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Solidarity with Boualem Sansal in the “Absent Author” Program

On April 27, 2025, the Reykjavík International Literary Festival hosted a special program dedicated to…

Livestream from the Nordic House

Here you can find links to the livestreams from the Nordic House: Thursday: https://vimeo.com/event/5081453Friday: https://vimeo.com/event/5081461Saturday:…

Program 2025

The program of the 2025 Reykjavík International Literary Festival can be found here as: Program…

Excellent line up 2025

We’re excited to share the authors who will be joining us at this year’s festival.…

Reykjavík Fellowship Program: Applications open until end of December

Applications are now open for the Reykjavík Fellowship Program. You can apply by filling out…

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…