Bergþóra Snæbjörnsdóttir (b. 1985) lives and works in Reykjavík, Iceland. She made her literary debut in 2011 with Daloon days, a collection of poetry. Her second collection of poetry, Flórída, came out in 2017 and was nominated for the Icelandic Literary Award. In 2019 her first novel, Pighead, was published to considerable critical acclaim. It received the Icelandic Women’s Literature Prize, the Icelandic Booksellers’ Literary Prize and was nominated for the Icelandic Literary Award. Bergþóra’s second novel is due to be published in 2022.
Bergþóra has also dabbled in film making and has an ongoing, long term collaboration with visual artist Rakel McMahon as the performance duo Wunderkind Collective. They’ve shown their work in various venues and art festivals in Iceland, Norway, Finland and Germany.
Bergþóra Snæbjörnsdóttir (geb. 1985) lebt und arbeitet in Reykjavík, Island. Ihr literarisches Debüt gab sie 2011 mit dem Gedichtband Daloon days. Ihr zweiter Gedichtband, Flórída, erschien 2017 und wurde für den Isländischen Literaturpreis nominiert. 2019 wurde ihr erster Roman, Pighead, veröffentlicht und von der Kritik hoch gelobt. Er erhielt den isländischen Frauenliteraturpreis, den Literaturpreis des isländischen Buchhandels und wurde für den isländischen Literaturpreis nominiert. Bergþóras zweiter Roman soll im Jahr 2022 erscheinen.
Bergþóra hat sich auch als Filmemacherin versucht und arbeitet seit langem mit der bildenden Künstlerin Rakel McMahon zusammen, die das Performance-Duo Wunderkind Collective bildet. Sie haben ihre Arbeiten bereits an verschiedenen Orten und auf Kunstfestivals in Island, Norwegen, Finnland und Deutschland gezeigt.
Bergþóra Snæbjörnsdóttir (b. 1985) lives and works in Reykjavík, Iceland. She made her literary debut in 2011 with Daloon days, a collection of poetry. Her second collection of poetry, Flórída, came out in 2017 and was nominated for the Icelandic Literary Award. In 2019 her first novel, Pighead, was published to considerable critical acclaim. It received the Icelandic Women’s Literature Prize, the Icelandic Booksellers’ Literary Prize and was nominated for the Icelandic Literary Award. Bergþóra’s second novel is due to be published in 2022.
Bergþóra has also dabbled in film making and has an ongoing, long term collaboration with visual artist Rakel McMahon as the performance duo Wunderkind Collective. They’ve shown their work in various venues and art festivals in Iceland, Norway, Finland and Germany.
