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The Reykjavík City of Literature has invited Durban writer, publisher and literacy promoter Fiona Khan for a one month stay in Reykjavík in October 2020. This is the second year of the Reykjavik residency for... Meira
Five books have been shortlisted for the 2020 poetry prize Maístjarnan. The award will be handed out later this month.
Reykjavik UNESCO City of Literature celebrates World Book Day by giving Icelandic readers a new illustrated poem and an audio book... Meira
During these times of social distancing, self isolation, closure of libraries and cultural institutions, many of us have more time to enjoy literature and other art from our homes.
Reykjavik City of Literature celebrates World Poetry Day with online activities on Saturday, March 21st. Some other UNESCO Cities of Literature do so also.
Writers of children's fiction from other UNESCO Cities of Literature are invited to apply for a month long residency in Reykjavík in October 2020. Application deadline is March 1st 2020.
The new year will be celebrated with poetry readings in Gröndal's House from dawn to dusk on January 1st 2020.
Harpa Rún Kristjánsdóttir is the winner of the 2019 Tómas Guðmundsson Poetry Prize for her poetry script Edda. The book was published today by publising house Sæmundur.
Canadian author, Chantal Ringuet, gives a talk at Mengi in Reykjavík on October 23rd. She is Reykjavík UNESCO City of Literature's writer-in-residence from Quebéc City in October.
The brand new story Jólaálfurinn sem flutti inn by Gréta Þórsdóttir Björnsson and Halldór Snorrason has been chosen as this year's story for the Reykjavík City Library's and City of Literature's... Meira
The Reykjavík UNESCO City of Literature has put up a plaque in honour of Jón Árnason, collector of Icelandic folktales, on the 200 anniversary of his birth in August 2019.
This past July, Meg Matich and Gunnhildur Jónatansdóttir from Reykjavík took part in the translation workshop LitTransformer in Lviv, Ukraine, a UNESCO City of Literature.
Ós Pressan hosts a literary event at Tjarnarbarinn café with a focus on literary translations. Authors, poets and translators will share their experiences and cooperations working with translation.
The Icepick is an Icelandic literary prize awarded to translated crime fiction. Five books are nominated each summer and then one translator receives the prize in the fall. The 2019 nominations were announched in... Meira
The Reykjavík UNESCO City of Literature is proud to announce that the Canadian writer Chantal Ringuet from Québec City has been selected to be the first... Meira
Poets Lavinia Greenlaw, Paul Muldoon and Simon Armitage visit Iceland and appear at two events in Reykjavík on June 21st and 22nd 2019. Three books with poetry by these distinguished guests will be... Meira
The German Embassy in Iceland, Goethe-Institute in Copenhagen and Reykjavík UNESCO City of Literature host a series of events with German writer and journalist Anne Siegel in Iceland in June 2019. She will talk about... Meira
The Reykjavík International Literary Festival takes place from April 24 - 27. This year‘s agenda is ripe with readings, panels, and lectures, all of which are free and open to the public. The works of the... Meira
Reykjavík UNESCO City of Literature has launched an new step in the project Sleipnir - Your Reading Buddy. This reading initiative for children in Reykjavík now takes the flight even higher with a new book and... Meira
