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Prague City of Literature offers a residency programme for authors from other UNESCO Cities of Literature. A call has been sent out for 2018 applications with a deadline on August 31, 2017.
Gröndal's House, the former home of writer Benedikt Gröndal (1826 - 1907) opens to the public on Iceland's national day, June 17th 2017.
Up to 400 authors are coming to Iceland to particapate in the conference NonfictionNOW 1-4 June, 2017.
The National and University Library of Iceland and the Writers' Union of Iceland have established a new poetry book prize entitled Maístjarnan (May Star) that will be awarded annually for the best poetry book the... Meira
The National and University Library of Iceland and the Writers' Union of Iceland have established a new poetry book prize entitled Maístjarnan (May Star) that will be awarded annually, for the first time 18 May 2017... Meira
The Reykjavík Children's Culture Festival was launched in 2010 and is already a huge success.
The Icelandic writer Ævar Thór Benediktsson has been selected to be a part of an international anthology for children and young adults in connection with the International Children’s Literature Hay Festival, held in... Meira
The Committee for the Reykajavík Children and Young People’s Literature Prize have nominated the following 15 works for the prize in 2017, for books published 2016.
The special award for academic work of outstanding quality in 2016 by Hagþenkir, the Assocation of Icelandic Non-fiction Writers was granded the 1st of March to the historian Viðar Hreinsson for his work
Ten non- fiction Books and Textbook nominated:
Ársæll Már Arnarsson: Síðustu ár sálarinnar. Háskólaútgáfan publication.
Ljóðstafur (the poem stick) Jóns from Vör was awarded for the sixteenth time on January 21st, which is the 100th anniversary of the birth of the poet.
