Hildur Knútsdóttir (born 16 June 1984
Reykjavík
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) 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
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. She taught a writing workshop.
Political career
In March 2017, Hildur served briefly as a member of
parliament
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for the
Left-Green Movement
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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)
* ''Vetrarfrí'' (2015)
* ''Vetrarhörkur'' (Winter Frost) (2016)
**
**
* ''Doddi: Bók sannleikans'' with Þórdís Gísladóttir (2016)
* ''Doddi: Ekkert rugl!'' with Þórdís Gísladóttir (2017)
* ''Ljónið'' (2018)
* ''Orðskýringar'' (2018)
* ''Nornin'' (2019)
* ''Hingað og ekki lengra'' with Þórdís Gísladóttir (2020)
* ''Skógurinn'' (2020)
* ''Nú er nóg komið!'' with Þórdís Gísladóttir (2021)
* ''Myrkrið milli stjarnanna'' (2021)
** ]
Awards
Sources:[Visir.is]
„Auður Ava, Rax og Hildur Knútsdóttir handhafar Íslensku bókmenntaverðlaunanna“
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* 2016: Icelandic Literary Prize, nominated: ''Doddi: Bók sannleikans''
* 2018: Icelandic Literary Prize, nominated: ''Ljónið''
* 2019: Icelandic Literary Prize, nominated: ''Nornin''
* 2020: Icelandic Literary Prize, nominated: ''Skógurinn''
* 2023: Icelandic Literary Prize, nominated: ''Hrím''
* 2024: Icelandic Literary Prize, nominated: ''Kasia og Magdalena''
References
1984 births
Living people
Hildur Knutsdottir
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