Arndís Þórarinsdóttir (born 1982) is an Icelandic children's author.
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. [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 Kópavogur Public Library. [4] She had joined the board of IBBY á Íslandi 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. [7] Arndís's 2022 novel Kollhnís was awarded the Icelandic Literary Prize. [8]
In addition to short stories for children and adults, Arndís has published:
Arndís Þórarinsdóttir (born 1982) is an Icelandic children's author.
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. [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 Kópavogur Public Library. [4] She had joined the board of IBBY á Íslandi 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. [7] Arndís's 2022 novel Kollhnís was awarded the Icelandic Literary Prize. [8]
In addition to short stories for children and adults, Arndís has published: