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Fréttir
Friday 15. May 2020
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... Meira
Fréttir
Thursday 7. May 2020
Five books have been shortlisted for the 2020 poetry prize Maístjarnan. The award will be handed out later this month.
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Þórbergur Þórðarson
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Barnabókaverðlaun Guðrúnar Helgadóttur
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Barnabókaverðlaun Reykjavíkurborgar
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Sumardagur bókarinnar
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Chantal Ringuet - 2019 Writer in ResidenceChantal Ringuet was the Reykjavík UNESCO City of Literature... -
Ævar Þór segir frá leyndarmáli á skólabókasöfnumThe writer Ævar Þór Benediktsson talks about his book,... -
Sleipnir á skólabókasafniReykjavík UNESCO City of Literature has appointed Sleipnir as... -
Gerður Kristný á alþjóðlegum degi ljóðsins árið 2019The 2019 World Poetry Day was for the second year celebrated... -
Poetic Encounters - Greetings from UNESCO Cities of Literature51 poets from 27 UNESCO Cities of Literature have come... -
Poetic Encounters - Ljóðræn stefnumót BókmenntaborgaTo mark the XII UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) Meeting... -
Sjón: On Literature and the FutureIcelandic writer Sjón talks about literature and the... -
Alþjóðlegur dagur ljóðsins í Reykjavík 2018Reykjavik UNESCO City of Literature honoured World Poetry Day... -
Waters and Harbours in the North - NewcastleVideo art from the project Waters and Harbors in the north -... -
Waters and Harbours in the North - GautaborgVideo art from the project Waters and Harbors in the north -... -
Waters and Harbours in the North - FæreyjarVideo art from the project Waters and Harbors in the north -... -
Waters and Harbours in the North - ReykjavíkVideo art from the project Waters and Harbors in the north -...