Education
In 1972–1978 she lived in Göttingen and studied German and Danish there.
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Kristin Steinsdottir
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Kristín Steinsdóttir is a well-known children"s author and translator in Iceland. After finishing a training to become teacher in 1968, she became a teacher in Reykjavik. She has a Bachelor of Arts (Bachelor) from the University of Iceland and moved to Norway with her family in 1978.
Kristín Steinsdóttir has been writing since 1988.
She was on the board of The Writer"s Union of Iceland from 1993 to 2001 and chair of The Icelandic Association of Children"s Book Writers (SÍUNG) from 1999 to 2003. Fjólubláir dagar (Violet Days): 1992.
Achievements
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Engill í vesturbænum (An Angel in the Neighbourhood): 2004: The West-Nordic Council"s Children"s Literature Prize 2003: The Nordic Children"s Book Prize IBBY Iceland Award Reykjavík Educational Prize 1999 Allocate from the Writers Library Fund Fjólubláir dagar (Violet Days): 1992 IBBY Iceland Award 1998 Akranes Town Artist Vestur í bláinn (Into a New World): 1998 Nominated, International Janusz Korczack Literature Prize, Poland 19 júní (June 19th): 1986 The Icelandic Broadcasting Service Playwright Prize (With Iðunn Steinsdóttir) Randaflugur (Bees): 1989 Third Prize in The Reykjavík City Theatre Playwright competition (With Iðunn Steinsdóttir) Mánablóm (Moonflower): 1989 Second Prize in The Reykjavík City Theatre Playwright competition (With Iðunn Steinsdóttir) Franskbrauð með sultu (Jam on White Bread): 1987 The Icelandic Children"s Book Prize.
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Iceland
Education
Awards
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Nordic Children's Book Prize The Icelandic Broadcasting Service Playwright Prize; The Icelandic Children's Book Prize; The Nordic Children's Book Prize Engill í vesturbænum (An Angel in the Neighbourhood): 2004: The West-Nordic Council's Children's Literature Prize 2003: The Nordic Children's Book Prize IBBY Iceland Award Reykjavík Educational PrizeNordic Children's Book Prize The Icelandic Broadcasting Service Playwright Prize; The Icelandic Children's Book Prize; The Nordic Children's Book Prize Engill í vesturbænum (An Angel in the Neighbourhood): 2004: The West-Nordic Council's Children's Literature Prize 2003: The Nordic Children's Book Prize IBBY Iceland Award Reykjavík Educational Prize