Gröndalshús
Gröndal's House

A charming little writer-illustrator's home in the heart of the old town, artist-hub for events and creative work. Gröndals residenice flat is on the ground floor. 

bókahringiða
Literature Web

Read about Icelandic contemporary authors and their work on the Literature Web. You'll find information about over 100 writers. 

Timeline

Do you want to learn a little about Icelandic literary history from the saga age to the present? Take a look at our literary timeline and start your journey.

Nornin í eldhúsinu
The witch in the kitchen

This year's Christmas calendar, The Witch in the Kitchen, is a new Icelandic Christmas fairytale. Stay tuned from December 1st.

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Fréttir
Thursday 14. Jan 2021
Along the shores of Norfolk, although in Reykjavík

Icelandic author Valur Gunnarsson has been appointed a UNESCO City of Literature Virtual Writer in Residence 2021, at the UK‘s National Centre for Writing in Norwich. .

Valur Gunnarsson
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Fréttir
Wednesday 30. Dec 2020
New Year Celebrated with Poetry

For the fourth year in a row, a group of poets will read poetry in Reykjavík from dawn to dusk on the first day of the year. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the event will be streamen online.

Nýársljóð 2021
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  • Þorsteinn frá Hamri

    „Landslag! það hljómar / í sal undir himninum, sungið / af dætrum mínum, þeim tjörn og tó, / fit, mýri og mörk: // leiðarstef / til þín, gegnum þokur tímans!“

  • Drop the Mic - Performance in Mengi, Reykjavik 2019
  • Drop the Mic - Portrait Toomas Leppik
  • Drop the Mic - Portrait Sirel Heinloo
  • Drop the Mic - Portrait Kaisa Kuslapuu
  • Drop the Mic - Portrait Hilde-Susan Jægtnes
  • Drop the Mic - Portrait Erik Eikehaug
  • Drop the Mic - Portrait Kolfinna Nikulásdóttir
  • Drop the Mic - Portrait Gunnar Ragnarsson
  • Drop the Mic - Workshop Reykjavik 2019
  • Barnabókaverðlaun Guðrúnar Helgadóttur
  • Barnabókaverðlaun Reykjavíkurborgar
  • Sumardagur bókarinnar
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    Chantal Ringuet - 2019 Writer in Residence
    Chantal Ringuet was the Reykjavík UNESCO City of Literature...
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    Ævar Þór segir frá leyndarmáli á skólabókasöfnum
    The writer Ævar Þór Benediktsson talks about his book,...
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    Sleipnir á skólabókasafni
    Reykjavík UNESCO City of Literature has appointed Sleipnir as...