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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] |
Icecon 2016 3
Icecon is a science fiction, fantasy, horror and comic 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 John Michael Scalzi II (born May 10, 1969) is an Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Tidbeck
Karin Margareta Tidbeck (born 6 April 1977) is a Swedish author of fantasy and weird fiction. Tidbeck debuted with the short story collection ''Vem är Arvid Pekon?'' in 2010, followed by the novel ''Amatka'' in 2012. Their first work in English, the short story collection ''Jagannath'', was published in 2012 by Cheeky Frawg to favorable reviews, with Gary K. Wolfe describing Tidbeck as "one of the most distinctive new voices in short fiction since Margo Lanagan". The collection made the shortlist for the 2012 James Tiptree Jr. Award and was nominated for the World Fantasy Award. The short story "Augusta Prima", originally written in Swedish, was translated into English by Tidbeck who won a Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Award (2013) in the Short Form category. The English translation of ''Amatka'' was published in 2017. Tidbeck uses the personal pronouns they/them. Works * ''Vem är Arvid Pekon?'' ("Who is Arvid Pekon?"), Man Av Skugga, 2010, . In Swedish. * '' Amat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsty Logan
Kirsty Logan (born 13 March 1984) is a Scottish writer. Logan lives in Glasgow. She wrote her undergraduate thesis on retold fairytales, and her work has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. She cites Emma Donoghue and Angela Carter as her main influences. Work In 2012 Logan was one of 21 women writers and artists who contributed to the Glasgow Women's Library ''21 Revolutions'' publication, released to mark the organisation's twenty-first year. She contributed a collage on paper entitled ''This Is Liberty''. Her first collection of short stories, ''The Rental Heart and Other Fairytales'', was published by Salt Publishing in 2014. The collection was shortlisted for the 2014 Green Carnation Prize for LGBT Writers, and also won the 2015 Polari First Book Prize (awarded each year to a writer whose debut work explores the LGBT experience), the 2013 Scott Prize for Short Stories, The Herald: Book of the Year 2014 and the 2014 Saboteur Award for Best Short Story Collection. It was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Hjörvar Petersen
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Emil may refer to: Literature *''Emil and the Detectives'' (1929), a children's novel *"Emil", nickname of the Kurt Maschler Award for integrated text and illustration (1982–1999) *''Emil i Lönneberga'', a series of children's novels by Astrid Lindgren People *Emil (given name), including a list of people with the given name ''Emil'' or ''Emile'' *Aquila Emil (died 2011), Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer Other *Emil (river), in China and Kazakhstan *Emil (tank), a Swedish tank developed in the 1950s *Sturer Emil, a German tank destroyer See also * * Emile (other) *Aemilius (other) *Emilio (other) *Emílio (other) *Emilios (other) Emilios, or Aimilios, (Greek: Αιμίλιος) is a variant of the given names Emil (other), Emil, Emilio (other), Emilio and Emílio (other), Emílio, and may refer to: *Aimilios Veakis, Greek actor *Aimilios Papathanas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Scalzi
John Michael Scalzi II (born May 10, 1969) is an American science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for his ''Old Man's War'' series, three novels of which have been nominated for the Hugo Award, and for his blog ''Whatever'', where he has written on a number of topics since 1998. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 2008 based predominantly on that blog, which he has also used for several charity drives. His novel '' Redshirts'' won the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel. He has written non-fiction books and columns on diverse topics such as finance, video games, films, astronomy, writing and politics, and served as a creative consultant for the TV series '' Stargate Universe''. Early life, education, and early career Scalzi was born in Fairfield, California, on May 10, 1969. One of three children born to a single mother, he grew up in the Los Angeles suburbs of Covina, Glendora, Azusa, and Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
