Sigurbjörg Þrastardóttir

Sigurbjörg Þrastardóttir: has published an extensive body of work, including poetry, novels, and plays, since she published her first book Blálogaland (Land of Blue Flames), a collection of poetry, in 1999. In 2002, she published a novel Sólar saga (The Story of Sól) which received the Tómas Guðmundsson Literature Award. Her poetry has been translated into twelve languages.  In 2008, her poetry book Blysfarir (Torching) received the Fjöruverðlaunin, the Women’s Literature Award and, in 2009, it was nominated for the Nordic Council’s Literature Prize. In 2010, the poetry collection Brúður (Bride) was nominated for the DV cultural award. In January and February 2003, she was named official poet of the Reykjavík City Library.