In the first week that I took over as editor of Iceland Review, the founding editor died at the age……
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Foreign publishers can now apply for Icelandic Literature Center translation grants ahead of a September 15 deadline, with extra support available for children’s and young adult books in 2026.
Icelandic writers are receiving a wave of unsolicited emails from purported foreign literary agents that appear to demonstrate detailed knowledge……
As the new year rolls on, choosing events for this column gets more challenging – so many to choose from! We’ve……
One hundred years have passed since Benedikt Sigurjónsson, better known as Fjalla-Bensi, set out on a winter journey that would……
Icelandic book sales have made a strong start to this year’s Christmas season, with domestic literature outperforming expectations even as……
Acclaimed Icelandic author, Sjón, will appear in Lewes, East Sussex, tomorrow (November 8) as part of the 23rd CINECITY Brighton……
The Minister of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education, Logi Einarsson, has said that Icelandic literature is central to protecting the……
Irish actor Cillian Murphy has described Independent People, the classic novel by Icelandic Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness, as a “magnificent……