were at home in Iceland. 

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10. December, 2020 News : Nominations for The Women's Literature Prize (Fjöruverðlaunin)

Nine books by Icelandic female writers are nominated for The Women's Literature Prize in three categories; Fiction, Non-Fiction and Children & YA. 

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10. December, 2020 News : Nominations for the 2020 Icelandic Literary Prize

15 titles have been nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize in three categories. The prize will be awarded by the President of Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, in the beginning of year 2021.

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9. December, 2020 News : Grants for translations into Icelandic from French, German, Italian, English, Russian, Spanish and Catalonian

Works by authors Peter Handke, Svetlana Alexievich, Leila Slimani, Colson Whitehead, Sergei Dovlatov, Bernardine Evaristo and many more have been allocated grants.

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25. November, 2020 News : Record-breaking year for publication of translations of Icelandic books in Russia

Books by Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir, Ævar Þór Benediktsson, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Arnar Már Arngrímsson, Steinar Bragi and Andri Snær Magnason have been published in Russia in 2020

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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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This year our Translators' Seminar was dedicated to Sjón - 16. June, 2025 News

The seminar took place in Reykjavík at the end of April and this time the emphasis was on translations of Sjón's works. All participants have one thing in common: they have translated works by the author and poet from Icelandic into their native languages

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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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