Þorvaldur S. Helgason

Þorvaldur S. Helgason: is a freelance poet and writer based in Reykjavík, Iceland. In 2016, Þorvaldur’s first collection of poetry, a chapbook titled Draumar á þvottasnúru (Dreams on a Clothesline), was published by Partus Press. Recently, he was one of two recipients of the 2018 Grassroots Grant (Nýræktarstyrkur) by the Icelandic Literature Center for his unpublished poetry book Gangverk (Clockwork). Þorvaldur has a BA in Theatre and Performance Making from the Iceland Academy of the Arts and an MA degree in Creative Writing from the University of Iceland.