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{{Short description|Icelandic children's author (born 1982)}}
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'''Arndís Þórarinsdóttir''' (born 1982) is an Icelandic children's author and the president of Iceland's International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY á Íslandi).
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'''Arndís Þórarinsdóttir''' (born 1982) is an Icelandic children's author.


==Biography==
==Biography==
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Arndís studied at [[Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík]], and took a BA in literature at the [[University of Iceland]], and an MA in creative writing at [[Goldsmiths, University of London]].<ref>'Stjórn IBBY á Íslandi', http://ibby.is/um-ibby/stjorn-ibby-a-islandi/, accessed 5 September 2015.</ref> She took a further MA in creative writing at the University of Iceland in 2018, with a thesis entitled ''Vetur fram á vor: Skáldsaga fyrir börn'' ("From Winter to Spring: A Novel for Children").<ref>Arndís Þórarinsdóttir, '[http://hugras.is/2018/10/blindur-er-brokarlaus-madur Blindur er brókarlaus maður]', ''Hugrás: Vefrit Hugvísindasviðs Háskóla Íslands'' (15 October 2018).</ref><ref>{{cite thesis | url=http://hdl.handle.net/1946/31707 | hdl=1946/31707 | title=Vetur fram á vor: Skáldsaga fyrir börn | date=October 2018 | last1=Þórarinsdóttir | first1=Arndís }}</ref> She is the head of the ancient and popular culture departments of the ''Bókasafn Kópavogs'' ([[Kópavogur]] Public Library).<ref>'Stjórn IBBY á Íslandi', http://ibby.is/um-ibby/stjorn-ibby-a-islandi/, accessed 5 September 2015.</ref> She had joined the board of [[IBBY]] Iceland by 2008, and was its president around 2011.<ref>'Stjórn IBBY á Íslandi', http://ibby.is/um-ibby/stjorn-ibby-a-islandi/, accessed 5 September 2015; http://bokvit.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/hofundur-jatninga-mjolkurfernuskalds.html; cf. Kjartan, 'Grunnskólarnir hlusta', ''Fréttablaðið'' (29 March 2012), [http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=359331&pageId=5767098&lang=is&q=Arnd%EDs%20%DE%F3rarinsd%F3ttir p. 34].</ref>


In 2019, her novel ''Nærbuxnanjósnararnir'' was nominated for the [[Icelandic Literary Prize]] in the children's and young people's section,<ref>'[https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2019/12/01/tilnefningarnar_afhjupadar/ Tilnefningarnar afhjúpaðar]', ''Morgunblaðið'' (1 December 2019).</ref> and in 2020 her ''Blokkin á heimsenda'', co-written with Hulda Sigrún Bjarnadóttir, won the ''Barnabókaverðlaun Guðrúnar Helgadóttur'' (Guðrún Helgadóttir Children's Book Award).<ref>'[https://www.mbl.is/born/frettir/2020/05/19/blokkin_a_heimsenda_hlaut_verdlaun_gudrunar_helgado/ Blokkin á heimsenda hlaut verðlaun Guðrúnar Helgadóttur]', ''Morgunblaðið'' (19 May 2020).</ref> Arndís's 2022 novel ''Kollhnís'' was awarded the Icelandic Literary Prize.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.islit.is/en/news/the-icelandic-literary-prize-and-the-blood-drop-the-icelandic-crime-fiction-awards-2022-announced | title=The Icelandic Literary Prize and the Blood Drop, the Icelandic Crime Fiction Awards 2022 announced }}</ref>
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Arndís studied at the [[Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík]], took a BA in literature at the [[University of Iceland]], and an MA in creative writing at [[Goldsmiths, University of London]]. She is the head of the ancient and popular culture departments of the [[Bókasafn Kópavogs|Kópavogur Public Library]].<ref>'Stjórn IBBY á Íslandi', http://ibby.is/um-ibby/stjorn-ibby-a-islandi/, accessed 5 September 2015.</ref> She has been on the board of IBBY á Íslandi since 2008, and its president since at least 2011.<ref>'Stjórn IBBY á Íslandi', http://ibby.is/um-ibby/stjorn-ibby-a-islandi/, accessed 5 September 2015; http://bokvit.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/hofundur-jatninga-mjolkurfernuskalds.html; cf. Kjartan, 'Grunnskólarnir hlusta', ''Fréttablaðið'' (29 March 2012), [http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=359331&pageId=5767098&lang=is&q=Arnd%EDs%20%DE%F3rarinsd%F3ttir p. 34].</ref>


==Works==
==Works==

===Writing===
===Writing===

In addition to short stories for children and adults, Arndís has published:
In addition to short stories for children and adults, Arndís has published:


* ''[[Játningar mjólkurfernuskálds]]'' (Reykjavík: Mál og menning, 2011)
* ''[[Játningar mjólkurfernuskálds]]'' (Reykjavík: Mál og menning, 2011)
* ''Lyginni líkast'' (Kópavogur: Námsgagnastofnun, 2013)
* ''Lyginni líkast'' (Kópavogur: Námsgagnastofnun, 2013)
* ''Sitthvað á sveimi: lestrarbók'' (Kópavogur : Námsgagnastofnun, 2014)
* ''Sitthvað á sveimi: lestrarbók'' (Kópavogur: Námsgagnastofnun, 2014)
* ''Gleraugun hans Góa'' (Kópavogur : Námsgagnastofnun, 2015)
* ''Gleraugun hans Góa'' (Kópavogur: Námsgagnastofnun, 2015)
* ''[[Nærbuxnaverksmiðjan]]'' (Reykjavík: Mál og menning, 2018), {{ISBN|9789979339465}}
* ''Nærbuxnanjósnararnir'' (Reykjavík: Mál og menning, 2019)
* and Hulda Sigrún Bjarnadóttir, ''Blokkin á heimsenda'' (Reykjavík: Mál og menning, 2020)
* ''Bál tímans: Örlagasaga Möðruvallabókar í sjö hundruð ár'' (''The Inferno of Time: The Adventures of a Vellum Manuscript over 700 Years'') (Reykjavík: Forlagið, 2021). Illustrated by Sigmundur Breiðfjörð Þorgeirsson.
* ''Kollhnís'' (''Somersault'') (Reykjavík: Forlagið, 2022)


===Translating===
===Translating===

* ''Bjólfskviða: Forynjurnar og fræðimennirnir'' [translation of J. R. R. Tolkien '[[Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics]]'] (Reykjavík: Hið íslenzka bókmenntafélag, 2013)
* ''Bjólfskviða: Forynjurnar og fræðimennirnir'' [translation of J. R. R. Tolkien '[[Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics]]'] (Reykjavík: Hið íslenzka bókmenntafélag, 2013)
* Rosie Banks's Secret Kingdom series of children's books (Reykjavík: JPV).


===Editing===
===Editing===

* ''Örþrasir: ljóðakver Listafélagsins'', ed. by Arndís Þórarinsdóttir, Vésteinn Valgarðsson, and Haukur Þorgeirsson ([Reykjavík: Skólafélagið], [1999])
* ''Örþrasir: ljóðakver Listafélagsins'', ed. by Arndís Þórarinsdóttir, Vésteinn Valgarðsson, and Haukur Þorgeirsson ([Reykjavík: Skólafélagið], [1999])

== See also ==
{{Portal|Iceland}}
* [[List of Icelandic writers]]
* [[Icelandic literature]]


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://arnd.is/ Personal website]
* [http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=343293&pageId=5383056&lang=is&q=Arnd%EDs%20%DE%F3rarinsd%F3ttir Interview in ''Morgunblaðið'', 24 October 2011]
* [http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=343293&pageId=5383056&lang=is&q=Arnd%EDs%20%DE%F3rarinsd%F3ttir Interview in ''Morgunblaðið'', 24 October 2011]


==References==
==References==

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Latest revision as of 04:07, 21 November 2024

Arndís Þórarinsdóttir (born 1982) is an Icelandic children's author.

Biography

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Arndís studied at Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík, and took a BA in literature at the University of Iceland, and an MA in creative writing at Goldsmiths, University of London.[1] She took a further MA in creative writing at the University of Iceland in 2018, with a thesis entitled Vetur fram á vor: Skáldsaga fyrir börn ("From Winter to Spring: A Novel for Children").[2][3] She is the head of the ancient and popular culture departments of the Bókasafn Kópavogs (Kópavogur Public Library).[4] She had joined the board of IBBY Iceland by 2008, and was its president around 2011.[5]

In 2019, her novel Nærbuxnanjósnararnir was nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize in the children's and young people's section,[6] and in 2020 her Blokkin á heimsenda, co-written with Hulda Sigrún Bjarnadóttir, won the Barnabókaverðlaun Guðrúnar Helgadóttur (Guðrún Helgadóttir Children's Book Award).[7] Arndís's 2022 novel Kollhnís was awarded the Icelandic Literary Prize.[8]

Works

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Writing

[edit]

In addition to short stories for children and adults, Arndís has published:

  • Játningar mjólkurfernuskálds (Reykjavík: Mál og menning, 2011)
  • Lyginni líkast (Kópavogur: Námsgagnastofnun, 2013)
  • Sitthvað á sveimi: lestrarbók (Kópavogur: Námsgagnastofnun, 2014)
  • Gleraugun hans Góa (Kópavogur: Námsgagnastofnun, 2015)
  • Nærbuxnaverksmiðjan (Reykjavík: Mál og menning, 2018), ISBN 9789979339465
  • Nærbuxnanjósnararnir (Reykjavík: Mál og menning, 2019)
  • and Hulda Sigrún Bjarnadóttir, Blokkin á heimsenda (Reykjavík: Mál og menning, 2020)
  • Bál tímans: Örlagasaga Möðruvallabókar í sjö hundruð ár (The Inferno of Time: The Adventures of a Vellum Manuscript over 700 Years) (Reykjavík: Forlagið, 2021). Illustrated by Sigmundur Breiðfjörð Þorgeirsson.
  • Kollhnís (Somersault) (Reykjavík: Forlagið, 2022)

Translating

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  • Bjólfskviða: Forynjurnar og fræðimennirnir [translation of J. R. R. Tolkien 'Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics'] (Reykjavík: Hið íslenzka bókmenntafélag, 2013)
  • Rosie Banks's Secret Kingdom series of children's books (Reykjavík: JPV).

Editing

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  • Örþrasir: ljóðakver Listafélagsins, ed. by Arndís Þórarinsdóttir, Vésteinn Valgarðsson, and Haukur Þorgeirsson ([Reykjavík: Skólafélagið], [1999])

See also

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[edit]

References

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  1. ^ 'Stjórn IBBY á Íslandi', http://ibby.is/um-ibby/stjorn-ibby-a-islandi/, accessed 5 September 2015.
  2. ^ Arndís Þórarinsdóttir, 'Blindur er brókarlaus maður', Hugrás: Vefrit Hugvísindasviðs Háskóla Íslands (15 October 2018).
  3. ^ Þórarinsdóttir, Arndís (October 2018). Vetur fram á vor: Skáldsaga fyrir börn (Thesis). hdl:1946/31707.
  4. ^ 'Stjórn IBBY á Íslandi', http://ibby.is/um-ibby/stjorn-ibby-a-islandi/, accessed 5 September 2015.
  5. ^ 'Stjórn IBBY á Íslandi', http://ibby.is/um-ibby/stjorn-ibby-a-islandi/, accessed 5 September 2015; http://bokvit.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/hofundur-jatninga-mjolkurfernuskalds.html; cf. Kjartan, 'Grunnskólarnir hlusta', Fréttablaðið (29 March 2012), p. 34.
  6. ^ 'Tilnefningarnar afhjúpaðar', Morgunblaðið (1 December 2019).
  7. ^ 'Blokkin á heimsenda hlaut verðlaun Guðrúnar Helgadóttur', Morgunblaðið (19 May 2020).
  8. ^ "The Icelandic Literary Prize and the Blood Drop, the Icelandic Crime Fiction Awards 2022 announced".

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