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Salman Rushdie Honored with Halldór Laxness International Literary Prize 2024

On September 13, Reykjavík hosted a memorable ceremony for the prestigious Halldór Laxness International Literary…

The Halldór Laxness International Literary Prize 2024: Salman Rushdie

The prestigious Halldór Laxness International Literary Prize 2024 is awarded to the author Salman Rushdie.…

Events in 2024 and 2025

The International Halldór Laxness Literary Award will be presented for the fourth time in September…

Hannah Kent: Opening Adress 2023

Good evening everyone. I cannot overstate how special it is for me to be here…

THE ORÐSTÍR PRIZE 2023: Award for the translation of Icelandic Literature

The President of Iceland presented the fifth annual Orðstír Prize at the Presidential Residence on…

Printable program and streaming links

Here you can find the Printable Program 2023 and below are the links to follow the…

2023 Program is Ready

Spring is on its way and the program for the sixteenth Reykjavík International Literary Festival…

RILF Around the Corner

The 16th Reykjavík International Literary Festival is just around the corner and promises to be…

Reykjavík Fellowship Program: Applications open until end of November

Applications are now open for the Reykjavík Fellowship Program and you can apply by filling…

Dreaming of an Island: the Halldór Laxness Lecture 2022

There is nothing new in dreaming about an island. But this hopeful vision continues to…

Halldór Laxness International Literary Prize 2022

“If Iceland didn’t exist, it would have been invented,” said Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkow in…

Alþjóðleg bókmenntaverðlaun Halldórs Laxness: Dagskrá

Katrín Jakobsdóttir forsætisráðherra afhendir Andrej Kúrkov Alþjóðleg bókmenntaverðlaun Halldórs Laxness við hátíðlega athöfn miðvikudaginn 7.…

New Venue for Adichie: Grand Hall, University Cinema

Due to huge interest, the keynote event with Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie has been moved to…

Festival Program: Print Format

The Festival Program is available on one sheet, perfect to print, but can also be…

Celebration of Literature

The Reykjavik International Literary Festival will celebrate its opening on Wednesday, September 8, and will…