Ragna Sigurðardóttir

Ragna (Ragnheiður) Sigurðardóttir is an Icelandic writer, translator and artist. She studied at the Jan Van Eyck Academie in the Netherlands and also spent time in Denmark. In addition she studied French and fine arts at Aix-en-Provence. In 1987 she debuted with a collection of her short stories and poems titled Stefnumót ("Date"), followed in by Fallegri en flugeldar, 27 herbergi. Her debut novel Borg, was nominated for the Icelandic Literature Prize, followed by Skot, Strengir, Hið fullkomna landslag, Bónusstelpan, Vinkonur and Þetta rauða, það er ástin (2022). In 2019, she published a collection of short stories, Vetrargulrætur, which received unanimous praise from critics. In her career she has been long-listed for the International Dublin Literary Award.