Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir (born 24 November 1963) is an

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ic writer, columnist and novelist and environmental activist. Three time winner of the Icelandic Women´s literature award and the Reykjavík City Children's Book Award and nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Award in 2019. She is best known for her series of children's books on the character Fíasól, also published in Russian 2019. She has also written for theatre, radio and television. Kristín Helga is a journalist and a former reporter and a newscaster for an Icelandic TV channel Stöð 2 and on the radio. She studied journalism and Spanish at the University of Utah, along with Spanish studies at the

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and at the University of Barcelona.

Published works

Novels

''The titles are in Icelandic'': *1997 '' Elsku besta Binna mín'' *1998 '' Bíttu á jaxlinn Binna mín'' *1998 '' Keikó hvalur í heimsreisu'' *1999 '' Milljón steinar og Hrollur í dalnum'' *2000 '' Mói hrekkjusvín'' *2001 '' Í Mánaljósi'' *2002 '' Gallsteinar afa Gissa'' *2003 '' Strandanornir'' *2003 '' Loftur og gullfuglarnir'' *2004 '' Fíasól í fínum málum'' *2005 '' Fíasól í hosiló'' *2006 '' Fíasól á flandri'' *2007 '' Draugaslóð'' *2008 '' Fíasól er flottust'' *2009 '' Láki Máni og þjóðahyskið'' *2010 '' Fíasól og litla ljónaránið'' *2010 ''Fíasól'' - play, National theater of Iceland *2011 '' Ríólítreglan'' *2012 ''Grímsævintýri" ævisaga hunds'' *2013 ''Mói hrekkjusvín-kúreki í Arisóna'' *2013 ''Láki Máni og letikeppurinn'' *2014 ''Mói hrekkjusvín- misskildir snillingar'' *2014 ''Láki Máni og montrassinn'' *2015 ''Landsmót hrekkjusvína'' *2015 ''Litlar byltingar'' *2016 ''Gallsteinar afa Gissa'', útvarpsleikrit/RUV radio play *2017 "Gallsteinar afa Gissa," Stage play- musical. Akureyri Theater company 2018 " Vertu Ósýnilegur- Flóttasaga Ishmaels" novel/ a refugee´s story (YA) 2019 " Fjallaverksmiðja Íslands" The Mountain Factory, novel ( YA) 2020 " Fiasol and a bizarre story of a kid with a cat in his tummy 2021 " Ótemjur"-"Untamed", novel (YA)

Awards

* A million stones and Willy in the valley, nominated for the Youngster ́s book award of Reykjavík city council, 2000 * Town artist of the year, Garðabær town council, 2000 * Moe the mischief, Reykjavík City Children's Literature Prize, 2001 * In the Moonlight, Children ́s book award, 2002, chosen by children library visitors * Witches of the shore, Children's book award, 2004, children library visitors * Witches of the shore, Icelandic IBBY award, 2004, International Board on Books for Young people * Fíasól in the nook, Children’s book award, 2006 * Fíasól, the wanderer, Children´s book award, 2007 * Ghost trail, Westnordic Children´s Literature Award, 2008 * Red hat, short story, 2nd place in a ghost story competition, Reykjavík 2008 * Ghost trail, nominated for the Nordic children’s literature prize, 2009Emu.dk
/ref> * Fíasól - the greatest, Children ́s book award, 2009 * Story stone of IBBY 2009 - International Board on books for young people. Awarded for career. * Fíasól, play for the National Theater of Iceland- nominated for the best stage play for children 2010 * Grissom Adventure - a dog´s true life story, nominated for Women´s Book Award, 2013 * Be invisible- a refugee story, Women´s book award 2019, Reykjavík book award 2019, nominated for Nordic Council Book award 2019 * typpa verðlaun- a typpa story, women´s book award 2021, Reykjavík book award 2021, nominated for Russian Council book award 2021

References

External links

Icelandic Literature Web: Kristín Helga GunnarsdóttirInterviews with Icelandic Authors: Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir
Icelandic Literature Center 1963 births Living people Kristin Helga Gunnarsdottir Kristin Helga Gunnarsdottir Kristin Helga Gunnarsdottir {{Iceland-writer-stub