Hildur Knútsdóttir

Icelandic writer and politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hildur Knútsdóttir (born 16 June 1984 Reykjavík) is an Icelandic writer.[1][2] In 2016, she won the Icelandic Literary Prize for children's books for her novel Vetrarhörkur (Winter Frost).

Hildur Knútsdóttir at Icecon in Reykjavík in 2024.

She studied at University of Iceland.[3] She taught a writing workshop.[4]

Political career

In March 2017, Hildur served briefly as a member of parliament for the Left-Green Movement to relieve Kolbeinn Óttarsson Proppé.[5][6] In 2018, she left the party, citing dissatisfaction with a lack of progress in negotiations between the state and the Icelandic Association of Midwives.[7]

Publications

Source:[1]

  • Sláttur (2011)[8][9][10][11][12]
  • Spádómurinn (2012)
  • Ævintýraeyjan: þrautir, leikir, gátur og skemmtun! (2014)
  • Draugaljósið (2015)
  • Vetrarfrí (2015)
  • Vetrarhörkur (Winter Frost) (2016)
    • Dernier hiver (in French). Translated by Salaün, Jean-Christophe. 2018-04-18.
    • Krvavá zima (in Czech). Translated by Klímová, Nikola Janíčková. 2018.
  • Doddi: Bók sannleikans with Þórdís Gísladóttir (2016)
  • Doddi: Ekkert rugl! with Þórdís Gísladóttir (2017)
  • Ljónið (2018)
  • Orðskýringar (2018)
  • Nornin (2019)
  • Hingað og ekki lengra with Þórdís Gísladóttir (2020)
  • Skógurinn (2020)
  • Nú er nóg komið! with Þórdís Gísladóttir (2021)
  • Myrkrið milli stjarnanna (2021)
  • Urðarhvarf (2023)
  • Hrím (2023)
  • Mandla (2024)
  • Kasia og Magdalena (2024)
  • Gestir (2025)

Awards

Sources:[1][17]

  • 2015: Icelandic Literary Prize, nominated: Vetrarfrí[17]
  • 2016: Fjöruverðlaunin: Vetrarfrí[18]
  • 2016: Icelandic Literary Prize: Vetrarhörkur[19]
  • 2016: Icelandic Literary Prize, nominated: Doddi: Bók sannleikans
  • 2018: Icelandic Literary Prize, nominated: Ljónið
  • 2019: Icelandic Literary Prize, nominated: Nornin
  • 2020: Icelandic Literary Prize, nominated: Skógurinn
  • 2023: Icelandic Literary Prize, nominated: Hrím
  • 2024: Icelandic Literary Prize, nominated: Kasia og Magdalena
  • 2026: Locus Award for Best Short Story, finalist: "The Shape of Stones"[20]

References

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