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Hildur Knútsdóttir
Hildur Knútsdóttir (born 16 June 1984 Reykjavík) is an Icelandic writer. In 2016, she won the Icelandic Literary Prize for children's books for her novel ''Vetrarhörkur'' (Winter Frost). She studied at University of Iceland. She taught a writing workshop. Political career In March 2017, Hildur served briefly as a member of parliament for the Left-Green Movement The Left-Green Movement (, ), also known by its short-form name Vinstri græn (VG), is an eco-socialist political party in Iceland. Since the 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election, the party has had no members in the Althing. The party chairper ... to relieve Kolbeinn Óttarsson Proppé. In 2018, she left the party, citing dissatisfaction with a lack of progress in negotiations between the state and the Icelandic Association of Midwives. Publications Source: * ''Sláttur'' (2011) * ''Spádómurinn'' (2012) * ''Ævintýraeyjan: þrautir, leikir, gátur og skemmtun! '' (2014) * ''Draugaljósið'' (2015) * ''Vetra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icecon 2024 15 – Hildur Knútsdóttir (cropped)
Icecon is a science fiction, fantasy, Horror fiction, horror and comic science fiction convention, fan convention in Reykjavík, Iceland. The first Icecon was held in 2016.Valgerður Þ. JónsdóttirFurðan alltaf til staðar í sagnahefðinni Morgunblaðið. Published 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2018-04-15. Icecon is a biannual con for both Icelandic and international science fiction and fantasy fandom, and is the only literary Icelandic science fiction and fantasy convention. List of Icecons {, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! !! Year ! Dates ! Location ! Guest(s) of Honour , - , 1, , 2016, , 28–30 October, , Iðno, , Elizabeth Bear, Karin Tidbeck , - , 2, , 2018, , 5–7 October, , Iðno, , Naomi Novik, Úlfhildur DagsdóttirGu∂mundur Felixson.Furðusagnahátíðin IceCon haldin um helgina, RÚV. 2018-10-04, retrieved 2018-12-13. , - , 3, , 2021, , 5–7 November, , , , Mary Robinette Kowal, Hildur Knútsdóttir , - , 4, , 2024, , 24–26 May, , , , John Scalzi, Emil Hjörvar Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
