Brynja Hjálmsdóttir
Scholarship holder of the Residency Programme of the Krakow City of Literature UNESCO, implemented by the Krakow Festival Office in cooperation with the Villa Decius Institute for Culture in 2020.
photo: Kjartan Hreinsson
Brynja Hjálmsdóttir (1992) is an Icelandic poet, author and film-critic. She finished a bachelor's degree in film theory from The University of Iceland in 2015 and a master's degree in creative writing in 2018.
Her first book of poetry, Okfruman (The Zygote) was published in 2019 by UNA útgáfuhús. The book got great reviews on many platforms, was nominated for Fjöruverðlaunin (The Icelandic Women's Literary Prize) and was awarded 1st prize at the Icelandic Booksellers' Literary Awards. Brynja lives and works in Reykjavík.
Her first book of poetry, Okfruman (The Zygote) was published in 2019 by UNA útgáfuhús. The book got great reviews on many platforms, was nominated for Fjöruverðlaunin (The Icelandic Women's Literary Prize) and was awarded 1st prize at the Icelandic Booksellers' Literary Awards. Brynja lives and works in Reykjavík.