Nominations for the 2017 Icelandic Literary Prize
15 titles have been nominated for the 2017 Icelandic Literary Prize in three categories: fiction, non-fiction and literature for children and young adults.
15 titles have been nominated for the 2017 Icelandic Literary Prize in three categories: fiction, non-fiction and literature for children and young adults.
On December 1st, the nominations of 15 titles for the Icelandic Literary Prize were announced at Kjarvalsstaðir - Reykjavík Art Museum. There were nominations in three categories; fiction, non-fiction and literature for children and young adults, with 5 nominations in each category. This is the 29th year that the prize is handed out. Below is a list of this year's nominated works in each category.
Fiction - Nominated works:
Bergþóra Snæbjörnsdóttir
Flórída
Publisher: Benedikt Publishing
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
Saga Ástu
Publisher: Benedikt Publishing
Kristín Eiríksdóttir
Elín, ýmislegt
Publisher: JPV
Kristín Ómarsdóttir
Kóngulær í sýningargluggum
Publisher: JPV
Ragnar Helgi Ólafsson
Handbók um minni og gleymsku
Publisher: Bjartur
Non-Fiction - Nominated works:
Karl Aspelund og Terry Gunnell, editors.
Málarinn og menningarsköpun: Sigurður Guðmundsson og Kvöldfélagið 1858-1874
Publiser: Natural Museum of Iceland and Opna Publishing
Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir
Leitin að klaustrunum: Klausturhald á Íslandi í fimm aldir
Publisher: Sögufélag and Natural Museum of Iceland
Sumarliði R. Ísleifsson, editor
Líftaug landsins: Saga íslenskrar utanlandsverslunar 900-2010
Publisher: Skrudda
Unnur Þóra Jökulsdóttir
Undur Mývatns: um fugla, flugur, fiska og fólk
Publisher: Mál & menning
Vilhelm Vilhelmsson
Sjálfstætt fólk: Vistarband og íslenskt samfélag á 19. öld
Publisher: Sögufélag
Children and Young Adult - Nominated works:
Áslaug Jónsdóttir, Rakel Hemsdal og Kalle Güettler
Skrímsli í vanda
Publisher: Mál og menning
Elísa Jóhannsdóttir
Er ekki allt í lagi með þig?
Publisher: Vaka-Helgafell
Hjörleifur Hjartarson og Rán Flygenring
Fuglar
Publisher: Angústúra
Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir
Vertu ósýnilegur: Flóttasaga Ishmaels
Publisher: Mál og menning
Ævar Þór Benediktsson
Þitt eigið ævintýri
Publisher: Mál og menning