Eva Björg Ægisdóttir
Bio
Eva Björg Ægisdóttir was born in Akranes on June 27, 1988. In 2013, she finished a Bachelor's degree in Sociology at the University of Iceland, together with a minor in Comparative Literature. After that she moved to Trondheim in Norway, where she completed a MSc degree in Globalisation.
Her first introduction to writing was when she won award for a short story in her primary school, Grundaskóli, in Akranes. Nearly fifteen years later, in 2018, she published her first novel, Marrið í stiganum (The Creak on the Stairs), written after her studies in Trondheim, when working as a flight crew member. The novel was the first to receive Svartfuglinn (Blackbird Award), a crime writing price for a debut crime novel.
Since then Eva Björg has published a new crime novel annually and is now able to devote her time to writing. Her novels have garnered various awards in Iceland and abroad. Marrið í stiganum won the CWA Dagger and also the Thrillzone Award in Holland for a best debut.
Heim fyrir myrkur (Home Before Dark) received the Icelandic crime writers award, Blóðdropinn (The Blood Drop) in 2023.
Eva's books have been translated into numerous languages and published in France, UK/USA/Canada/Australia Germany, Holland, Greece, Makedonia, Israel, Estonia, Japan, Poland, Spain, Portugal, Ethiopia, Bulgaria, Russia, Serbia, Hungary and Brazil.
Awards
Awards
2018 - Blackbird Award for Marrið í stiganum
2020 - CWA Dagger for The Creak on the Stairs
2020 - Storytel Award for Marrið í stiganum
2022 - Thrillzone Award in Holland for Best Debut Thriller of the Year, The Creak on the Stairs
2023 - Storytel Award for Þú sérð mig ekki (You Can't See Me)
2023 - Thriller of the Year in Holland for Girls Who Lie
2023 - The Blood Drop for Heim fyrir myrkur (Home Before Dark)
Tilnefningar
2021 - Nomination for Crimefest Best debut, The Creak on the Stairs
2022 - Nominated for The Blood Drop for Strákar sem meiða (Boys Who Hurt)
Heim fyrir myrkur (Home Before Dark)
Read moreHin 14 ára Marsí skrifast á við strák sem býr hinum megin á landinu. En hún gerir það í nafni systur sinnar. Bréfaskiptunum lýkur með því að þau ákveða að hittast. Marsí kemst ekki til að hitta hann en þar sem þau höfðu mælt sér mót finnst blóðug úlpa systur hennar sem er horfin. Tíu árum síðar hefur þessi óþekkti pennavinur samband á ný.. .
The Creak on the Stairs
Read moreIt had been a long day. Despite having worked late the previous night due to the discovery of the body, she had gone into the station early this morning, as had Hörður and Sævar. It was rare for dead bodies to turn up in suspicious circumstances in Iceland, let alone in Akranes, and in most cases it was easy to work out what had happened.. .